E. Drew Britcher, Esq.

ATTORNEY AT LAW

Phone:

201-444-1644

Fax:

201-444-0803

Email:

[email protected]

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Practice Areas

Medical Malpractice
Complex Personal Injury -- Plaintiff

Bar Admissions

New Jersey, 1984
New York, 1985
U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1984
U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1990
United States Supreme Court, 2012

Certified Legal Specialties

Civil Trial Attorney

Drew Britcher is a co-founder of Britcher, Leone & Sergio, LLC, and leads the firm’s trial practice, where he focuses on complex medical negligence claims. He has successfully prosecuted and resolved matters totaling hundreds of millions of dollars. In addition, Drew handles other complex personal injury matters. He is certified by the New Jersey State Supreme Court as a Civil Trial Attorney and has been recertified four times, a reflection of his experience, knowledge, and overall trial skills. To date, Drew has tried nearly 100 cases to verdict, and he has served as either counsel of record or amicus counsel in over 40 reported decisions of the United State Supreme Court, the New Jersey Supreme Court and Appellate Division.

A seasoned litigator and courtroom veteran, Drew is known as a senior statesman among New Jersey’s trial bar and is highly regarded by clients, adversaries, and the bench alike. He is particularly known in legal circles for leveraging visual tools as part of his trial strategy for both settlement purposes and presentations to juries. While he has achieved meaningful success in securing verdicts and settlements on behalf of his clients, Drew places even greater value on his ability to help change the lives of his clients.

Throughout his career, Drew has earned accolades that reflect this commitment to his clients: He was selected to theLawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers for 2020 and 2022-24, as well as theLawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America in 2008.

He has also been selected for inclusion in the New Jersey Super Lawyers Top 10 list of attorneys for the 10th time in 2024 making him one of only seven attorneys to achieve this honor 10 times. He is also one of only nine lawyers named to the Top 100 for the last 19 consecutive years and has been recognized by Super Lawyers since the inception of the magazine 20 years ago. Most notably, he is the only medical malpractice lawyer in New Jersey to achieve this accomplishment.

Since 2021,Best Lawyers in America© also recognized Drew for his work in Medical Malpractice Law-Plaintiffs, and he is AV rated by Martindale Hubbell.

Most recently, NJBiz named him as a 2024 “Leaders in Law” honoree. Drew was presented the “Above and Beyond Award” from the American Association for Justice in 2017, the Distinguished Service Award in 2011 and 2020, and earned similar awards from its predecessor, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, in 2009 and 2004.

Success is not new for Drew; in 1988, at the age of 28, he obtained a million-dollar verdict in his first jury trial, making him, at the time, the youngest lawyer to win a million-dollar verdict – for which he later was recognized with the “Professional Achievement Award” from the New Jersey Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division. In 2018, Lawyer Monthly also recognized him as “Lawyer of the Year – USA” in its Legal Awards’ Medical Negligence category.

He is a Past-President of the New Jersey Association for Justice, formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America-New Jersey Chapter (ATLA-NJ), and he has served as Chairperson of its Amicus and Medical Malpractice Committees for over a two decades. He has also served as a Member of the Board of Governors and Executive Committee of the American Association for Justice.

Drew helped draft the language of New Jersey’s Patients First and Patient Safety Acts, and he is an adjunct professor at Seton Hall University School of Law, where he teaches courses in Medical Malpractice Law and Medical Malpractice Litigation.

Drew was a founding member of the Board of Trial Lawyers Care, an organization established to provide free legal representation to victims and their families of the terrorist attacks of September 11th, and under his leadership, the firm represented more than a dozen families and individuals before the program on a pro bono basis. He has also been active in development efforts for the Interfaith Food Pantry, YCS Foundation, the Morris County Youth Shelter, and the Jersey Battered Women’s Service. A soccer player for 50 years, Drew was a member of the New Jersey/New York Host Committee for World Cup ’94.

