Adam Peoples

Adam has experience representing contractors, subcontractors, developers, and insurance companies in various construction design and defect, delay, contract compliance, insurance coverage, personal injury, and property damage matters. His practice is focused on litigation including mediation and trials in both state and federal courts in North Carolina and Georgia.

Adam has represented numerous medical care providers in a variety of correctional health care disputes. His extensive trial experience in both state and federal courts, handling cases of all levels of exposure, enables him to skillfully defend these matters through all stages of litigation. Moreover, his extensive contacts in medical and professional communities enables him to secure highly-qualified experts to help defeat or mitigate plaintiff claims.

Adam has defended employers in a variety of matters, including claims of sexual harassment, discrimination, hostile work environment, retaliation, and wrongful termination. He provides strategic counsel and representation in matters before state and federal courts, as well as before the United States Department of Labor, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and other state and local agencies and authorities.

Adam brings experience in a wide variety of general liability claims including personal injury, premises liability, and motor vehicle accidents. His extensive trial experience in both state and federal courts, handling cases of all levels of exposure, enables him to skillfully defend these matters through all stages of litigation. Moreover, his extensive contacts in medical and professional communities enables him to secure highly-qualified experts to help defeat or mitigate plaintiff claims.

Adam defends doctors, nurses, medical staff, and health care facilities against claims ranging from negligent treatment and diagnosis to wrongful death. He handles cases from inception to trial, and all phases in between. His extensive trial experience in both state and federal courts, handling cases of all levels of exposure, enables him to skillfully defend these matters through all stages of litigation. Moreover, his extensive contacts in medical and professional communities enables him to secure highly-qualified experts to help defeat or mitigate plaintiff claims.

Adam has represented a variety of professionals, including lawyers, accountants, health care providers, and engineers, in matters involving allegations of negligence, breaches of duty, and unethical conduct. His extensive trial experience in both state and federal courts, handling cases of all levels of exposure, enables him to skillfully defend these matters through all stages of litigation. Moreover, his extensive contacts in medical and professional communities enables him to secure highly-qualified experts to help defeat or mitigate plaintiff claims.

Adam defends clients in both motor vehicle accidents and common carrier incidents, beginning with the earliest notice of the Incident and continuing through to a verdict. He also advises common carriers on best practices to manage and mitigate risk. Adam is an active member of Hall Booth Smith’s Rapid Response team, allowing him to arrive at an accident scene within a moment’s notice to ensure evidence is preserved and information obtained in order to guarantee his client is provided the best defense possible.

• Strategies for Policing Mass Gatherings and Protests
  North Carolina Association of Municipal Clerks, April 2021
• Who Can Consent
  Healthcare/Risk Management Webinar, June 2018
• Going Paperless, Made Simple: From Boxes to Bytes
  Bankruptcy Law Institute, September 2013

• Custodial Care Issues: The Patient with Diminished Capacity
  Medical Mutual MedNotes, March 2018
• Custodial Care Issues: The Geriatric Patient
  Medical Mutual MedNotes, March 2018