Christopher Drake

Mr. Drake is a member of the firm’s Labor Law Team. He has been with William Schwitzer & Associates since graduating from Hofstra Law School, where Mr. Drake attended on a full merit scholarship and graduated with Honors at the top of his class. Mr. Drake also holds a Bachelors degree from Queens College, and a degree from Hofstra/Northwell Medical School in clinical biomedical ethics. Since joining the firm, Mr. Drake has been able to collect hundreds of millions of dollars for victims of construction related accidents.

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