J.D., New York Law School, New York, NY
Honors: Order of the Barristers and Phi Delta Phi, Region I Graduate of the Year

B.A, Rutgers College, New Brunswick, NJ
Major: Political Science
Honors: Class of 1931 Award, 1991 and Inductee, Loyal Son of Rutgers

Steinberg v. Sahara Sam’s Oasis, 226 N.J. 344 (2016) (Amicus Curiae)
Meehan v. Antonellis, 226 N.J. 216 (2016)
DeMarco v. Stoddard, 223 N.J. 363 (2015) (Amicus Curiae)
Wadeer v. N.J. Mfrs. Ins. Co., 220 N.J. 591 (2015)
C. A. v. Bentolila, 219 N.J. 449 (2014) (Amicus Curiae)
Komlodi v. Picciano, 217 N.J. 387 (2014) (Amicus Curiae)
In Re Advisory Letter, 215 N.J. 495 (2013)
Nicholas v. Mynster, 213 N.J. 463 (2013) (Appellate Counsel)
D.D. v. UMDNJ, 213 N.J. 130 (2013) (Amicus Curiae)
C.A. EX. REL. v. Bentolila, 428 N.J. Super. 115 (App. Div. 2012) (Amicus Curiae)
Polzo v. County of Essex, 209 N.J. 51 (2012)
PLIVA, Inc. v. Mensing, 564 U.S. 604, 131 S. Ct. 2567 (2011) (Amicus Curiae)
Seals v. County of Morris, 417 N.J. Super. 74 (App. Div. 2010) (Amicus Curiae)
Moore v. Woman to Woman, 416 N.J. Super. 30 (App. Div. 2010) (Amicus Curiae)
Stelluti v. Casapenn Enterprises, 203 N.J. 286 (2010) (Amicus Curiae)
Carchidi v. Iavicoli, 412 N.J. Super. 374 (App. Div. 2010) (Amicus Curiae)
Pellicer v. St. Barnabas Hospital, 200 N.J. 22 (Amicus Curiae)
Polzo v. County of Essex, 196 N.J. 569 (2008)
Sinclair v. Merck & Co., Inc., 195 N.J. 1 (2008) (Amicus Curiae)
Basil v. Wolf, 193 N.J. 38 (2007) (Amicus Curiae)
Acuna v. Turkish, 192 N.J. 399 (2007) (Amicus Curiae)
Sinclair v. Merck & Co., 389 N.J. Super. 493 (App. Div. 2006) (Amicus Curiae)
C.W. v. Cooper Hospital, 388 N.J. Super. 42 (App. Div. 2006) (Amicus Curiae)
Coyne v. NJDOT, 182 N.J. 481 (2005)
Coyne v. NJDOT, 366 N.J. Super. 578 (App. Div. 2004)
Reynolds v. Gonzalez, 172 N.J. 266 (2002) (Amicus Curiae)
Hawksby v. DePietro, 165 N.J. 58 (2000)
Willis v. Ashby, 353 N.J. Super. 104 (App. Div. 2002) (Amicus Curiae)
R.F. v. Abbott Laboratories, 162 N.J. 596 (2000) (Amicus Curiae)
N.J.M. v. Breen, 153 N.J. 424 (1998) (Amicus Curiae)
Hawksby v. DePietro, 319 N.J. Super. 89 (App. Div. 1999)
Stigliano v. Connaught Labs, Inc., 140 N.J. 305 (1995)
Sinclair v. Roth, 356 N.J. Super. 4 (App. Div. 2002)
DelGaudio v. Rodriguera, 280 N.J. Super. 125 (App. Div. 1995)
Dunphy v. Gregor, 136 N.J. 99 (1994) (Amicus Curiae)
Stigliano v. Connaught Labs, Inc., 270 N.J. Super 373 (App. Div. 1994)
Mueller v. Parke Davis, 252 N.J. Super. 347 (App. Div. 1991)

