Shareholder

Bill joined Harris, Finley & Bogle in 1979 and became a shareholder in 1984. He represents producers, operators, and landowners in a variety of oil and gas transactions, including buying and selling producing properties, joint development agreements, leasing, operating agreements, and other transactions involving oil and gas assets. He has been board-certified in oil, gas and mineral law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1986. Originally from Houston, he now lives in Fort Worth with his wife, Lissie.

Admitted to Practice

  • State Bar of Texas

Education

  • Juris Doctor, Southern Methodist University School of Law
  • Bachelor of Business Administration, Texas Christian University

Presentations and Publications

  • William G. Bredthauer and Michael K. Reer, "Texas Supreme Court Decision Clarifies Surface Estate Rights," The American Oil & Gas Reporter, July 2017.
  • William G. Bredthauer and Shawna Shellgrove Rinehart, Ownership and Leasing of Minerals Under Highways and Right-of-Ways, 16 Tex. Wesleyan L. Rev. 3 (2009)
  • Dealing with Financially Troubled Parties in Oil and Gas Transactions – State Bar of Texas, Advanced Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Course (September 1997)
  • Fort Worth Rocks – The University of Texas School of Law, 31st Annual Ernest E. Smith Oil, Gas & Mineral Lease Institute (April 2005)
  • Barnett Shale Leasing Decisions Hinge on Many Factors – Barnett Shale Breakfast Symposium (November 2006)
  • Ownership and Leasing of Minerals under Highways and Right-of-Ways – Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, Urban Gas Drilling Symposium (April 2009)
  • Barnett Shale Update – Dallas Bar Association, Energy Law Section, Review of Oil & Gas Law XXIV (August 2009)

Additional Highlights

  • Rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™
  • Board-Certified in Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
  • Member, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Section, State Bar of Texas
  • Course Director, 26th Annual Ernest E. Smith Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Institute
  • Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
  • Attends Christ Chapel Bible Church in Fort Worth
  • Member of the Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Advisory Commission for the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
  • Former member of the Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Examination Commission for the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
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