Authorized by Friends of Elizabeth Adams, Melissa Hamilton, Treasurer
Anne Arundel County

Experience.
Integrity.

A lifelong Anne Arundel County resident with more than 25 years of trial and appellate experience in Maryland's State and Federal courts.

“The law is a shield for the vulnerable and a guide for the community.”

A Career of Service

Experience in Service to Maryland

Elizabeth Adams has spent more than 25 years in Maryland's courts, serving in county government and the Office of the Attorney General. Her practice has centered on criminal prosecution and defense, and complex civil litigation in both State and Federal courts.

A graduate of the University of Baltimore School of Law, Elizabeth began her career as a law clerk to the Honorable Eugene M. Lerner at the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, and as an Assistant State's Attorney for Anne Arundel County.

She is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Maryland, the United States Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States. Served as national faculty for the National Association of Attorneys General, training trial lawyers across the country.

25+Years at the Bar
United States District Court for the District of Maryland (2004)
United States District Court for the District of Columbia (2022)
United States Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit (2016)
Anne Arundel
County
Lifelong Resident

Credentials & Awards

  • Juris Doctor (1999)

    University of Baltimore School of Law

  • B.A., Economics (1996)

    University of Maryland, Baltimore County

  • U.S. Supreme Court

    Admitted to the Bar, 2019

  • Supreme Court of Maryland

    Admitted to the Bar, 2000

  • United States District Court for the District of Maryland

    Admitted to the Bar, 2004

  • United States District Court for the District of Columbia

    Admitted to the Bar, 2022

  • United States Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit

    Admitted to the Bar, 2016

  • Distinguished Service Award

    Maryland Office of the Attorney General

  • V.I.P. Under 40

    The Daily Record

Preparation for the Bench

Legal Roots

Juris Doctor, 1999

Graduated UB Law with certificates in Litigation & Advocacy, Criminal Practice, and Business Law.

Complex Advocacy

Senior Counsel

Trial attorney handling multi-million dollar claims and complex litigation.

Public Service

Over Two Decades

Maryland Office of the Attorney General, State's Attorney's Office for Anne Arundel County, and Anne Arundel County Office of Law.

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