Roberta “Robin” Cross

Municipal Law

Robin Cross has over thirty years’ experience advising and representing local governments. She was recognized as an International Municipal Lawyers Association (IMLA) Fellow in 2013. She has worked as in-house counsel for a statewide police labor union and as a trial attorney for the EEOC. She is licensed to practice in Texas and is admitted to all of its federal courts, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court. She is Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. She has served as President of IMLA’s Personnel Section since 2018, which led to her being awarded the William I. Thornton, Jr. IMLA Faculty Award in 2021. She received the President’s award in 2023.

• Messer Fort PLLC – Senior Attorney
• The Woodlands Township, TX – Township Attorney
• City of College Station, TX – Deputy City Attorney
• City of Galveston, TX – SR Assistant City Attorney
• City of El Paso, TX – Assistant City Attorney, Associate Municipal Judge; Hearing Officer
• Housing Authority of the City of El Paso, Texas – Director of Contract Compliance/Legal Services
• Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (“C.L.E.A.T.”) – Assistant General Counsel:Senior Staff Attorney

• University of Alabama School of Law, Post-Graduate Work, Tax Law
• Creighton University School of Law, Senior Editor, Law Review.
• University of Nebraska at Lincoln, B.A., Interdisciplinary Studies, Dean’s List Graduate

• U.S. District Court, Texas (Western, Eastern, Southern and Northern Districts)
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Military Review
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

• Board Certified, Texas (TBLS) Labor & Employment Law, 1992 – present
• Texas City Attorneys’ Assn, Certification in Municipal Law 2012, 2018
• International Municipal Lawyers’ Assn, Local Government Fellow, 2013- present

• Recipient of William I. Thornton, Jr. IMLA Faculty Award, 2021
• Recipient of award from CLEAT for service to police affairs

• Judge Advocate, Department of the Army
• Twenty-two years of combined active, Reserve and Guard service. Legal Advisor to combat arms unit and Instructor at West Point Military Academy