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.

Proven verdicts and settlements

$10 millionVerdictTop 20 in Alabama · #15

A Jefferson County jury awarded $10 million to Sheriff's Deputy Aimee Jo Brasher after Hueytown Police Officer David McIntosh allowed his narcotics dog, Rocco, to run uncontrolled and unmuzzled during a May 2021 training exercise, mauling her face and body.

Jefferson County Circuit Court, Alabama · 2025Premises LiabilityRead the full story →

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

Practice areas

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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$30 Million Verdict After Trauma Surgeon Started Second Elective Surgery While Gunshot Patient Bled Out
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$20.73 million · Horry County Jury Returns Record $20.73 Million Against Myrtle Beach Lifeguard Contractor in Drowning of Father Caught in Rip Current
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$64 million · Federal Jury Awards $64 Million to Charity Bingo Developers Blocked by VictoryLand

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