Adam R. Leighton

Adam R. Leighton is a partner at Cohen & Cohen, PC in Washington, DC whose practice focuses on personal injury matters involving medical negligence, automobile accidents, and premises claims. Adam represents injured clients in civil claims arising from medical negligence, automobile accidents, and unsafe premises. His practice includes significant personal injury litigation, including vehicle-related and medical negligence matters, and focuses on pursuing accountability and compensation for clients harmed through negligence.

Adam earned his J.D. from the University of Toledo School of Law and a B.A. in English, with a minor in Economics, from Tulane University. During law school, he clerked for the Sixth District Court of Appeals in Toledo, interned at the Lucas County Public Defender’s Office, and clerked for the Ohio Attorney General’s Office. These roles exposed him to appellate procedure, public defense, and government legal work before he developed a practice centered on representing injured clients in civil claims.

Adam has handled medical negligence, automobile, pedestrian, and premises matters, including a $7 million settlement for a pedestrian seriously injured after being struck by a school bus. His work in vehicle-related cases can involve reviewing safety records, insurance coverage, medical evidence, and the long-term impact of injuries. He has served in leadership roles with the Trial Lawyers Association of Washington, DC and the D.C. Bar’s injury-related committees, and he has served as a trial judge at George Washington University Law School.

Adam R. Leighton is admitted in the District of Columbia and Maryland, with inactive admissions in Ohio and Maine. His recognitions include repeated selection to Washington, DC Super Lawyers and prior honors from trial-lawyer and peer-review organizations. He has received his firm’s Trial Lawyer of the Year Award for medical negligence work. His practice combines personal injury litigation, professional leadership, and extensive case experience to help clients pursue accountability and financial recovery after accidents, unsafe conditions, and medical negligence.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Cohen, Stanley, Leighton and Rodney, PC
• Member, District of Columbia Bar
• Member, Maryland State Bar Association
• Member, Ohio State Bar Association
• Member, Maine State Bar Association
• President, Trial Lawyers Association of Washington, D.C. (2011-2012)
• Member, District of Columbia Trial Lawyers Association
• Member, Tort Law Steering Committee, D.C. Bar

Licensed State

• District of Columbia
• Maryland
• Ohio
• Maine

Education

• University of Toledo College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Tulane University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English, minor in Economics

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