Adam M. Hames

Adam M. Hames, the founding attorney at The Hames Law Firm L.L.C. in Atlanta, Georgia, has over 23 years of experience practicing law. Focusing his practice on criminal defense and civil litigation, he also takes on appeals, state and federal habeas corpus, and post-conviction matters. 

With a Bachelor of Arts from The American University, Mr. Hames attended a summer program in Italy at the Universita Di Siena, where he took up courses on comparative constitutional law, American constitutional history and comparative civil procedure. He received his law degree from the Tulane University Law School, graduating cum laude. 

While in law school, Mr. Hames was the recipient of the Gary Lawton Fretwell Award for outstanding graduate student leader selected from the whole university. He served as the chief administrator of the Honor Board and was selected to be on the dean’s Advisory Committee and ADR Academic Advisory Committee. He also received a Certificate of Advance Study of Arbitration. 

With extensive experience representing clients with all criminal cases, civil cases and appeals, Mr. Hames provides fierce and tireless advocacy for his clients. He fights aggressively for the rights of those who have been accused of breaking the law and provides efficient and cost-effective legal services to all his clients. Focusing on his clients’ best interests, Mr. Hames communicates clearly, keeping his clients informed through the entire process. 

Actively affiliated with the Lawyers Club of Atlanta, Mr. Hames serves as its president elect. He serves on the organizing committee of the Eleventh Circuit Appellate Practice Institute and as a member at the Lawyers Foundation of Georgia, the American Bar Association’s White Collar Criminal Law Section and the Council of Appellate Lawyers. 

Additionally, Mr. Hames is active in helping those who need it the most and is a volunteer lawyer at the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation’s Safe and Stable Families Project, being a voice for the victims of domestic violence. He serves as a secretary of the board of directors for the Federal Defender Program for the Northern District of Georgia.  

Highly regarded by clients and peers, Mr. Hames has an AV Preeminent* peer review rating by Martindale-Hubbell, and in honor of his outstanding legal skills, he has a “Superb” rating on Avvo, accompanied by an abundant number of testimonials and referrals from satisfied clients and endorsements by fellow attorneys. 

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