Balch & Bingham LLP

Litigation

Partner

Bill Johnson has a diverse practice focusing on complex business litigation, energy law, and administrative law. He has extensive first-chair courtroom experience in state court, federal court, arbitrations, the Texas Railroad Commission, and the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT). His legal experience includes oil-and-gas litigation, electric-utility litigation, fiduciary-duty litigation, partnership disputes, environmental litigation, and real-estate litigation. Bill represents clients in the prosecution and defense of cases and appeals in federal and state courts as well as before arbitration panels. He also routinely advises and represents clients at the Texas Railroad Commission.

Volunteer Legal Services, Pro Bono Legal Services

Austin Bar Association, President Civil Litigation Section 2011-2012

Austin Young Lawyers Association, Director 2006-2008

University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 1997, with honors, Order of the Coif

Southern Methodist University, B.A., 1993, cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa