Michael E. Eldridge

Born in Conroe, Texas, in 1986, Michael moved with his family to Andalusia, Alabama, when he was in Kindergarten. He graduated cum laude from Andalusia High School in 2005, where he was the captain of the high school football team. Michael then attended Auburn University, graduating in 2009 with a Bachelor of Arts in Radio, Television, and Film, and a minor in Political Science. That same year, he began his legal education at Cumberland School of Law at Samford University.

During his time at Cumberland, Michael was an active member of the National Trial Team, playing a pivotal role in the team's victory at the 2012 American Association of Justice National Championship in Las Vegas, Nevada. His individual achievements include being selected to the National Order of Barristers Honors Society, receiving the Nat Bryan American Board of Trial Advocates Award, and being named the 2012 Rasmussen Advocate of the Year.

Since law school, Michael has served as a coach for Cumberland's National Trial Team and teaches Basic Skills in Trial Advocacy as an adjunct professor. He has been named a Mid-South Super Lawyer Rising Star since 2019.

Since joining Hollis Wright in January 2018, Michael has dedicated his legal practice to representing injured victims throughout Alabama. His primary focus areas include cases involving tractor-trailer or automobile collisions, premises liability, defective products, and medical malpractice. Before joining Hollis Wright, Michael spent several years working as a civil defense attorney, defending commercial trucking carriers and their drivers involved in accidents.

Notably, Michael and HWC Partner Carter Clay recently secured a $1 million jury verdict in Jefferson County, Alabama, for a young woman injured in a motor vehicle accident caused by a drunk driver.

Michael is admitted to practice in the state of Alabama and the United States District Courts for Alabama. Michael is a member of the Alabama State Bar Association, Alabama Association of Justice, and Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys.

Over the last several years, Michael has appeared as a guest on "Talk of Alabama," a local television show that airs on ABC 33/40 where he has provided viewers with information on Alabama’s new dog bite laws, what to do if you are in a tractor-trailer accident, Alabama’s uninsured motorist laws, and the dangers associated with pedestrian and cyclist accidents. Michael also routinely serves as a co-host on "The Attorneys," a local show sponsored by the law firm, which airs on Sunday nights on WVTM 13 and provides legal advice to viewers.

Michael is married to Sarah Beth Ritchey Eldridge, a native of Birmingham, Alabama, and a prosecutor at the Shelby County, Alabama District Attorney's Office. Michael and Sarah Beth have three children, Sam, Ollie, and Eli. Michael and his family attend church at St. George Greek-Catholic Melkite Church in Birmingham, Alabama.