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Adam A Studnicki
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Biography
I am passionate about helping clients achieve their goals.
I have over 20 years of experience in law and business. My practice focuses on two areas: (1) helping injured people seek justice, and (2) business/real estate transactions. I have personal experience in both areas -- my first plaintiffs' personal injury case was my own, and I've owned several businesses. Having a broad range of experiences and skills helps me better understand client needs, as well as to find and obtain creative, common sense, pragmatic and successful solutions to client problems.
I see myself as a holistic lawyer. What I mean is that your legal situation is usually only one part of the puzzle, and there can be other things you have to consider. When looking for the best outcome, you can’t pretend the other pieces of the puzzle don’t exist.
In my "free time", I enjoy yoga, meditation, bicycling, tennis, scuba diving, travel and playing the piano.
Practice Areas
14
Practice Areas
Fees and Rates
Cost
Hourly Rates
$ 350-450 per hour
Contingency
25%-40%
Retainer
Sometimes
Payment Methods
- Cash
- Check
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Licensed in Arizona for 34 years
State: Arizona
Acquired: 1991
No misconduct found
Location
Studnicki Law Firm PC
3241 E Shea Blvd, Suite # 301, Phoenix, AZ, 85028
Studnicki Law Firm PC
14747 N. Northsight Blvd, Suite # 111-280, Scottsdale, AZ, 85260
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Posted by Sam | August 03, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Partnership
Amazing lawyer
I had a bad fall out with my business partners. When I hired Adam I was on the verge of completely losing all my shares to my partners because they had the majority vote. After our first meeting, I knew he was going to be my lawyer because he asked all the right questions. He explained what my ...
Posted by Will | September 14, 2015 | Hired Attorney | Business
Quick & Thorough
I hired Adam to assist us with a significant business transaction. Several things stood out about Adam. I was impressed by how thorough he was. His responsiveness was lightning-quick in a fast moving situation. I felt like we were his first-priority – Adam even rearranged his schedule to accommodate...
Posted by Jason | July 30, 2015 | Business
Extremely Smart, Helpful, Great to Work With
I have worked with many lawyers over the years. Based on a friend's recommendation, I met with Mr. Studnicki about a significant business transaction. I was impressed right away by his understanding of our business and what we needed. Mr. Studnicki was helpful, responsive and easy to work with. His w...
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Alexandra Gonzalez-Waddington
Criminal defense lawyer | Oct 13
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"Adam is as compassionate about taking care of his clients as he is an amazing and highly skilled attorney. I had the pleasure of watching Adam deliver a closing argument in a large product liability lawsuit. He was very effective in front of a jury. I highly endorse Adam as an example of how any attorney should represent his or her clients."
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Experience
Honors
2023
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2023
Top 100 Trial Lawyers Selection, National Trial Lawyers
2023
Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers
2023
Top 10 Nursing Home Trial Lawyers Selection, National Trial Lawyers Association
2023
National Top Attorneys selection, National Association of Distinguished Counsel
2023
Client Champion Award, Martindale-Hubbell
2023
Top 10 Business Tort Trial Lawyers Selection, National Trial Lawyers
2023
Top 10 Motor Vehicle Trial Lawyers Selection, National Trial Lawyers
2023
10 Best Attorneys in Arizona Selection, American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys
2022
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2022
Nation's Top Attorneys selection, National Association of Distinguished Counsel
2022
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers
2022
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2022
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers
2022
Client Champion Award, Martindale-Hubbell
2021
Top 10 Personal Injury Attorney selection, Best of the Best Attorneys
2021
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers
2021
Top Ranking Attorney selection, American Association of Attorney Advocates
2021
Nation's Top One Percent selection, National Association of Distinguished Counsel
2021
Top 10 Attorney, Attorney and Practice Magazine
2021
10 Best Client Satisfaction Award, American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys
2021
Top 10 Attorney Award, National Academy Of Personal Injury Attorneys
2021
Top Ranking Attorney selection, America's Best Attorneys
2021
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2021
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers
2021
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2020
Top 10 Attorney Award, National Academy Of Personal Injury Attorneys
2020
Top 100 Personal Injury Attorney selection, American Academy of Attorneys
2020
Top 25 Medical Malpractice Trial Lawyers selection, National Trial Lawyers
2020
10 Best Attorney, American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys
2020
Who's Who, Marquis Who's Who
2020
Top Tier Lawyers selection, American Trial Academy
2020
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers
2020
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2020
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers
2020
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2020
Top 10 Personal Injury Attorney selection, Best of the Best Attorneys
2020
