Personal Injury Attorney with Extensive Experience Handling Personal Injury, Wrongful Death and Accident Cases
Chris Drury is an experienced South Florida personal injury lawyer dedicated to obtaining justice for people who have suffered personal injury as a result of car wrecks, boating accidents, cruise ship incidents, slip & falls, trip & falls, medical malpractice, defective products, and all manner of negligence.
CHRISTOPHER M. DRURY graduated with honors from both Davidson College and the University of Miami School of Law. Chris is a member of The Florida Bar, the South Carolina Bar, and the Law Society of England and Wales. Chris currently serves as President of the Miami-Dade Trial Lawyers Association. Chris has handled complex personal injury and commercial cases in state and federal court in multiple jurisdictions. Chris focuses his practice on the prosecution of serious personal injury cases, as well as complex business and commercial disputes, including class actions. Chris has helped clients obtain multi-million dollar recoveries in personal injury and wrongful death cases, business litigation, and securities litigation, as well as a multi-million dollar jury verdict in a maritime personal injury case, and a multi-million dollar jury verdict in a rollover motor vehicle crash case. Chris has prosecuted multiple catastrophic personal injury cases resulting in 8-figure recoveries, including a boating accident case culminating in a court-approved $12,000,000.00 settlement for a father and son. Chris is a Life Member in the "Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum". Chris was named to the Florida Super Lawyers list by Super Lawyers in 2021 and 2022. Chris was recognized by Florida Trend magazine as a Florida Legal Elite Winner in the area of Civil Trial in 2018, 2019 and 2020. Chris was named to the Florida Rising Stars list by Super Lawyers for 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017. Chris was recognized as one the top "40 Under 40 Outstanding Lawyers of South Florida" by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in 2015. Chris was invited to become a member of "The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 under 40" in 2014, and then a member of "The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Civil Plaintiff" in 2017, as well as every year thereafter. Chris was recognized by Florida Trend magazine as a 2014 Florida Legal Elite “Up and Comer” in the area of Civil Trial. Chris also enjoys a wealth of experience in the defense of a wide variety of banking and insurance-related matters. Chris speaks Spanish and German fluently.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & COURT ADMISSIONS The Florida Bar, 2004 South Carolina Bar, 2004 U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, 2004 U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, 2007 U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, 2007 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2007 Law Society of England and Wales, 2010
EDUCATION University of Miami School of Law, Juris Doctor, graduated Cum Laude, 2003 Davidson College, Bachelor of Arts in Classics, emphasis in Classical Languages (Latin & Ancient Greek), graduated Cum Laude, 2000
BAR LEADERSHIP & COMMUNITY SERVICE President, Miami-Dade Trial Lawyers Association, 2022 Co-Chair, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s 40 Under 40 Outstanding Lawyers of South Florida, 2018 & 2019.
SELECTED CASE RESULTS $12 Million Settlement Prosecuted catastrophic brain damage case arising out of a boating accident to a court-approved $12,000,000.00 settlement for father & minor son.
$6,600,000.00 Settlement Settled hotly-contested truck crash case for $6,600,000.00 for a 68-year-old plaintiff with polytrauma
$4,662,572 Jury Verdict 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.
$2,581,462.81 Jury Verdict Tried maritime personal injury case resulting in a judgment of $2,581,462.81 upon a jury verdict for a seafarer’s broken knee
$1,170,000.00 Settlement Settled premises liability claim for $1,170,000.00 arising out of an unwitnessed fall from a tractor-trailer resulting in several broken bones.
$650,000 Settlement 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
Practice Areas
Personal Injury Traumatic brain injury (TBI) Catastrophic injury Wrongful death litigation Trucking litigation Car wrecks Uninsured & underinsured motorist claims Slip & falls Motorcycle crashes Bicycle crashes Rideshare injuries (Lyft & Uber) Nursing home abuse & neglect Premises liability Negligent security Drunk driving accidents & dram shop liability Dog bites
Medical Malpractice Birth injuries Failure to diagnose Failure to obtain informed consent Misdiagnosis Surgical mistakes Medical battery Anesthesia mistakes Medication errors Failure to obtain or review test results
Products Liability Dangerous pharmaceutical products Defective medical devices Defective consumer products Manufacturing defects Design defects
Admiralty & Maritime Law Seaman’s Claims Jones Act Cruise ship injuries Cruise excursion accidents Unseaworthiness Maintenance & cure Failure to treat Failure to provide prompt, proper & adequate medical treatment Recreational boating accidents & injuries Commercial boating accidents & injuries
Bad Faith & Insurance Disputes Failure to pay claims Failure to investigate claims Failure to communicate with insured Failure to disclose policy limits Failure to settle Insufficient settlement offers Denial of coverage
Class Actions & Mass Torts Consumer class actions Toxic torts Defective products Defective medical devices Dangerous medications
Toxic Exposure Carbon monoxide exposure Industrial solvents Medical waste Asbestos dust or fibers (work-related or from home renovations)
