Profile of Attorney Ashley D. Adams
ASHLEY D. ADAMS, President, CEO
SPECIALTY
- WHITE COLLAR CRIME
- HEALTH CARE FRAUD INVESTIGATIONS
AREAS OF EMPHASIS
- White Collar Criminal Defense
- Health Care Fraud Investigations
- False Claims Act/Qui Tam Litigations
- Government Investigations
EDUCATION
J.D., Sandra Day O’Connor School of Law, Arizona State University, 1991
- Outstanding Graduation Oral Advocate
- Best Brief, Best Oral Advocate, Best Overall Advocate – Canby Competition
- Winner of Jenckes Cup Closing Argument Competition
- Winner of Trial Advocacy Competition
- Represented ASU in Regional Competition
- Member of ASU National Moot Court Team/Winner of Regional Competition
- Order of the Barristers
- Executive Moot Court Board Chairperson-1990-1991
B.A., University of Oklahoma, 1988
- G.P.A. 4.0/4.0
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Outstanding Senior in The College of Arts and Sciences
- Golden Key Honor Society Outstanding Senior
- Dean Bass Memorial Scholarship
- Scholarship Chairperson and Treasurer of Delta Delta Delta Sorority
PRIOR WORK EXPERIENCE
RYAN RAPP & UNDERWOOD, Phoenix, AZ, Partner, July 2007-August of 2009.
Practiced in the areas of white collar criminal defense, governmental investigations, quasi-governmental investigations, administrative securities matters, corporate internal investigations, and complex civil litigation. Obtained a large verdict following a jury trial in a discrimination case which arose out of the clients’ dispute with their Home Owner’s Association.
THE PHOENIX LAW GROUP OF FELDMAN, BROWN, WALA, HALL & AGENA, Phoenix, AZ. Member, February 2005 to July of 2007
Practice in the areas of white collar criminal defense, governmental investigations, quasi-governmental investigations (BOMEX and nursing board), administrative securities matter, corporate internal investigations, and complex civil litigation.
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Phoenix, AZ. Assistant United States Attorney, June 1999 – January 2005
Prosecuted False Claims Act matters including health care and defense procurement fraud and well as fee fraud in National Parks and Forests. Obtained the largest recorded settlement for the District of Arizona against Boeing/McDonnell Douglas in a False Claim Act case. Prosecuted white collar crime matters including tax evasion and tax fraud, investment fraud, and securities fraud. First chaired two complex criminal health care fraud trials.
O’CONNOR, CAVANAGH, ANDERSON, KILLINGSWORTH & BESHEARS, Phoenix, AZ. Member, December 1996 – June 1999; Associate, September 1991 – December 1996
Practice in the area of insurance defense, commercial litigation, an Indian law litigation.
AFFILIATIONS/AWARDS/SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
- Best Lawyers, White Collar Criminal Defense, 2011
- Best Lawyers, White Collar Criminal Defense, 2010
- Phoenix Business Journal, Forty Under Forty Award, 2006
- American Bar Association, Member
- American Bar Association, Criminal Justice Section Member
- American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section, Health Care Fraud Subcommittee Member
- Speaker-American Bar Association Annual Meeting, Criminal Justice Section, Health Care Fraud Update-August, 2011, Toronto, CA
- Co-Chair, American Bar Association Southwest Region White Collar Crime Committee, 2009-present
- Co-Chair, White Collar Crime Update 2011-Arizona State Bar
- Co-Chair, White Collar Crime Update 2010-Arizona State Bar
- Speaker, White Collar Crime Update 2009-Arizona State Bar
- Speaker, White Collar Crime Update 2008-Arizona State Bar
- Speaker, FCA/Qui Tam Litigation Update, San Francisco, CA, 2009
- Speaker, CLE by the Sea
- Cambridge's Who's Who 2010-2011
- Better Business Bureau Accredited Law Firm
- Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice Member
- Adjunct Professor at Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law
- Criminal Justice Act Panel Member-represents indigent defendants
- Columnist, So Scottsdale
- Columnist, Scottsdale Health
- University of Oklahoma Alumni Association
- Fiesta Bowl Committee Member and Coach 2002-2009
- Fiesta Bowl, Rookie of the Year Award, 2002
- Head Soccer Coach for Scottsdale Soccer Youth Association-girls 9-10
- Founder of “Maddie’s Daddy” Charitable Foundation
ASHLEY D. ADAMS has extensive federal and state bench and jury trial experience. While an Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Arizona, Ms. Adams was the Affirmative Civil Enforcement Deputy, and a member of the Department of Justice’s Health Care Fraud Task Force, which investigated alleged frauds perpetrated by and against health care practitioners and hospitals. In private practice, Ms. Adams has represented various health care clients, including hospitals, physicians, pharmacies, and other health care providers. Ms. Adams has also represented various clients who have been accused of various white collar crimes, violent crimes, theft, drug trafficking, money laundering, prostitution, gambling, and various other crimes charged under both state, and federal law. At Ashley Adams, PLC, each client receives personal attention and aggressive representation. We practice excellence, one client at a time.
