Drew Widders
About Drew Widders
Drew M. Widders earned a Political Science degree with a Health and Life Science minor from UC Santa Barbara before attending McGeorge School of Law, where he received his J.D. He was admitted to the California Bar in 2006. The majority of his practice focuses on medical malpractice, holding healthcare providers accountable when they harm or kill patients. He has successfully tried numerous cases to verdict and secured multiple multi-million-dollar settlements. Drew has handled numerous appellate matters, including Whitlow v. Rideout Memorial Hospital, 237 Cal.App.4th 631, a decision holding that a hospital can be liable for an independent contractor emergency physician's actions when it fails to provide adequate notice of employment status. He is the current Vice President of the Capitol City Trial Lawyers Association and has spoken on topics including the No Surprises Act and AI in litigation.
Notable case results
Whitlow v. Rideout Memorial Hospital, 237 Cal.App.4th 631 (hospital liability for independent contractor ER physician)
Reduced hospital lien from $4.3 million to $44,000 for injured client
Eliminated $1.6 million in liens for quadriplegic 10-year-old client
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.
