Adam Dougherty

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