Adam Dougherty
- PARTNER / TRIAL ATTORNEY
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LOCATED IN ARIZONA
Licensed in Arizona, Florida
At Feller & Wendt, Adam is responsible for trying the firm’s most complicated and difficult cases along with his partner and friend, R. Matthew Feller.
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About Adam
Adam Dougherty has been involved in the legal system for over 30 years, first as a corrections officer in 1993, then a parole officer / probation officer and finally in 2004 he became a trial lawyer.
Adam has always fought for the rights of people against both big government and big insurance. Adam takes seriously his role as an advocate for community safety. He understands that while trial lawyers get a bad reputation and blame from greedy politicians, the truth is, trial lawyers through their tireless efforts have made the toys your children play with and the cars you drive safer. Call us today to see how Adam can help you.
Adam began his legal career at the Broward County Public Defender’s Office in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The famed office led by the late Al Schreiber was known for vigorously representing their clients and trying cases. Adam tried complex felony cases including capital crimes cases and multiple first-degree murder cases. After leaving the Public Defender’s Office, Adam went on to litigate personal injury cases for a couple large personal injury offices in South Florida.
Adam is a 2006 graduate of Gerry Spence’s famed Trial Lawyers College. At the ranch, Adam spent nearly a month learning and crafting his skills not only from Mr. Spence but a who’s who of this country’s greatest trial lawyers, Paul Luvera, R. Rex Parris, Jim Fitzgerald, Jude Basile, Joe Fried just to name a few.
In 2012, Adam established the Dougherty Law Firm in South Florida and continued fighting for the rights of those injured due to other people’s negligence. In 2014, Adam was in the first graduating class of the KeenanBall Trial College in Atlanta, GA. In 2015, Adam joined the faculty of the KeenanBall Trial College eventually becoming an Assistant Dean. He has taught the following trial college courses to attorneys from around the country: Rules, Opening Statement, Witness Preparation, MIST, and Cross Examination.
In 2017, Adam was brought in to try the case of Rojas v. Wolfson in Miami-Dade County and Adam along with his co-counsel, Greg Ward obtained a $2,500,000.87 verdict for their client. The initial pre-suit offer in the case was twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00). That verdict was a Top 50 Florida Personal Injury verdict in 2017. Later that year, the Dougherty Law Firm was awarded the Best Personal Injury Trial Law Firm in Broward Count by Legal Elite Awards.
Adam has been involved in several high-profile cases including suing former pro football player and Super Bowl winner, Plaxico Burress for rear-ending his client.
In the summer of 2021, Adam relocated to Arizona and opened up Feller & Wendt AZ, PLLC. with his good friends and partners, Matt Feller, Thaddeus Wendt and Brian Hansen.
On April 21, 2022, Adam obtained a Top10 Bench Award in the State of Florida after trying a drowning case before the Court. After the trial the Court awarded $5,135,500.00 to the family.
