Drew Christman

Andrew W. Christman

Senior Partner

Biography

In 2009, Drew Christman founded a law firm where he practiced law with his partners for nine years. In 2018, he parted ways with his then partners and formed Christman | Daniell Attorneys, where he continues to provide clients with outstanding legal representation in a variety of practice areas. He was voted “Best Business Attorney” in Denton County in 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021. The firm offers legal services in the practice areas of Business/Corporate, Family Law, Civil Litigation, Estate Planning, Real Estate, and Title Escrow Services.

Drew got his start as an Assistant Attorney General of Alabama under Hon. William Pryor (now U.S. 11th Cir. Court of Appeals) from 1999-2002. While serving the people of Alabama, he gained extensive experience in constitutional litigation, administrative prosecution, and general civil litigation. Drew also served as a prosecutor in the violent crimes division and public corruption division of the Attorney General’s Office. He was appointed by the Attorney General as general counsel to multiple state boards and agencies, gaining valuable experience in administrative prosecution, defense, and general process.

This experience was further enhanced and broadened over the next seven years in private practice as a civil defense litigator with Gidiere, Hinton, Herndon & Christman, representing some of the largest private corporations and insurance companies in the United States (i.e. Travelers Insurance, State Farm Insurance Companies, CVS, Best Buy, Yum! Brands, Hyundai Motor Manufacturing of America). Drew has successfully defended multi-million dollar lawsuits involving commercial and residential construction defect, commercial trucking, products liability, civil rights/employment law, medical malpractice, tort litigation, and contract litigation. He has appeared multiple times before the state Supreme Court, and has argued four times before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. After 10 years of practice in Alabama, the Christman family moved home to Texas.

Drew completed his undergraduate studies at Texas A&M University, where he was the co-founder of the Gamma Chapter of Beta Upsilon Chi, America’s largest Christian social fraternity. Drew graduated cum laude from Regent University School of Law in 1999.

Drew and his wife, Clarissa, have 2 boys, Justus and Austin, and a lovely daughter-in-law, Reese. Drew is a member of Texas Land and Title Association, the Family Section, and the Entertainment and Sports Law Section of Texas State Bar.

Drew can be reached through his Executive Assistant, Mandi: mandi@christmanattorneys.com

Education / Admissions

Education

  • Texas A&M University
    B.A., 1996
    College Station, Texas
  • Regent Univ. School of Law
    J.D., cum laude, 1999
    Virginia Beach, Virginia

Member Of

  • State Bar of Texas
  • State Bar of Alabama

Courts Admitted

  • Alabama, 1999
  • U.S. District Court
    N. District of Alabama, 1999
  • U.S. District Court
    M. District of Alabama, 1999
  • U.S. District Court
    S. District of Alabama, 1999
  • U.S. Court of Appeals
    Eleventh Circuit, 1999
  • Texas, 2009
  • U.S. District Court
    E. District of Texas, 2009

Published Decisions

Walls v. Alpharma USPD, Inc., 887 So.2d 881 (Ala. 2004)
Owensby v. J.F. Ingram State Technical College, et al., 2008 WL 2782739 (M.D. Ala.)
Pardue v. Mobile County, AL, 279 Fed. Appx. 789 (11th Cir. 2008)
Hendrix v. Chambers, 2008 WL 509633 (M.D. Ala.)
Emanuel v. George C. Wallace Community College, 2009 WL 129948 (M.D. Ala.)
Hall v. Alexander, 2002 WL 655317 (M.D. Ala.)
Carter v. Alabama State Board of Education, 2000 WL 208287 (M.D. Ala.)
Givens v. Chambers, 548 F. Supp.2d 1259 (M.D. Ala. 2008)
K.M. v. Alabama Dept. of Youth Services, 360 F. Supp2d 1253 (M.D. Ala. 2005)
Summit Medical Associates, P.C. v. Siegelman, 130 F. Supp.2d 1307 (M.D. Ala. 2001)
Pardue v. City of Saraland, 2011 WL 130332 (M.D. Ala.)
Morris v. Wallace Community College-Selma, 125 F. Supp2d 1315 (S.D. Ala. 2001)

Biography

Biography

In 2009, Drew Christman founded a law firm where he practiced law with his partners for nine years. In 2018, he parted ways with his then partners and formed Christman | Daniell Attorneys, where he continues to provide clients with outstanding legal representation in a variety of practice areas. He was voted “Best Business Attorney” in Denton County in 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021. The firm offers legal services in the practice areas of Business/Corporate, Family Law, Civil Litigation, Estate Planning, Real Estate, and Title Escrow Services.

