Adam Palmer

About Adam

Adam Palmer is a native New Yorker, born in 1962. He attended Juniata College where he played football and obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Business in 1984. He graduated from Antioch School of Law in 1986, serving as an editor on the Antioch Law Journal. Adam began his legal career in 1987, representing individuals in Arizona’s civil and administrative courts. He has represented injured individuals and their families, with his advocacy shaping Arizona case law through landmark appellate decisions. He was admitted to the United States District Court, District of Arizona in 1988, the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in 1989, and the Supreme Court of the United States of America in 1997. In 2000, Adam was a founding shareholder in Palmer Law Offices, P.C., gaining extensive litigation and trial experience in workers’ compensation, personal injury, and legal and medical negligence. He has appeared in State and Federal Courts in Arizona, Maryland, Missouri, Florida, and California, and before various administrative agencies. Adam received his Board Certification in Workers’ Compensation by the Arizona Board of Legal Specialization in 2009, a distinction held by fewer than five percent of active Arizona attorneys. He is recognized as one of Phoenix Magazine’s Top Lawyers for 2023, 2024, and 2025, and was inducted into The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers in Arizona in 2025, and the Workers’ Injury Law & Advocacy Group: Top Injured Workers’ Attorneys in 2016. Adam is a member of the Prescott Bar Association, Arizona Association of Lawyers for Injured Workers, and a Court Appointed Special Advocate for Children. He has nearly four decades of experience.

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