Allison Adams
USA Guide 2023
Up and Coming : Litigation: Medical Malpractice Defense
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About
Provided by Allison Adams
Practice Areas
Allison’s practice is devoted to medical liability defense, including personal injury and wrongful death litigation. She represents doctors, hospitals, practice groups, and other healthcare professionals against claims of medical malpractice. She also regularly advises healthcare professionals and entities about issues and regulations affecting their practices. In addition, Allison has experience handling labor & employment litigation, contract disputes, prisoner litigation, and other complex litigation throughout Alabama and Tennessee. Allison currently sits on the firm’s Executive, Diversity & Inclusion, and Recruiting committees.
Expert in these Jurisdictions
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama
Licensed in Alabama and Tennessee.
Education
Cumberland School of Law
J.D., summa Cum laude
2004 - 2007
University of Denver
M.A., in Forensic Psychology
2002 - 2004
Auburn University
B.A. in Psychology & B.A. in Criminology
1998 - 2002
Work Highlights
Obtained a jury verdict in favor of a general surgeon charged with medical negligence and wrongful death in the performance of a colonoscopy.
Obtained a defense award in an arbitration in favor of a nursing home in a wrongful death case arising from allegations involving a fall sustained by a resident.
Successfully defended two general surgeons during a six-day trial in a wrongful death case involving the readmission of a patient to the hospital following recent hernia repair surgery.
Obtained a defense verdict on behalf of a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist following a four-day trial in Tennessee stemming from the ordering of post anesthesia care unit pain medication that resulted in blindness.
Obtained summary judgment on behalf of a national cell phone company in a case brought by a former employee for race discrimination and retaliation.
Secured summary judgment and Eleventh Circuit affirmance for a metal processing plant in a Title VII and Section 1981 race discrimination action.
Obtained a defense verdict in favor of an anesthesiologist in a case arising out of a cervical epidural block, which led to a spinal cord injury.