Adam Peoples primarily defends doctors, lawyers, accountants, and engineers in negligence and ethics matters. His downtown Asheville practice also includes defending claims regarding general liability, governmental liability, civil rights, products liability, and transportation.
Ranked AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, Adam has enjoyed a great deal of success in the courtroom. He has litigated hundreds of cases, including more than 1,700 hours of jury trial time, defending cases involving seven and eight-figure demands, lasting anywhere from three days to seven weeks long.
Adam received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Columbus State University, graduating at the top of his class, summa cum laude. After college, Adam spent three years working as a project manager in the health care and software development industries before choosing to pursue a career in law. Adam earned his Juris Doctor from Mercer University, and after practicing law there in Macon, Georgia, for several years, he and his wife Lucie chose to relocate to the mountains of western North Carolina.
Here in Asheville, Adam served two years as a full-time law clerk to the Honorable Martin Reidinger, United States District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina. After his clerkship, Adam joined the Asheville office of Hall Booth Smith.
Adam is proud to call Asheville home. He loves spending time outdoors with his family, woodworking, and all that western North Carolina has to offer, including mountain biking, rafting, and camping.
Experience
Construction
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.
Correctional Health Care
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.
Employment
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.
General Liability
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.
Medical Malpractice
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.
Professional Malpractice & Ethics
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.
Transportation
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.
Recognition
•The Best Lawyers in America , Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Best Lawyers, 2021-2026
•AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
•North Carolina Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2022-2023
•Southeastern Legal Awards: On the Rise, Daily Report, 2023
Presentations
•Medical Malpractice: Mastering Safety, Trials, & Case Valuations
North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys (NCADA), 47th Annual Meeting; June 15, 2024
•Mass Gatherings: 1st Amendment Issues Surrounding Public Protests
CMPD Crime Intel, MAIN Conference; April 25, 2024
•Strategies for Policing Mass Gatherings and Protests
North Carolina Law Enforcement Planners & Analysts Association, Annual Fall Conference; October 18, 2023
•Strategies for Policing Mass Gatherings and Protests
North Carolina Association of Chiefs of Police Annual Training Conference, January 2022
•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
Publications
•The Complications Associated with Third-Party Litigation Funding
North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys; July 27, 2023
•Doctors vs. the Dead Man: The Problem with Application of North Carolina Rule of Evidence 601(c) in Wrongful Death Suits Arising from Alleged Medical Malpractice
North Carolina State Bar Journal, Fall 2021
•Custodial Care Issues: Minors and Custody Disputes
Medical Mutual MedNotes, March 2018
•Custodial Care Issues: Parents of Sexually Active Teens
Medical Mutual MedNotes, March 2018
•Custodial Care Issues: The Patient with Diminished Capacity
Medical Mutual MedNotes, March 2018
•Custodial Care Issues: The Geriatric Patient
Medical Mutual MedNotes, March 2018
In the Press
58 HBS Attorneys Recognized as The Best Lawyers in America Award Recipients
August 16, 2024
Hall Booth Smith, P.C. is pleased to announce that 58 lawyers have been included in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America
