About William
William A. Horn received his bachelor's degree with honors from the University of Wisconsin and graduated cum laude from the University of Wisconsin Law School. Bill specializes in environmental, oil and gas, eminent domain, water and riparian rights, land use and public utility law, as well as civil and administrative litigation, and has been representing and counseling private and public sector clients in these areas since 1982. In addition to having served as an adjunct professor for a law school course on environmental law, Bill has spoken at seminars sponsored by the Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Grand Rapids Bar Association, Michigan Oil & Gas Association, International Right-of-Way Association and Society of Professional Engineers, and has written articles for local, state and national publications.
Practice Areas
Education
Professional Affiliations
Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Environmental Law, Grand Rapids (2025)
- Lawyer of the Year: Oil and Gas Law, Grand Rapids (2024)
- Lawyer of the Year: Natural Resources Law, Grand Rapids (2021)
- Lawyer of the Year: Oil and Gas Law, Grand Rapids (2019)
- Lawyer of the Year: Oil and Gas Law, Grand Rapids (2015)
- Recognized: Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Recognized: Environmental Law
- Recognized: Litigation - Environmental
- Recognized: Natural Resources Law
- Recognized: Oil and Gas Law
- Recognized: Water Law
- Special Focus: Gas
- Special Focus: Litigation
- Special Focus: Pipeline
- Special Focus: Regulatory
- Selected for inclusion in Grand Rapids Magazine’s 2019-2023 Top Lawyers
- Listed in Michigan Super Lawyers
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America