The head of the trial practice at Britcher, Leone & Sergio, LLC, located in Glen Rock and Morristown, New Jersey, E. Drew Britcher has spent nearly 30 years practicing medical malpractice and personal injury law. Focusing his practice exclusively on litigation, he represents plaintiffs throughout northern and central New Jersey in medical malpractice, product liability and other personal injury matters. He has served as Counsel of Record or Amicus Counsel in nearly 40 reported decisions of the New Jersey Supreme Court and Appellate Division, as well as the United States Supreme Court. He helped draft the New Jersey Patient First and Patient Safety Acts.
After graduating from Rutgers College with a bachelor of arts in 1981 in Political Science, while also completing the major requirements of History and Secondary Education, Mr. Britcher attended New York Law School, where he was admitted to the Order of Barristers and named the Regional Graduate of the Year by the international legal fraternity Phi Delta Phi before receiving his juris doctor in 1984. Admitted to practice in New Jersey and New York, he is also admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Mr. Britcher is Certified as a Civil Trial Attorney by the New Jersey State Supreme Court and has been re-certified four times.
Mr Britcher has been named one of the top 10 attorneys by New Jersey Super Lawyers for 10 years and is only only one of seven attorneys in New Jersey to have been recognized among the Top 10 for 10 years. In 2024, he was ranked #3 among New Jersey Super Lawyers selectees for 2024. In addition, 2024 marks the 19th consecutive year he has been named to the Top 100 (only 1 of 9 attorneys to do so) and is only one of 287 attorneys in New Jersey that has been recognized by New Jersey Super Lawyers for all 20 years – since its inception. He is the only Medical Malpractice lawyer in New Jersey to achieve all of these recognitions.
He has been recognized by New Jersey Super Lawyers list (included being named to the list of Top 10 for ten consecutive years and to the list of Top 100 for 19 consecutive years).
Recognized for his superior track record, Mr. Britcher has received numerous honors from his peers, including the Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers, Best lawyers in America, and the Distinguished Service Award from the American Association for Justice. He also has an AV Preeminent* rating from Martindale-Hubbell.
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 chaired their Amicus and Medical Malpractice committees for over a decade. He is also a Member of the Board of Governors of the American Association for Justice. Mr. Britcher also serves as an adjunct professor at Seton Hall University School of Law, where he teaches courses in medical malpractice law and litigation.
