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William B. Graham

Location: Houston, Texas
Phone: 713-355-5000
Fax: 713-355-5001
Email Me ( wgraham@jgdpc.com)
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Will Graham is an attorney at Jackson Gilmour & Dobbs, PC in Houston, Texas. He is licensed to practice in the State of Texas and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Mr. Graham is married and lives in Houston, Texas.

Practice Areas/Experience

The emphasis of Mr. Graham's current practice is civil and criminal environmental litigation. He is part of a team that serves as Special Counsel to the State of New Jersey in pursuing remediation costs and other damages associated with the Passaic River. He is a former Assistant District Attorney for Harris County, Texas where he served in the Trial Bureau and Environmental Crimes Division. As an Assistant District Attorney, Mr. Graham tried a wide variety of lawsuits and prosecuted hundreds of individuals and business entities for criminal violations of the Texas Water Code and Health and Safety Code.

Professional Background

Prior to joining Jackson Gilmour & Dobbs in January of 2011, Mr. Graham was a prosecutor in Harris County, Texas. Mr. Graham received his law degree from South Texas College of Law in 2005. During law school, he clerked at a firm focused on commercial litigation and held a judicial externship in the Juzgado Séptimo Civil in Cuernavaca, Morelos.

Mr. Graham received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Texas at Austin in 2001. He has participated in several language study programs in Portugal and Spain and was an American Field Service exchange student in Quito, Ecuador in 1995-1996.

Professional Activities

  • Houston Bar Association, Board Member, Environmental Law Section
  • Houston Bar Association, Member, Criminal Law Section
  • State Bar of Texas, Member
  • American Bar Association, Member, Environment, Energy and Resources Section

Presentations

Mr. Graham has recently presented the following:

  • Environmental Law Update, Environmental Criminal Enforcement Panel, moderator of panel discussion of regional environmental enforcement policies, Houston Bar Association Environmental Law Section Continuing Legal Education, May 11, 2011, Houston, Texas.
  • Environmental Law Update, Up Close Look at the Port of Houston, presentation highlighting pollution violations in the Port of Houston and their potential civil and criminal repercussions, Houston Bar Association Environmental Law Section Continuing Legal Education, October 9, 2009, Houston, Texas.

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Announcements
  • Bill Jackson to present at Law Seminars International Natural Resource Damages conference, July 12-13, 2012, in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
  • Lori Warner selected for 2012 Best Lawyers America in the practice area of Environmental Law.
  • Lori Warner appointed to the advisory board of Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts (TALA).
  • Jackson Gilmour & Dobbs, PC is proud to announce that Victor Cardenas has become a Shareholder with the firm.
  • Kenny Corley named to Texas Rising Stars for 2012.
  • Jackson Gilmour & Dobbs, PC is proud to announce that Neel Choudhury has joined its Baton Rouge office as an associate.
  • Texas Super Lawyers selected Bill Jackson to its list of leading environmental litigators for 2011.
  • Bill Jackson recognized as a leading environmental litigator in Texas by Chambers and Partners' 2011 Chambers USA guide.