Million Dollar Club selection, American Academy of Attorneys
2020
Attorney of the Year selection, National Alliance of Attorneys
2020
Top 10 Attorney, Attorney and Practice Magazine
2019
Personal Injury Law Elite Advocate Invitation, American Institute of Legal Advocates
2019
Personal Injury "10 Best Attorney" selection, American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys
2019
Top 10 Attorney Award, National Academy Of Personal Injury Attorneys
2019
America's Top 100 Bet-the-Company Litigators selection, America's Top 100 Attorneys
2019
Top 100 selection, Association of American Trial Lawyers
2019
America's Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys selection, America's Top 100 Attorneys
2019
Top 25 Medical Malpractice Trial Lawyers selection, National Trial Lawyers
2019
Top 25 Motor Vehicle Trial Lawyers selection, National Trial Lawyers
2019
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers
2019
Litigator of the Year selection, National Institute of Trial Lawyers
2019
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2019
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2019
Who's Who, Marquis Who's Who
2018
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2018
Premier 100 selection, National Academy of Jurisprudence
2018
10 Best Client Satisfaction Award selection, American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys
2018
Top 10 Attorney selection, Attorney and Practice Magazine
2018
Lifetime Charter Membership Invitation, Best Attorneys of America
2018
Top 10 Attorney Award selection, National Academy Of Personal Injury Attorneys
2018
AV Preeminent (5/5) Rating (highest), Martindale-Hubbell
2018
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers
2017
AV Preeminent (5/5) Rating (highest), Martindale-Hubbell
2017
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers
2017
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2017
10 Best Personal Injury Attorneys in Arizona selection, American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys
2017
America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators, America's Top 100 Attorneys
2017
Nation's Top One Percent selection, The National Association of Distinguished Counsel
2017
Top 10 Attorney Award selection, National Academy Of Personal Injury Attorneys
2017
Top 100 Lawyers, American Society of Legal Advocates
2017
Elite Advocate invitation, American Institute of Legal Advocates
2016
AV Preeminent (5/5) Rating (highest), Martindale-Hubbell
2016
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers
2016
Top 10 Attorney Award selection, National Academy Of Personal Injury Attorneys
2016
10 Best Attorneys for Arizona selection, American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys
2016
Premier 100 Trial Attorneys for Arizona selection, National Academy of Jurisprudence
2016
Top 100 Attorney selection, America's Top 100 Attorneys
2016
National League of Renowed Attorneys selection, National League of Renowned Attorneys
2016
Top American Lawyer selection, Top American Lawyers
2015
AV Preeminent (5/5) Rating (highest), Martindale-Hubbell
2015
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers
2015
Premier 100 selection, American Academy of Trial Attorneys
2014
AV Preeminent (5/5) Rating (highest), Martindale-Hubbell
2014
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers
2013
AV Preeminent (5/5) Rating (highest), Martindale-Hubbell
2013
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers
2012
AV Preeminent (5/5) Rating (highest), Martindale-Hubbell
2012
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers
2011
AV Preeminent (5/5) Rating (highest), Martindale-Hubbell
2011
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers
2010
AV Preeminent (5/5) Rating (highest), Martindale-Hubbell
2010
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers
2009
AV Preeminent (5/5) Rating (highest), Martindale-Hubbell
2009
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers
2008
AV Preeminent (5/5) Rating (highest), Martindale-Hubbell
2008
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers
2007
AV Preeminent (5/5) Rating (highest), Martindale-Hubbell
2007
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers
2006
AV Preeminent (5/5) Rating (highest), Martindale-Hubbell
2005
AV Preeminent (5/5) Rating (highest), Martindale-Hubbell
2004
AV Preeminent (5/5) Rating (highest), Martindale-Hubbell
2003
AV Preeminent (5/5) Rating (highest), Martindale-Hubbell
2002
AV Preeminent (5/5) Rating (highest), Martindale-Hubbell
2001
AV Preeminent (5/5) Rating (highest), Martindale-Hubbell
2000
AV Preeminent (5/5) Rating (highest), Martindale-Hubbell
1999
AV Preeminent (5/5) Rating (highest), Martindale-Hubbell
1998
AV Preeminent (5/5) Rating (highest), Martindale-Hubbell
1997
AV Preeminent (5/5) Rating (highest), Martindale-Hubbell
1991
Cum Laude, Harvard Law School
1988
Invited Member, Phi Beta Kappa
1988
Summa Cum Laude, Arizona State University
N/A
Arizona's Top Rated Lawyers, Legal Leaders Magazine
N/A
Top Business Lawyers in Arizona, North Valley Magazine
N/A
Invited Member, America Registry of Outstanding Professionals
N/A
Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell
N/A
Invited Member, Registry of American's Most Honored Professionals
N/A
Invited Member, Who's Who Worldwide
N/A
Invited Member, International Who's Who
N/A
Invited Member, Sterling Who's Who
N/A
Invited Member, Strathmore's Who's Who
N/A
Invited Member, Lexington Who's Who
N/A
Invited Member, Who's Who Historical Society
N/A
Who's Who Among Executives and Professionals, Cambridge
N/A
Member, State Bar of Arizona
N/A
Certificate of Appreciation, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
Work Experience
2003 - Present
Attorney, Studnicki Law Firm
2013 - 2015
Adjunct Professor, Arizona Summit Law School
1991 - 2003
Shareholder, Gallagher & Kennedy, P.A.
