Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2019 
Michael R. Drumm, Esq. is a medical malpractice attorney in Buffalo, New York, with Brown Chiari LLP. He represents plaintiffs in medical malpractice matters and handles litigation involving motor vehicle liability, nursing home negligence, product liability, and construction accidents.
Mr. Drumm graduated cum laude from the State University of New York at Buffalo and earned his law degree from the University at Buffalo Law School. He is a member of the American Association for Justice, formerly known as the American Trial Lawyers’ Association; the New York State Trial Lawyers’ Association; the New York Bar Association; and the Erie County Bar Association.
Mr. Drumm is admitted to practice before all courts in New York State, the United States District Court for the Western District of New York, and the Supreme Court of the United States. He has more than 38 years of litigation experience in state and federal courts, including work on complex cases involving medical malpractice, motor vehicle liability, nursing home negligence, product liability, and construction accidents.
In addition to his trial practice, Mr. Drumm has handled appeals before the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, and the New York Court of Appeals. He has argued more than 50 appeals during his career.
Mr. Drumm also played an instrumental role in the passage of Kathy’s Law in 1998, which increased penalties for nursing home staff who abuse patients. He toured portions of New York State with then-New York Attorney General Dennis C. Vacco to speak in support of the legislation. Kathy’s Law was named after a Rochester, New York nursing home patient who was abused by a staff member and was signed into law by then-New York Governor George E. Pataki in 1998.
Recognized Practice Area: Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
