About Adam Leighton

Adam R. Leighton is a Partner at Cohen & Cohen Personal Injury Lawyers in Washington, D.C. With a background in insurance law, he understands claim evaluation and represents clients in personal injury matters.

Leighton has been named a Washington D.C. Super Lawyer in multiple years (2011-2017) and served as Secretary of the Trial Lawyers of Metropolitan Washington, D.C. (2007-2008). He co-authored 'Five Must-Ask Questions in Trucking Accident Cases' published in Law360 (2016).

Proven verdicts and settlements

A Washington, D.C. woman sued the Tenleytown Massage Envy franchise and its corporate parent for $25 million after a massage therapist with a documented history of prior complaints sexually assaulted her during a 2017 appointment.

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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of District of Columbia
Trial Lawyers of Metropolitan Washington, D.C.

Awards & recognition

Washington D.C. Super Lawyer (2011-2017)

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other Washington firms

Marks & Harrison
Marks & Harrison
$10 million · Runaway Norfolk Southern Boxcar Crushes a Richmond Floodwall Worker: $10 Million Verdict
Patrick Malone & Associates, P.C.
Patrick Malone & Associates, P.C.
$8.85 million · Benedi v. McNeil: $8.85 Million Tylenol Verdict Over a Missing Liver Warning
Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C.
Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C.
$35.6 million (capped to $2.2 million) · $35.6 Million Verdict After Elective Back Surgery Left Woman with Severe Brain Damage
Regan Zambri Long Personal Injury Lawyers
Regan Zambri Long Personal Injury Lawyers
Confidential Settlement Reached for 70+ Victims of Deadly Flower Branch Apartments Gas Explosion
Ashcraft & Gerel, LLP
Ashcraft & Gerel, LLP
$5.5 billion (minimum) · J&J Agrees to Pay at Least $5.5 Billion to Resolve 76,000 Talc-Cancer Claims