Chris Drees

Position: Associate Attorney | Cleveland
Location: Cleveland

Chris is an Associate Attorney in the Cleveland office. His practice focuses on sensitive matters, including internal and government investigations, complex criminal defense, and complex civil litigation.

Before joining Flannery | Georgalis, Chris worked as an attorney in the Cleveland office of an Am Law 200 firm, where he focused on investigations, sophisticated criminal matters, and complex, high-stakes civil litigation.

Chris earned his Juris Doctor from Vanderbilt University Law School. While in law school, Chris represented criminal defendants in court as a student attorney in Vanderbilt’s Criminal Practice Clinic. He also served as an Articles Editor for Vanderbilt Law Review, participated in Moot Court and Mock Trial, and was named on the Dean’s List in multiple semesters.

Education

Vanderbilt University Law School (J.D., 2023, Law Review)
Miami University (B.A., Economics, magna cum laude, 2019)

Admissions

Ohio
Northern District of Ohio

Community Service

Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)