American Association for Justice, Executive Committee Member, 2019-2020, 2006-2007
American Association for Justice PAC, Board of Trustees, Member, 2019-Present
Pashman Inn of Court, Master, 2006-Present
American Association for Justice, Governor, 2010-Present
ATLA/American Association for Justice, Member, 1983 – Present
Bergen County Bar Association, Member, 1984 – Present
Morris County Bar Association, Member, 1984 – Present
Amicus Committee, American Association for Justice, Chairperson, 2013-2014
American Board of Trial Advocates, Fellow, 2010-Present
Amicus Committee, American Association for Justice, Member, 2009-Present
Convention Planning, American Association for Justice, Member, 2009-Present (Chair, 2019-2020)
American Association for Justice, State Delegate, 2007-2010
American Association for Justice, Chairperson, State Affairs, 2007-2009
American Association for Justice, Board of Trustees, 2001 – 2008 (Founding Member)
American Association for Justice, President, Council of Presidents, 2006-2007
American Association for Justice, Immediate Past President, ATLA-NJ, 2006-2007
American Association for Justice, President, ATLA-NJ, 2005-2006
American Association for Justice, President-Elect, ATLA-NJ, 2004 – 2005
American Association for Justice, First Vice-President, ATLA-NJ, 2003 – 2004
American Association for Justice, Second Vice-President, ATLA-NJ, 2002 – 2003
Trial Lawyers Care, Inc., Board of Trustees, 2001 – 2008
American Association for Justice, Third Vice-President, ATLA-NJ, 2001 – 2002
American Association for Justice, Treasurer, ATLA-NJ, 2000 – 2001
American Association for Justice, Secretary, ATLA-NJ, 1999 – 2000
American Association for Justice, Parliamentarian, ATLA-NJ, 1998 – 1999
American Association for Justice, State Delegate, ATLA, 1996 – 1998
American Association for Justice, Board of Governors, ATLA-NJ, 1995 – 1996
American Association for Justice, Medical Malpractice Committee Chairperson, ATLA-NJ/NJAJ, 2002 – Present
American Association for Justice, Amicus Committee Chairperson, ATLA-NJ/NJAJ, 1995 – Present
Trial Lawyers Care., Inc., Law Member, American College of Legal Medicine, 2002 – Present
American Association for Justice Long Range Planning Committee Co-Chairperson, ATLA-NJ, 2003 – 2006
American Association for Justice, Legislative Committee Co-Chairperson, ATLA-NJ, 2003 – 2005
Bergen County Bar Association, Member, Nominating Committee, 2013 – 2016
Bergen County Bar Association, C-Chairperson, Medical-Legal Cooperation Committee, 1990 – 2007
Bergen County Bar Association, Co-Chairperson, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 2004 – 2006
Bergen County Bar Association, Member, Nominating Committee, 2004 – 2007
New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Member, 1984 – 1987
American Bar Association, Member, 1984 – 1987
New Jersey State Bar Association, Member, 1984 – 1987
New York State Bar Association, Member, 1984-1986

Selected for inclusion in the New Jersey Super Lawyers list of Top 10, 2012-2016, 2019-2021
Selected for inclusion in the New Jersey Super Lawyers list of Top 100, 2006-2021
Selected for inclusion in the New Jersey Super Lawyers list, 2004-2021
Best Lawyers in America, Medical Malpractice Law-Plaintiffs, 2021
American Association for Justice Distinguished Service Award, 2020, 2013, 2011
Lawdragon 500, Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyer, 2020
New Jersey Commission on Professionalism in the Law Award, 2015
Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America, 2008 – 2009
Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiffs’ Lawyers, 2007 – 2009
Association of Trial Lawyers of America Distinguished Service Award, 2009, 2004
Weidemann-Wysocki Award, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 2005
Bergen County Bar Foundation Lawyer Achievement Award, 2004
ATLA-NJ Gold Medal for Distinguished Service Award, 2002
New Jersey State Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Professional Achievement Award, 1988

Interfaith Food Pantry, Development Committee, 2008 – Present
Jersey Boys’ State Foundation, Board of Trustees, 2005 – Present
Planned Parenthood (PPGNNJ), Board of Directors, 2004 – 2007
Planned Parenthood (PPGNNJ), Vice Chairperson, 1999 – 2001
Planned Parenthood (PPGNNJ), Board of Directors, 1995 – 2001
Boys Scout Troop 173, Parsippany, NJ, Committee Member, 1999 – 2000
Cub Scout Pack 142, Parsippany, NJ, Committee Chairperson, 1996 – 1999
Rutgers College Class of 1981, President, 1981 – 1986
Executive Committee, Rutgers Alumni Association, Inc., 1984 – 1987
Reunion Co-Chairperson, Rutgers College Class of 1981, 1986, 91, 96, 2001, 2016
Little Vikings Football Association, Counsel, 1998 – 2000
Morris County Soccer League, Coach, Select Team, 1992
Parsippany Soccer Club, Travel Team, Coach, 1989 – 1993, 1997 – 1998
American Legion Jersey Boys’ State, Lecturer, 1990 – Present
Morris County Senior Soccer Association, President, 1989 – 1994
Montville Masters Soccer Club, Captain, 1989 – 2016
American Legion Jersey Boys’ State Staff, 1977 – 1990
YMCA Mid-Atlantic Region Model United Nations, Staff, 1981 – 1988
YMCA New Jersey Youth and Government Program, Staff, 1981 – 1988
Explorer Scouts, Law and Government, Advisor, 1985 – 1987