TLDR
The Ace Attorney series can be tough to follow if you want to do so chronologically, rather than playing through each game in the order of their release. To follow a chronological order while still keeping in line with the way these games were meant to be played, you would play them like this:
1. The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures
2. The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve
3. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
4. Phoenix Wright: Justice for All
5. Phoenix Wright: Trials and Tribulations
6. Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth
7. Ace Attorney Investigations 2 (also known as Gyakuten Kenji 2)
8. Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (non-canon)
9. Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney
10. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies
11. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice
This is about as close to chronological as you can get. This article goes further in-depth, regarding where each case of the series occurs in its timeline. Minor spoiler warning if you decide to take a closer look!via the TL;DR App
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