Practice Areas: Immigration; view more
Licensed in Indiana since: 2004
Education: Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2023 - 2025 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2009 - 2010, 2012 Call today:
317-981-7615
Adams Immigration Law LLC
11550 N. Meridian StSuite 525
Carmel, IN 46032 Visit website
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The founder and managing attorney of Adams Immigration Law, LLC, Angela D. Adams, is a renowned and trusted immigration attorney in Indiana. Representing clients from the firm’s office in Carmel, she and her team assist employers, universities, and individuals in and around Carmel and Indianapolis with their immigration issues including employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant visas, humanitarian and family-based immigration, and immigration options for international students and scholars..
Well-versed in the country’s immigration law, Ms. Adams understands the complicated nature of the system, recognizing the emotional distress it inflicts on an individual. Striving to alleviate the burden off their shoulders, she takes charge of the entire legal process, from collecting and filing documents to advocating for their rights in the courts, offering guidance throughout.
A native of Indiana, Ms. Adams pursued her undergraduate studies at Indiana University Bloomington, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in SPEA public affairs management. In 2000, she enrolled in the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law-Indianapolis and obtained her doctorate in jurisprudence in 2004. She obtained her bar license to practice law in Indiana in 2004.
Right after graduating, Ms. Adams joined a renowned firm in Indianapolis as an associate attorney and later assumed the role of equity partner. She stayed there for nearly a decade before serving as an associate general counsel for immigration at her alma mater.
A respected member of the legal community, Ms. Adams has been honored with numerous accolades and awards by organizations for her dedication to her work and clients. A few of the honors are:
- Trailblazer Award, National Association of Women Business Owners Indianapolis
- Women of Influence, Indianapolis Business Journal
- Forty Under 40 honor, Indianapolis Business Journal
- Up-and-Coming Lawyer Award
- Great Year Award, Lewis & Kappes
Practice areas
Immigration: Business, Immigration: ConsumerFocus areas
Asylum, Naturalization & Citizenship
- 50% Immigration: Business
- 50% Immigration: Consumer
First Admitted: 2004, Indiana
Professional Webpage: https://www.adamsimmigration.com/ourteam/angela-d-adams
- American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) (past Chapter Chair)
- Association for International Educators (NAFSA)
- National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA)
- Adams served as Co-Counsel with the ACLU in Buquer et. al. vs. City of Indianapolis, in which the court permanently enjoined two provisions of the Indiana immigration law. See more at https://www.aclu.org/cases/buquer-et-al-v-city-indianapolis., 2013.
- Member, Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education, and Immigration Legal Advisory Council
- Mayor’s Commission on Latino Affairs for Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson
- Stanley K. Lacey Executive Leadership Series Class XXXVI
- Member of the Healthcare Professionals/Physicians Committee for AILA National
- Chair of Law Student Outreach Committee for AILA National
- Chapter Chair of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
- Co-founder of “META: Mapping Education Towards Achievement” Hispanic Post-Secondary Awareness Seminar at IUPUI
- Board Member of the Hispanic Education Center
- Board Member of La Plaza
- Board Member and Past Chair of Mexican Scholarship Fund
- Board Member for Su Casa Columbus
- Board Member and Past President of the Immigrant Welcome Center
- “Women of Influence” Award (2013)
- Indiana Lawyer “Up and Coming Lawyer” Honor (2007)
- Indiana Super Lawyers “Rising Star” Honor in immigration (2009) (2010) (2012)
- Lewis & Kappes “Great Year Award” (2012)
- United Way “Diversity Advocate Award” (2013)
- Indiana Super Lawyers 2023
- Indianapolis Business Journal “Forty Under 40” Honor (2014)
- Indiana Latino Scholarship Fund (ILSF) Award (2014)
- Recipient of the AILA Advocacy Award in Washington, D.C. (2015)
- National Association of Women Business Owners Indianapolis “Trailblazer Award” (2019)
- Distinguished Alumni of the Year, Indiana University Latino Alumni Association (2018)
- B.S. in SPEA Public Affairs-Management from Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana
- Adams is a frequent public speaker on immigration topics--too many to count. She has been invited numerous times to speak at both state and national conferences. She has written numerous articles for local publications as well as law review articles and national organizations.
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Office location for Angela D. Adams
11550 N. Meridian St
Suite 525
Carmel, IN 46032
Phone: 317-981-7615
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2023 - 2025
- Rising Stars: 2009 - 2010, 2012
