Ashley Adams

About Ashley Adams

With 35 years of legal experience and education, Ashley Adams has garnered recognition, respect and expertise in the legal community of Arizona. Certified by the State Bar of Arizona and honored with awards from the Best Lawyers In America, Top 25 Women Lawyers in the Southewest-Super Lawyers, Southwest Super Lawyers, Phoenix Business Journal, and Cambridge’s Who’s Who in America, Ms. Adams is an active lecturer, featured key-note speaker across the country, as well as an Adjunct Professor at Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law.PERSONAL ATTENTIONUnlike in large firms in which many cases are handed off to a junior lawyer or paralegal, Ms Adams is a seasoned managing partner and provides personal attention and aggressive representation.Notably winning difficult cases by thorough investigation, hard work and diligent preparation, Ashley Adams prides herself on the relationships built with each client and the successful outcomes that are achieved through direct representation.PROVEN TRACK RECORDWhether you are faced with government or civil charges, early and creative trial strategy designed and executed by a proven law firm can help achieve the most ideal result. Adams & Associates, PLC, has a well established record and a skill set that can make a difference, whether defending white-collar crime charges, government investigations, fraud charges, corporate litigation or Health Care Fraud.Adams & Associates focuses exclusively on obtaining dismissals of criminal charges and claims in the early stages of a criminal case or investigation and winning cases at trial. This defense model differs from many law firms because Ashley D. Adams accepts a select number of cases each year, and dedicates to each of them a cohesive team of legal experts, investigators and outside consultants. The team is led by the firm’s principal partner Ashley Adams, who founded the firm with the goal of attaining excellence in the field of criminal defense.

Experience

1. Attorney

   Adams & Associates, PLC

   Oct 2009 — Present · Scottsdale, AZ, US

   The Law Firm of Adams & Associates, PLC specializes in white collar criminal defense cases, representing corporate and individual clients in federal and state criminal trials, investigations, regulatory, and administrative matters, Title VII investigations, and NCAA investigations. The firm also handles civil securities fraud, health care fraud, civil tax litigation, DUI cases, and Plaintiff\'s sexual misconduct cases.

Education

• University of Oklahoma

  B.A, Political Science

  1984 — 1988

• Arizona State University College of Law

  J.D., Law

  1988 — 1991

Skills

• Trials
• Legal Assistance
• Criminal Law
• Bankruptcy
• Claim
• Legal Research
• Workers Compensation
• First Amendment
• Insurance
• Torts
• Employee Benefits
• Private Investigations
• Tax Law
• Dispute
• Administrative Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Discrimination
• International Law
• Product Liability
• White Collar Criminal Defense
• Mediation
• Depositions
• Real Estate
• Criminal Defense
• Motions
• International Human Rights
• Legal Advice
• Appeals
• Securities
• Estate Planning
• Legal Writing
• Litigation
• Hearings
• Corporate Law
• Civil Litigation
• Drug Cases
• Courts
• Expert Witness
• Litigation Support
• Jury Trials