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Dré Fleury

Senior Partner – Litigation
“We Stand Up For You®, so you can Stand Up for those you love."

- Christopher H. Roberts

Interacting with clients, helping solve problems, and leading clients through their difficult journey brings me immense joy and personal satisfaction. Working at CR Legal Team provides flexibility to use my judgment to find ways to help people. The leadership and employees of CR Legal Team challenge me every day to be a better person, lawyer, husband, and father.

Bio

With his belief that helping clients gives him back ten-fold what he himself gives to clients, Dré Fleury knows he has contributed a small but significant amount of love and positive influence on the world. He litigated plaintiff personal injury cases for four years before joining CR Legal Team in July of 2007. Originally from Southern Pines, NC, Dré earned his Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Washington and Lee University and his Juris Doctor from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law. He has also completed the Charlotte’s Queens University McColl School of Business Harvard Management Development Program.

Dré and his wife Grace have two daughters, Elizabeth and Amelia, and two sons, André and Charles. Dré is passionate about spending time with his family, helping others, attending church, playing soccer, riding bikes, running, hiking, spending time in the mountains and at the beach, surfing, snorkeling, free-diving, spearfishing, fishing, and following politics.

His Bar admissions and memberships include the North Carolina State Bar, the North Carolina Bar Association, the North Carolina Advocates for Justice, and the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys. He is also a member of the American Association for Justice (AAJ) and its Truck Litigation, Motor-Vehicle Negligence and Bus Litigation Practice Groups. Dré also serves as the Treasurer for the Bus Litigation Group of AAJ. Dré has gained admission to the U.S. Federal District Courts for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of North Carolina, the Southern District of Illinois, and the Middle District of Tennessee. His dedication to helping others has earned him memberships in the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum and The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 Under 40, and has also inspired him to become a CDL licensed truck driver.

Education

  • Washington and Lee University, B.A.
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law, Juris Doctorate

Bar Admissions
and Memberships

  • North Carolina State Bar – 2003
  • North Carolina Bar Association – 2003
  • United States Federal District Court for the Eastern, Middle & Western Districts of North Carolina – 2003-2007
  • North Carolina Advocates for Justice – 2003
  • Million Dollar Advocates Forum – 2010
  • Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum – 2010
  • American Association for Justice (AAJ) – 2009
  • Trucking Litigation Group (AAJ) – 2012
  • Bus Litigation Group – Treasurer (AAJ) – 2024
  • Motor-vehicle Negligence Practice Group of (AAJ) – 2009
  • Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA) – 2018
  • Top 40 Under 40 – National Trial Lawyers – 2012
  • Treasurer of the American Association for Justice Bus Litigation Group – 2024

Certifications

  • Successful Completion of Class A Commercial Driver’s License Training at Roadwayz CDL School of Instruction – 2022
  • Unrestricted Class A Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) holder with Tanker and Twin endorsements.

Education

Bar Admissions
and Memberships

  • North Carolina State Bar – 2003
  • North Carolina Bar Association – 2003
  • United States Federal District Court for the Eastern, Middle & Western Districts of North Carolina – 2003-2007
  • North Carolina Advocates for Justice – 2003
  • Million Dollar Advocates Forum – 2010
  • Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum – 2010
  • American Association for Justice (AAJ) – 2009
  • Trucking Litigation Group (AAJ) – 2012
  • Bus Litigation Group – Treasurer (AAJ) – 2024
  • Motor-vehicle Negligence Practice Group of (AAJ) – 2009
  • Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA) – 2018
  • Top 40 Under 40 – National Trial Lawyers – 2012
  • Treasurer of the American Association for Justice Bus Litigation Group – 2024
  • Successful Completion of Class A Commercial Driver’s License Training at Roadwayz CDL School of Instruction – 2022
  • Unrestricted Class A Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) holder with Tanker and Twin endorsements.

The Personal Injury Lawyers

Who'd Rather You Never Need Them

Kimberly and I met in 1992 as kindred spirits, both drawn to the idea of building something larger than ourselves—an extension of our family committed to serving others. We married in 1994, while I was practicing law, and Kimberly worked in healthcare consulting. We thought we understood how the legal system worked. Then September 19, 1995 changed everything.

It’s the worst possible situation to be in after a serious injury. I’m sitting across from a guy who’s supposed to be one of the better traumatic brain injury lawyers, but I’m realizing he doesn’t understand what Kimberly and I are going through!

I got hit by a tractor-trailer just two months before. My wife Kimberly—nineteen weeks pregnant with our first child—has had to watch me deal with personality changes, possible lifelong symptoms, and terrifying fears of our family's future.

What makes it all worse is the fact that I am a lawyer with years of experience, and yet even I can’t get the kind of representation we desperately need. It’s a scary situation.

I grew up in Charlotte. My mother was a teacher, my father a manager working with blue-collar contractors. My parents instilled in me a simple principle: stand up for people who can’t stand up for themselves. Becoming an Eagle Scout reinforced it.

Kimberly grew up in Rockingham, a small North Carolina community. Her parents, a nurse and a salesman, also instilled the importance of community service. Sunday mornings singing in youth prison ministry, working with rehabilitation centers, partnering with local organizations – all part of Kimberly’s youth and what shaped her heart.

My brain injury accident showed us that even being on the inside of the legal profession didn’t protect us from getting poor representation. Our lawyer didn’t really serve us well because he couldn’t put himself in our shoes.

After my personal injury, I knew exactly what kind of lawyer I wanted to be:

someone who truly understands what clients are going through because I've been there myself. Kimberly joined me, bringing her healthcare background and passion for wellness. We built our practice around a simple idea—we don't just handle your case, we understand your whole journey, and we prepare you for it.

Today we’ve been in business for 35 years and we’ve recovered billions of dollars for our clients, but more importantly, we’ve advanced our services to what we call “whole person legal care.” We don’t just fight for financial recovery—we address the physical, emotional, and mental needs that make up a whole person. We prepare people before accidents happen through safety education. We stand beside them during their recovery. And we help them figure out where to go when their time with us is done.

What drives us is knowing that if you know better, you have to do better. Through our Roberts Center, we give away thousands of bicycle helmets, teach CPR, provide scholarships, and run safety programs in schools because we’d rather prevent accidents happening to your family than litigate them.