Drew

Alongside his wife, Jessica, Drew Willey founded Restoring Justice. He currently serves on the Board. Drew left a career as an accountant to attend law school at the University of Houston Law Center. An internship with the Texas Innocence Network showed him firsthand how the legal system dehumanizes poor people, people of color, and those with mental health conditions. 

After training from Gideon’s Promise, Drew became a criminal defense attorney, primarily working on representation of the indigent. He is dedicated to providing passionate, proactive, and client-centered representation to marginalized people in the greater Houston area. This work eventually led Drew to found Restoring Justice to not only provide high-quality, holistic counsel to those who need it the most, but also find ways to expose, disrupt, and fix the systemic racism and discrimination in our criminal justice system. 

Drew’s work as a public defender and as the founder of Restoring Justice has been featured in publications like The New York Times, Texas Monthly, Texas Tribune, and the Houston Chronicle.

He is also passionate about encouraging generosity for the vital, necessary, and life-saving work done at Restoring Justice. Drew constantly feels the pressured reality that these needs are grossly outweighed by the support, and asks you to please donate today at restoringjustice.org/give.