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Willam R. Keffer

Address: 

11204 Gardner Ave.
Lubbock, TX 79424

Phone Number: 
(214) 435-6596
Email: 
bkeffer@mklaw.net
Born: 
1958, Texas
Languages: 
English
Nationalities: 
American
Education: 
SMU, BA, 1981
University of Texas, JD, 1984
Bar Admission or Professional License: 
State of Texas, 1984
Present Position: 
Professor of Practice; Janet Scivally and David Copeland Endowed
Professor of Energy Law; Director of Energy Law Programs - Texas Tech University School of Law
Professional Experience: 

Vial, Hamilton - Associate (1984-87);
ARCO Oil & Gas - Senior Attorney (1987-93);
Gardere & Wynne - Partner (1993-2001);
Miller & Keffer - Partner (2001-07);
William R. Keffer, P.C. - Owner (2007-Present);
Texas Legislature - State Rep Dist. 107 (2003-07);
Texas Legislative Associates - Member (2013);

Professional Associations: 

State Bar of Texas;
Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission - Appointed by Governor Rick Perry;
Neutral - American Arbitration Association;
SMU Maguire Energy Institute - Board Member (2007-Present);
Columnist - Shale Magazine (2014-Present)

Panels of Arbitrators: 

AAA

Arbitration Experience: 

Counsel – Oil & Gas PSA/Indemnity (2012-3); Panel Member – Oil & Gas Breach of Contract (2016-9); Sole Arbitrator – Oil & Gas Breach of Contract (2016); Sole Arbitrator – Oil & Gas Breach of Contract (2018); Sole Arbitrator – several (12) consumer, debt-collection cases

Areas of Specialization: 
Environmental Law
Energy
Civil & Commercial Litigation & Arbitration
Oil & Gas
Publications from JURIS: 
Publications: 

“Drilling for Damages: Common Law Relief in Oilfield Pollution Cases” – SMU Law Review (March-April 1994)

 

“The Last Phase of an Oil Field: Getting Sued” [written with Elizabeth A. Joyner, J. Randall Miller, and Casey Dean Burgess] – 54th Annual Institute on Oil and Gas Law (2003)

 

“Cleaning Up - The Right Way” – Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Law, Section Report (December 2007)

 

“The Fracks of Life: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same” – Landman (September/October 2013)

 

Hydraulic Fracturing Impacts and Technologies: A Multidisciplinary Perspective (Chapter Title: “From Property Rights to Endangered Species – Legal Issues Surrounding Hydraulic Fracturing”) – Taylor & Francis Group (Publisher) (September 2014)

 

“Exposure and Stigma Damages” [written with Chris Dachniwski]

  • State Bar of Texas CLE Conference – Dallas, TX (2/5/16)
  • University of Texas Law CLE Conference – Austin, TX (10/28/16)