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As a former federal law clerk with an impeccable eye for detail, Drew Robertson lends his ample legal knowledge and abilities to KRCL’s commercial litigation and appellate teams.

Drew practices complex commercial litigation and civil appellate law for clients in both state and federal courts across the country and focuses on all stages of appellate practice, from early dispositive motions in the trial court through appeals of final judgments. He has handled numerous appeals of interlocutory and final rulings, as well as original mandamus proceedings and emergency motions for appellate relief. He has practiced throughout Texas before a majority of the state’s 15 intermediate courts of appeals, as well as in the Supreme Court of Texas and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Prior to joining KRCL in 2018, Drew spent three years as a briefing attorney to United States District Judge Sam R. Cummings in the Northern District of Texas, where his responsibilities included helping manage the Court’s extensive civil docket, researching complex legal issues, and drafting and editing hundreds of opinions and orders of the Court. This experience gave him an in-depth understanding of federal rules and procedure, and the firm’s attorneys routinely draw on Drew’s extensive knowledge of that subject to help clients navigate the advantages and potential pitfalls of litigating in federal court.

Drew previously spent time interning for Senator John Cornyn (TX) in the United States Senate and in the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office. While earning his cum laude law degree from Texas Tech, Drew was heavily involved in the school’s nationally-ranked moot court program. As a law student, he won a national championship in moot court, earned multiple brief-writing awards, and was inducted into the National Order of Scribes for achievement in legal writing.

Away from the Office

Drew continues his involvement with Texas Tech’s moot court program by serving as a volunteer coach, taking law student teams to competitions across the country each year. A longtime soccer fan and former player, Drew is a passionate Arsenal supporter and an FC Dallas season ticket holder. Drumming and reading, particularly fantasy novels, further help him unwind and unplug from the legal world.

Bar Admissions

  • State Bar of Texas (2015)
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • United States District Court for the Northern, Eastern, Southern, and Western District of Texas

Education

  • Texas Tech University School of Law , J.D., cum laude, 2015
    • Donald M. Hunt Outstanding Barrister Award
    • Distinction Award in Trial Advocacy
    • National Order of Scribes
    • Best Appellate Brief Award in 1L Class
    • Board of Barristers
    • Moot Court
  • University of North Texas , B.A., magna cum laude, 2012
    • Student Ambassador for the Department of Political Science
    • Student Government Association, Speaker of the Student Senate, Student Supreme Court Chief Justice

Appellate Matters

  • Obtained mandamus relief to protect KRCL’s client from an overbroad discovery order compelling the release of the client’s personal tax returns and other sensitive information. In re Smith, 2025 WL 356224 (Tex. App.—Tyler Jan. 31, 2025, orig. proceeding).
  • Successfully defended a summary judgment for declaratory relief (and a take-nothing summary judgment against plaintiff’s claims) on appeal. Cooper v. TCH Altera AHCC, LLC, No. 2024 WL 3688120 (Tex. App.—Dallas Aug. 7, 2024, no pet.).
  • Successfully defended a $2.7 million summary judgment award on appeal. Ziegler v. Origin Bank, 2024 WL 1208300 (Tex. App.—Dallas Mar. 21, 2024, no pet.).
  • Overturned and dissolved an improper temporary injunction. Henric v. Glover, 2023 WL 2505301 (Tex. App.—Austin Mar. 15, 2023, no pet.).
  • Upheld the trial court’s denial of an anti-SLAPP motion to dismiss under the new version of the TCPA statute and successfully defeated the petitioner’s request for further intervention in the Supreme Court of Texas. Jones v. Frisco Fertility Center, PLLC, 2022 WL 17248837 (Tex. App.—Dallas Nov. 28, 2022, pet. denied).
  • Speaker, Southwest Association of Bank Counsel, Litigation Update, March 2023
  • Texas Young Lawyers Association (TYLA)
  • National Order of Scribes
  • Moot Court (volunteer coach for Texas Tech Law)
  • Texas Tech Alumni Association
  • University of North Texas Alumni Association
  • Theta Chi Fraternity
  • Texas Rising Stars, Thomson Reuters (2024)