William Willard Gibson, Jr.

Who is William Willard Gibson, Jr.?

William Willard Gibson, Jr. received a B.A. in government in 1954 and an LL.B with honors in 1956 from the University of Texas at Austin. During law school he was a member of the Order of the Coif and an editor of the Texas Law Review. Following graduation, he joined the firm of Gibson, Ochsner, Harlann, Kiney, & Morris in Amarillo, Texas as an associate partner. From 1964-65 he served as the President of the Junior Bar of the State of Texas. He was subsequently recruited by Dean W. Page Keeton of the University of Texas School of Law and joined the faculty in 1965.

Specializing in real property and estates, Professor Gibson taught courses in Texas land titles, real estate transactions, real estate finance, insurance, Texas procedure, wills and estates, fraud and mistake, and professional responsibility.

From 1971-73 Professor Gibson took a leave of absence to serve as an attorney advisor to the Federal Power Commission. In 1983 he was named Sylvan Lang Professor of Law. In addition to his teaching duties, he served as Associate Dean for Administration and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.

Professor Gibson contributed to continuing legal education in Texas in a variety of ways.