Associations
2016 - Present
Maricopa County Superior CourtJudge Pro Tem
2003 - Present
Arizona Trial Lawyers AssociationMember
Phi Beta Kappa
Member
Arizona Association for Justice
Amicus Curiae Committee
Arizona Association for Justice
Member
Arizona Association for Justice
Seminar Committee
United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Pro Bono Program
Arizona Court of Appeals, Division Two
Pro Bono Progran
Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One
Pro Bono Program
United States Supreme Court
Member
American Association for Justice
Member
Arizona College of Trial Advocacy
Participant
Harvard Club of Phoenix
Member
United States Court of Appeals For the Ninth Circuit
Member
United States District Court in Arizona
Member
State Bar of Arizona
Member
2013 - 2015
Arizona Summit Law SchoolAdjunct Professor of Law
2003 - 2008
Arizona Trial Lawyers AssociationBoard of Directors
1990 - 1991
Harvard Journal of Law and Public PolicySenior Editor
1989 - 1990
Harvard Journal of Law and Public PolicyEditor
Sample of Legal Cases
Golonka v. General Motors Corporation
$14.2 million jury verdict
Confidential
$325,000
Confidential
$10,000,000
Confidential
Settled over $60 million in claims for 38 clients
Confidential
$5.8 million
Confidential
$4.5 million
Confidential
$2 million
Confidential
$1.5 million
Confidential
$750,000
Confidential
$600,000
Confidential
$475,000
Confidential
$429,000
Confidential
$412,000
Confidential
$290,000
Confidential
$240,000
Confidential
$207,500
Confidential
$200,000
Confidential
$176,000
Confidential
$145,000
Confidential
$135,000
Confidential
$125,000
Confidential
$5.8 million
Confidential
$10 million judgment
Education
1991
Harvard University Law School
JD - Juris Doctor
1988
Arizona State University
BS - Bachelor of Science
Speaking Engagements
2017
CLE Presentation
Nuts & Bolts of Litigation
2014
General Practice Skills
Business Law
2013
General Practice Skills
Business Law
2007
Invest Southwest Conference
Business
N/A
Secrets & Strategies in Personal Injury Cases
Personal Injury Law
N/A
Radio Interview on KFYI
Justice
N/A
Radio Interview
Venture Capital
N/A
Brophy College Preparatory
Career Day
Publications
2014
Studnicki Law Firm
Studnicki Law Firm Blog
2009
United States Patent and Trademark Office
U.S. Patent 7,573,395
2006
United States Patent and Trademark Office
U.S. Patent D513,419
1999
Gallagher and Kennedy
Shareholder Announcement
1991
Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy
Senior Editor
1990
Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy
Editor
N/A
Arizona Attorney
The Defense Never Rests
N/A
The Detroit News
Ford Settles Tire Lawsuits Quietly
N/A
Phoenix Business Journal
General Motors Must Pay $17 Million in Defective Transmission Lawsuit
N/A
Strategic Safety News
GM Park to Reverse Defective Truck Lawsuit
N/A
Studnicki Law Firm
Studnicki Appointed to Trial Lawyers Board of Directors
N/A
The Arizona Republic
Long Wait Ends as Ford Settles Tire Lawsuits
N/A
The Arizona Republic
Ford, 31 Arizonans Settle After Rollovers
N/A
CNN
Arizona Jury Orders GM to Pay Family $14.2 Million
N/A
Lawyers Weekly
Both Sides Declare Partial Victories In GM Park-To-Reverse Verdict
N/A
The National Law Journal
$14 Million Verdict Against General Motors for Failure to Warn
Languages
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