Andrew “Drew” Wachtman joined Perez Morris in 1998. His primary focus is civil defense litigation and general practice. He also counsels on business, insurance coverage and risk management issues.

Drew has substantial first chair jury trial and appellate experience, along with various business formation transactions. His litigation experience enables him to practice extensively throughout the Ohio courts.

Drew practiced insurance defense and business litigation prior to joining Perez Morris. He also served as associate general counsel for a major corporation. Drew served as a legal intern for Chief Justice Thomas Moyer of the Ohio Supreme Court and for the Ohio Secretary of State, Corporation Division.

Drew and his wife are the proud parents of three daughters.

Admissions

Ohio, 1994

• United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio
• United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio

Memberships & Affiliations

• Ohio State Bar Association – Insurance Law Division, Member
• Columbus State Bar Association, Member

Presentations

• Res Ipsa Loquitor: How Plaintiffs Try to Use It and What Facts Can Help Defeat Them, NRRDA Lighthouse Seminar, 2018
• Don’t Give Up on Summary Judgment Proceedings in Premises Liability Situations, Perez Morris, LLC, 2019
• The EU Commission de Havilland Decision: Potential Problems in European Community Merger Control are Realized, Law Review, 1992

Awards & Recognition

• Capital University Law School
  • Law Review, Articles Director
  • Order of the Curia, Member
• Capital University
  • Student Paper Competition; topic, consumption taxes; second place award from the Ohio Association of Economists and Political Scientists, 1990