Christopher M. Drury
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Coral Gables, Florida
Practice Areas:
Animal law,
Business litigation,
Class action & mass torts,
Personal injury,
Transportation & maritime,
Admiralty & maritime law,
Animal bites,
Asbestos,
Birth injury,
Brain injury,
Construction accident,
Medical malpractice,
Premises liability - plaintiff,
Sexual abuse - plaintiff,
Toxic mold,
Toxic torts,
Trucking accidents,
Wrongful death
Education Qualification:
University of Miami School of Law
Practice Areas:
Animal law,
Business litigation,
Class action & mass torts,
Personal injury,
Transportation & maritime,
Admiralty & maritime law,
Animal bites,
Asbestos,
Birth injury,
Brain injury,
Construction accident,
Medical malpractice,
Premises liability - plaintiff,
Sexual abuse - plaintiff,
Toxic mold,
Toxic torts,
Trucking accidents,
Wrongful death
1600 Ponce de Leon, Penthouse No. 1Coral Gables, Florida, 33134
First Admitted: 2004, Florida
Professional Webpage: https://drurylawfirm.com/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- President of the Miami-Dade Trial Lawyers Association, 2022
- Code & Rules of Evidence Committee of The Florida Bar, 2024
- Code & Rules of Evidence Committee of The Florida Bar, 2023
- Code & Rules of Evidence Committee of The Florida Bar, 2022
- Code & Rules of Evidence Committee of The Florida Bar, 2021
- Code & Rules of Evidence Committee of The Florida Bar, 2020
- Code & Rules of Evidence Committee of The Florida Bar, 2019
- Code & Rules of Evidence Committee of The Florida Bar, 2018
- Civil Procedure Rules Committee of The Florida Bar, 2024
- Co-Chair of the Personal Injury Committee of the Miami Dade Bar, 2024
- Immediate Past President of the Miami-Dade Trial Lawyers Association, 2023
- South Carolina Bar, 2004
- President-Elect of the Miami-Dade Trial Lawyers Association, 2021
- Treasurer of the Miami-Dade Trial Lawyers Association, 2020
- Secretary of the Miami-Dade Trial Lawyers Association, 2019
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, 2007
- Law Society of England and Wales, 2010
- U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, 2004
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit , 2007
- The Florida Bar, 2004
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, 2007
- Board of Directors of the Miami-Dade Trial Lawyers Assocation, 2018
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
- Settled auto negligence case involving a concussion without loss of consciousness and a C5-6 herniated disc for $650,000.00, which was 65 times the insurance policy limits of $10,000.00 per person., 2019
- Obtained a jury verdict of $16,130,426.00 in a catastrophic personal injury case involving a pedestrian struck by a delivery driver in a restaurant parking lot., 2024
- Tried a catastrophic motorcycle crash case resulting in a judgment upon a jury verdict of $66,090,000.00., 2023
- Prosecuted and settled catastrophic truck crash case for $6,600,000., 2022
- Settled premises liability claim for $1,170,000.00 arising out of an unwitnessed fall from a tractor-trailer resulting in several broken bones., 2020
- Tried rollover crash personal injury case resulting in $4,662,572.14 jury verdict for woman who sustained a minor traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder, 2020
- Prosecuted catastrophic brain damage case arising out of a boating accident to a court-approved $12,000,000.00 settlement for father & minor son., 2015
- Tried maritime personal injury case resulting in a judgment of $2,581,462.81 upon a jury verdict for a seafarer’s broken knee., 2013
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Co-Chairman for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's "40 Under 40 Outstanding Lawyers of South Florida" Gala, 2018
- Co-Chairman for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's "40 Under 40 Outstanding Lawyers of South Florida" Gala, 2019
Honors/Awards:
- Named to Florida Super Lawyers list, Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers, 2022
- Named to "The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Civil Plaintiff" in 2024, National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Civil Plaintiff, National Trial Lawyers, 2024
- Named to "The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Civil Plaintiff" in 2023, National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Civil Plaintiff, National Trial Lawyers, 2023
- Named to "The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Civil Plaintiff" in 2022, National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Civil Plaintiff, National Trial Lawyers, 2022
- Named to Florida Super Lawyers list, Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers, 2024
- Named to Florida Super Lawyers list, Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers, 2023
- Named to "The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Civil Plaintiff" in 2020, The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Civil Plaintiff, The National Trial Lawyers, 2020
- Named to "The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Civil Plaintiff" in 2021, The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Civil Plaintiff, National Trial Lawyers, 2021
- Named to Florida Super Lawyers list, Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers, 2021
- Recognized by Florida Trend magazine as a 2020 Florida Legal Elite Winner in the area of Civil Trial., Florida Legal Elite, Florida Trend, 2020
- Named to the Florida Rising Stars list by Super Lawyers for 2017, Rising Stars, Super Lawyers, 2017
- Named to "The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Civil Plaintiff" in 2019, The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Civil Plaintiff, The National Trial Lawyers, 2019
- Named to "The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Civil Plaintiff" in 2018, The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Civil Plaintiff, The National Trial Lawyers, 2018
- Named to the Florida Rising Stars list by Super Lawyers for 2016, Rising Stars, Super Lawyers, 2016
- Named to the Florida Rising Stars list by Super Lawyers for 2015, Rising Stars, Super Lawyers, 2015
- Recognized by Florida Trend magazine as a 2018 Florida Legal Elite Winner in the area of Civil Trial., Florida Legal Elite, Florida Trend, 2018
- Recognized by Florida Trend magazine as a 2019 Florida Legal Elite Winner in the area of Civil Trial., Florida Legal Elite, Florida Trend, 2019
- Invited to become a member of "The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 under 40" in 2014., The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 under 40, The National Trial Lawyers, 2014
- Named to the Florida Rising Stars list by Super Lawyers for 2014, Rising Stars, Super Lawyers, 2014
- Invited to become a member of "The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Civil Plaintiff" in 2017, and current active member of that national "invitation only" organization of trial lawyers., The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Civil Plaintiff, The National Trial Lawyers, 2017
- Recognized as one the top "40 Under 40 Outstanding Lawyers of South Florida" by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in 2015., 40 Under 40 Outstanding Lawyers of South Florida, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 2015
- Recognized by Florida Trend magazine as a 2014 Florida Legal Elite “Up and Comer” in the area of Civil Trial., Florida Legal Elite, Florida Trend, 2014
Educational Background:
- Davidson College, Bachelor of Arts in Classics, emphasis in Classical Languages (Latin & Ancient Greek), graduated Cum Laude, 2000
- University of Miami School of Law, Juris Doctor, graduated Cum Laude , 2003
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Chapter 14: Demonstrative Evidence, Author, Civil Trial Practice, 13th Ed., Chapter 14: Demonstrative Evidence, The Florida Bar, 2021
- Building Your Case Around Jury Instructions, Speaker, Building Your Case Around Jury Instructions, Federal Bar Association & myLawCLE, 2024
- Truck, Boat, and Cruise Ship Accidents, Speaker, MDTLA Past Presidents Seminar CLE Event, Miami-Dade Trial Lawyers Association, 2023
- Chapter 14: Demonstrative Evidence, Author, Civil Trial Practice, 14th Ed., Chapter 14: Demonstrative Evidence, The Florida Bar, 2024
- Jury Selection Luncheon: The Politics of Today's Jury Trial, Speaker, Jury Selection Luncheon: The Politics of Today's Jury Trial, Dade County Bar Association, 2018
- Chapter 14: Demonstrative Evidence, Author, Civil Trial Practice, 12th Ed., Chapter 14: Demonstrative Evidence, The Florida Bar, 2019
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