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Michael Eldridge

Michael Eldridge

Birmingham, AL
Car AccidentsProduct LiabilityTruck AccidentsSlip & FallMedical Malpractice

About Michael Eldridge

Michael E. Eldridge was born in Conroe, Texas in 1986 and grew up in Andalusia, Alabama, where he graduated cum laude from high school in 2005. He earned a B.A. in Radio, Television, and Film from Auburn University in 2009 and his J.D. from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University, where he was a member of the National Trial Team that won the 2012 American Association of Justice National Championship. He was named the 2012 Rasmussen Advocate of the Year and inducted into the National Order of Barristers. Since law school, he has coached Cumberland's National Trial Team and teaches trial advocacy as an adjunct professor. Before joining Hollis Wright in January 2018, he spent several years as a civil defense attorney representing commercial trucking carriers. His practice focuses on tractor-trailer and automobile collisions, premises liability, defective products, and medical malpractice. He has been recognized as a Mid-South Super Lawyers Rising Star since 2019.

Notable case results

$10 millionVerdict

Jury verdict, Jefferson County, police K-9 attack case (with Craig Shirley)

$1 millionVerdict

Jury verdict, Jefferson County, motor vehicle accident caused by drunk driver (with Carter Clay)

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

Practice areas

Car Accidents
Product Liability
Truck Accidents
Slip & Fall
Medical Malpractice

Education

Cumberland School of Law at Samford University
J.D.
Auburn University
Undergraduate, 2009

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Alabama

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