Drew got his start as an Assistant Attorney General of Alabama under Hon. William Pryor (now U.S. 11th Cir. Court of Appeals) from 1999-2002. While serving the people of Alabama, he gained extensive experience in constitutional litigation, administrative prosecution, and general civil litigation. Drew also served as a prosecutor in the violent crimes division and public corruption division of the Attorney General’s Office. He was appointed by the Attorney General as general counsel to multiple state boards and agencies, gaining valuable experience in administrative prosecution, defense, and general process.

This experience was further enhanced and broadened over the next seven years in private practice as a civil defense litigator with Gidiere, Hinton, Herndon & Christman, representing some of the largest private corporations and insurance companies in the United States (i.e. Travelers Insurance, State Farm Insurance Companies, CVS, Best Buy, Yum! Brands, Hyundai Motor Manufacturing of America). Drew has successfully defended multi-million dollar lawsuits involving commercial and residential construction defect, commercial trucking, products liability, civil rights/employment law, medical malpractice, tort litigation, and contract litigation. He has appeared multiple times before the state Supreme Court, and has argued four times before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. After 10 years of practice in Alabama, the Christman family moved home to Texas.

Drew completed his undergraduate studies at Texas A&M University, where he was the co-founder of the Gamma Chapter of Beta Upsilon Chi, America’s largest Christian social fraternity. Drew graduated cum laude from Regent University School of Law in 1999.

Drew and his wife, Clarissa, have 2 boys, Justus and Austin, and a lovely daughter-in-law, Reese. Drew is a member of Texas Land and Title Association, the Family Section, and the Entertainment and Sports Law Section of Texas State Bar.

Drew can be reached through his Executive Assistant, Mandi: mandi@christmanattorneys.com

Education / Admissions

Education / Admissions

Education

  • Texas A&M University
    B.A., 1996
    College Station, Texas
  • Regent Univ. School of Law
    J.D., cum laude, 1999
    Virginia Beach, Virginia

Member Of

  • State Bar of Texas
  • State Bar of Alabama

Courts Admitted

  • Alabama, 1999
  • U.S. District Court
    N. District of Alabama, 1999
  • U.S. District Court
    M. District of Alabama, 1999
  • U.S. District Court
    S. District of Alabama, 1999
  • U.S. Court of Appeals
    Eleventh Circuit, 1999
  • Texas, 2009
  • U.S. District Court
    E. District of Texas, 2009
Published Decisions

Published Decisions

Walls v. Alpharma USPD, Inc., 887 So.2d 881 (Ala. 2004)
Owensby v. J.F. Ingram State Technical College, et al., 2008 WL 2782739 (M.D. Ala.)
Pardue v. Mobile County, AL, 279 Fed. Appx. 789 (11th Cir. 2008)
Hendrix v. Chambers, 2008 WL 509633 (M.D. Ala.)
Emanuel v. George C. Wallace Community College, 2009 WL 129948 (M.D. Ala.)
Hall v. Alexander, 2002 WL 655317 (M.D. Ala.)
Carter v. Alabama State Board of Education, 2000 WL 208287 (M.D. Ala.)
Givens v. Chambers, 548 F. Supp.2d 1259 (M.D. Ala. 2008)
K.M. v. Alabama Dept. of Youth Services, 360 F. Supp2d 1253 (M.D. Ala. 2005)
Summit Medical Associates, P.C. v. Siegelman, 130 F. Supp.2d 1307 (M.D. Ala. 2001)
Pardue v. City of Saraland, 2011 WL 130332 (M.D. Ala.)
Morris v. Wallace Community College-Selma, 125 F. Supp2d 1315 (S.D. Ala. 2001)