Mr. Keith E. Adams

Keith Adams & Associates, LLC

ATTORNEY KEITH E. ADAMS

KEITH ADAMS & ASSOCIATES, LLC.

Keith Adams is a veteran Atlanta attorney who it is said is “the attorney to call if one gets in trouble in DeKalb County or beyond”. Although Adams began his legal career in 1991 with the FDIC, in January of 1994, he joined the Fulton County Solicitor General’s office, and in late 1995, became an Assistant District Attorney for Dekalb County, becoming a well respected trial lawyer amongst both the prosecution and defense bar.  In early 2000, Adams left the D.A.’s office and opened his own law firm in downtown Decatur where he quickly became a sought after criminal defense trial lawyer.  The former prosecutor represented a number of high profile clients, and won the majority of the cases he subsequently tried against his former office.  His office also successfully represents individuals in catastrophic injury cases.  Adams has also worked with the Judicial Qualifications Commission, has served as a Board member for MARTA, is an active member of the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (as well as a member of its’ “strike force”), and has represented lay citizens, law enforcement officials, educators, and elected officials, all with tremendous success. He is currently an elected member of the State Bar of Georgia’s Board of Governors, serving as a Board member for the Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit, a fellow with the American College of Trial Lawyers, and a member of the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Attorneys (as well as the recipient of the National Trial Lawyers “Criminal Trial Lawyer of the Year” award for 2025) .  Keith Adams is a Deans’ List graduate of Howard University, and a graduate of Tulane University School of Law.  He and his family reside in Stone Mountain.