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About Bill King

Professional Experience

Present

Bracewell & Giuliani, LLP, Of Counsel, Public Law
Houston, TX

1998 to present

Southwest Airport Services, Inc., President & Director
Houston, TX

2002 to present

GB Tech, Inc., Director
Houston, TX

1998 to Sep 2006

Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP
Houston, TX

Houston Office Managing Partner & Law Firm Management Committee Chair

	Served as a key member of firm management team
	Chairperson of law firm's Bankruptcy Section and co-chair of the Information Technology Steering Committee
	Member of the law firm's Legal Practice Standards Committee and the Legislative Committee

Community Involvement

Ongoing Involvement

2007 to Present	Crime Stoppers of Houston Board of Directors
2006 to Present	Fire Fighters Foundation of Houston Chairman
2007 to Present	Interfaith Ministries Director & Emergency Preparedness Chair
2005 to Present	Galveston Bay Foundation Director, Executive Committee
2007 to Present	Harris County Health Facilities Development Corporation President
2005 to present	Houston-Galveston Area Council Hurricane Preparedness Task Force
2007 to Present	Veterans Museum in Texas Director
2004 to Present	Houston-Galveston Area Council Transportation Policy Council
1999 to Present	Greater Houston Partnership Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and Tax & Fiscal Policy Committee
1988 to Present	American Leadership Forum Senior Fellow, Class IV

Previous Involvement

2005 to 2006	Governor's Task Force on Evacuation Transportation and Logistics
2007	Center for Houston's Future, Class Member
2001 to 2005	City of Kemah City Mayor
1996 to 2001	City of Kemah City Councilman
2001 to 2005	Kemah Public Facilities Corporation President
2002 to 2007	Greater Houston Partnership Airports and Ports Subcommittee, Chair (2002-2004)
1998 to 2000	Bay Area Houston Economic Development Partnership Political Protocol Committee
2000 to 2007	Bay Area Houston Economic Development Partnership Director
2003 to 2007	Ellington Field Task Force
2002 to 2005	Boys & Girls Harbor Director
1986 to 1991	Juvenile Diabetes Foundation Director
1987	United Negro College Fund Corporate Chairman
2000 to 2003	American Leadership Forum Director
1992 to 1993	Kemah Economic Development Corporation Director
1995 to 1999	Rudy Tomjanovich Scholarship Fund Advisory Director
1996 to 1998	Clear Creek ISD District-wide Educational Improvement Council
1998	City of Houston Aviation Department Transition Team Co-Chair
2000	City of Houston Birthday Celebration Finance Chair
2002	City of Houston Birthday Celebration Steering Committee & Co-Master of Ceremonies
2001 to 2003	American Cancer Society - Silver Dollar Ball Advisory Committee
2001 to 2005	Bay Area Transportation Partnership Director

Recent Awards & Recognition

2007	U.S. Conference of Mayors Best Public-Private Partnership Awarded to Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson for work done with City of Houston on affordable house land bank
2007	Weather Hero Award, Houston Weather Museum
2006	National Hurricane Conference Outstanding Achievement Award for Mitigation
2007	Boys & Girls Harbor Gala Honoree
2003	Good Skipper Award Boys & Girls Harbor
1996	Citizen of the Year Clear Lake Elks Lodge

Certifications

Admitted to practice in the courts of:

	The U.S. Supreme Court
	The Texas Supreme Court
	The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
	The Southern U.S. District Courts for the State of Texas

Current Professional Memberships

	State Bar of Texas
	Houston Bar Association
	Galveston County Bar Association
	Fifth Circuit Bar Association

Education

University of Houston Bates College of Law, Houston, Texas
Juris Doctor, 1978

University of Houston, Houston, Texas
Bachelor of Science, 1974, Cum Laude

Family

Wife Melissa King
Children Emily, Jonathon, Rebecca and Faith

William E. King