Michelle Drake

Shareholder in St. Louis, MO

Michelle joined Sandberg Phoenix in 2016, bringing 19 years of experience in litigating medical malpractice, employment discrimination, commercial disputes, family law, antitrust and health care matters. With the firm’s Health Law Practice group, Michelle focuses her practice on matters involving long-term nursing care and medical malpractice defense. Prior to joining Sandberg Phoenix, Michelle was in solo practice for several years as founding member of the Drake Law Firm L.L.C. 

Michelle has a full understanding of professional malpractice litigation, having represented Missouri and Illinois hospitals and physicians in medical malpractice litigation for more than 25 years, including cases involving wrongful death, birth related injuries and resuscitation, emergency medicine, neurology, general surgery, radiology, gynecology, and retained objects. She also has experience with representing clients with employment and labor related matters, including claims of discrimination, wrongful termination and other labor related cases. With this experience, Michelle is the optimal choice for successfully handling the defense of a broad range of personal injury cases.

Finally, Michelle has significant experienced representing commercial clients covering a broad range of legal matters, including commercial litigation and business consultation. She has extensive experience in the areas of complex commercial litigation, franchising and distribution law, antitrust and trademark infringement and contract review and negotiation. In these areas, she has represented national oil refiners, regional food retailers and local business franchises.

Services

Medical Malpractice Defense

Industries

Hospitals Long-term Care & Senior Living Physicians & Allied Health Professionals