About William
William M. Kerr, Jr. has more than three decades of experience in commercial transactions, with particular emphasis on acquisitions, financings and divestitures of oil and gas related concerns. He is a graduate of Washington and Lee University, where he received his bachelor of arts degree, cum laude, in 1979, as well as of the University of Texas School of Law, where he received his juris doctor, with honors, in 1981. Mr. Kerr is a fourth generation Texas lawyer and practiced for many years in Midland, Texas prior to joining the Austin office of this firm in 2005. His business practice includes extensive international experience in North America, South America, and Europe. Mr. Kerr represents clients ranging from individual investors to mid-size independents to major corporations. Mr. Kerr is a past president of The Trail Foundation in Austin.
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Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Energy Law, Austin (2022)
- Lawyer of the Year: Natural Resources Law, Austin (2021)
- Recognized: Energy Law
- Recognized: Natural Resources Law
- Practice Area: Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Practice Area: Oil and Gas Law
- Practice Area: Water Law
- Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, 2025Business | Corporate
- Business | Corporate
- Legal 500 City Elite, 2025Austin - Corporate and M&A
- Austin - Corporate and M&A
- Best Lawyers in America®, 2013-2026Energy LawNatural Resources Law
- Energy Law
- Natural Resources Law
- Best Lawyers®"Lawyer of the Year" Austin, U.S. News & World ReportEnergy Law, 2022Natural Resources Law, 2021
- Energy Law, 2022
- Natural Resources Law, 2021
- Named Top Austin Attorney, Austin Monthly, 2019