William Kilgarlin

Email: kilgarlin@mindspring.com

Areas of Representation

  • Appellate Advocacy
  • Trial Consultant

Licenses and Admissions

  • State Bar of Texas – all courts
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
  • United States Supreme Court

Education

  • LL.B., The University of Texas, 1962 B.S., University of Houston, 1954

Honors

  • Justice, Supreme Court of Texas, 1983-88
  • Judge, 215th Judicial District Court, Harris County, 1978-82
  • State Bar of Texas Award, 1985 - Outstanding Service, C.L.E. (Continuing Legal Education)
  • Central Texas American Civil Liberties Union - Outstanding Texas Jurist Award. 1988
    1st Lt., U.S. Army Artillery, Honorable Discharge, 1957

Previous Work Experience

  • Of Counsel - Popp & Ikard LLP
  • Private practice of law, Austin, 1989-1994; Santa Fe/Austin, 1994 - Present
  • Adjunct Professor of Law, Texas Tech University, 1989-90
  • Faculty, Texas College of the Judiciary, 1982-88
  • Private practice of law, Houston, 1962-78

Professional Affiliations and Activities

  • Member, Texas House of Representatives, from Harris County (Houston), 1959-60
  • Court Master to formulate a plan for equality of Texas funding of public schools, 1992-93
  • Member, 1988-1990, Committee to Promulgate Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct
  • Member, 2004, Santa Fe, NM Campaign Reform Commission (to rewrite election code)

Law-Related Publications


Presented Seminar Papers