William Burford

Partner, Kelly Hart & Hallman, LLP

William B. Burford is a partner in the Midland, Texas, office of Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP.  He received a Bachelor of Science degree in geology from the University of Texas at Austin in 1975, and is a 1978 graduate of the University of Texas Law School, where he was a member of the Texas Law Review.  He has practiced in Midland since his graduation, primarily in the area of oil and gas title and transactional matters.  He has served, since its inception, on the editorial board for the development of title examination standards established by the Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law (REPTL) and Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Law (OGERL) Sections of the State Bar of Texas and is a past chair of the OGERL Section.  He is the Texas reporter for the quarterly Mineral and Energy Law Newsletter published by the Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law (formerly the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation) and has served as a trustee of the Foundation.