Education:
- Keenan Trial Institute – Masters Graduate – 2016
- Keenan Trial Institute – Graduate – 2015
- Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyers College – Masters Graduate 2007
- Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyers College – Graduate 2006
- University of Akron School of Law – Juris Doctorate 2003
- Arizona State University – Bachelors of Science Justice Studies – 1999
- Pima Community College – Associate of Science Criminal Justice – 1992
- Pima Community College – Associate of Science Corrections – 1992
Licensing:
- State Bar of Arizona
- District of Arizona
- State Bar of Florida
- Southern District of Florida
- Middle District of Florida
- Northern District of Florida
- United States Supreme Court
CLE Courses & Presentations Taught
- Southern Trial Lawyers Association
How to Win Your Case With Focus Groups, October 2023
Nassau, Bahamas - Keenan Trial Institute
Cross Examination, June 7-8, 2021
Virtual - Keenan Trial Institute
Cross Examination, July 22-23, 2020
Virtual - Texas Trial Lawyers Listserv
Minor Impact Soft Tissue (MIST) Presentation – May 13, 2020
Virtual - Keenan Trial Institute
Tractor Trailer Seminar – May 17-18, 2019
Santa Rosa Beach, Florida - Keenan Trial Institute
Rules & Case Selection – May 6-7, 2019
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida - Keenan Trial Institute
Cross Examination – April 1-2, 2019
Atlanta, Georgia - CLE with Miami Heat
Knowing the Strength & Weakness of Your Case – March 29, 2019
Miami, Florida - Keenan Trial Institute
Witness Preparation – September 24-25, 2018
Atlanta, Georgia - Keenan Trial Institute
Cross Examination – August 1-2, 2018
Atlanta, Georgia - Keenan Trial Institute
Rules & Case Selection – June 4-5, 2018
Atlanta, Georgia - Keenan Trial Institute
Tractor Trailer Seminar – April 13-14, 2018
Atlanta, Georgia - Keenan Trial Institute
Rules & Case Selection – February 14-15, 2018
Miami, Florida - Keenan Trial Institute
Cross Examination – January 10-11, 2018,
Atlanta, Georgia - Reptile
Advanced Reptile Seminar – December 12-16, 2017
Guanacaste, Costa Rica - Keenan Trial Institute
Opening & Order of Proof – October 11-12, 2017
Atlanta, Georgia - Keenan Trial Institute
Minor Impact Soft Tissue (MIST) – February 9-10, 2017
Atlanta, Georgia - Keenan Trial Institute
Minor Impact Soft Tissue (MIST) – November 9-10, 2016
Austin, Texas - Reptile
Masters Seminar – October 14-15, 2016
Atlanta, Georgia - Keenan Trial Institute
Minor Impact Soft Tissue (MIST) – July 11-12, 2016
Atlanta, Georgia - Keenan Trial Institute
Witness Preparation – May 4-5, 2016
Atlanta, Georgia - Keenan Ball Trial College
Minor Impact Soft Tissue (MIST) – February 11-12, 2016
Atlanta, Georgia - Keenan Ball Trial College
Minor Impact Soft Tissue (MIST) – September 30 – October 1, 2015
Atlanta, Georgia - National Business Institute
Anatomy & Physiology 101 for Attorneys – August 28, 2015
Miami, Florida - National Business Institute
Personal Injury 101 – March 28, 2013
Jacksonville, Florida - Connectionology
Crucial Depositions Against Defendant Trucking Company – August 22, 2024
Virtual
Adam in the Media
February 2007, March 2007, April 2007, and May 2007
Co-author, Adam T. Dougherty became a #1 bestseller on Amazon. Released March 1, 2016
Awards
- Best Lawyers in America – 2024
- American Institute of Trial Lawyers – Personal Injury Law – Litigator of the Year 2023
- Introduction into the Melvin Belli Society – 2023
- AV Rated Martindale Hubble – 2012 – 2023
- National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Personal Injury Lawyer – 2017 – 2023
- National Trial Lawyers Top 10 Trucking Lawyer – 2017 – 2023
- National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys – Top 10 Attorney Award – 2023
- TopVerdict – Top 10 Bench Award 2022 – Florida #9 – $5,135,500.00
- America’s Most Honored Lawyers – 2018 – 2023
- National Assoc. of Distinguished Counsel – Nation’s Top 1% – 2017 – 2023
- Avvo Rated Top Lawyer 5.0 – 2014 – 2023
- Elite Lawyer – 2022 – 2023
- Top Lawyers of South Florida – 2015 – 2021
- Outstanding Verdicts – 2018
- Million Dollar & Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum – 2017
- TopVerdict – Top 50 Personal Injury Verdict 2017 – Florida #31 – $2,500,000.87
- American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys – 10 Best Attorneys Florida – 2017
- Attorney & Practice Magazine Top 10 Personal Injury Attorney – 2017
- Legal Elite Awards – Best Injury Trial Law Firm – Broward County 2017
- Global Directory Who’s Who: Top Lawyer 2015 – 2017
- Broward Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers – Hat Trick Award – Not Guilty 3 in a Row – 2005
Settlements & Verdicts
Premises Liability
Settlement
Settlement
Personal Injury Verdict #31
Motor Vehicle Crash
Settlement
Settlement
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