William H. Locke

• Admitted to bar, 1972, Texas.
• Board Certified in Commercial, Residential and Farm and Ranch Real Estate Law, by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
• Education: Del Mar College (A.A., with honors, 1967); University of Texas (B.A., 1969; J.D., with honors, 1972). Phi Delta Phi. UT Law Quizmaster.
• Member, National Association of College and University Attorneys

Condominiums

• Representation of developers in to-be-built office condominiums and formation of commercial property owners associations and residential condominium associations.
• Representation of developers of to-be-built medical office condominium including construction, sales and condominium documentation.

Construction

• Representation of a Junior College District in negotiation of architect, consultant and construction contracts for $100 million expansion.
• Negotiation of construction contracts for office buildings, apartment projects, and land development.

finance

• Representation of borrower on large synthetic lease including rendition of legal opinion.
• Negotiation and drafting of loan documentation for various banks.
• Representation of lenders in foreclosures and workouts.

insurance and risk management

• Representation of a regional transit authority in negotiating an inter-local agreement with another regional transit authority for rail service between two cities, including risk management and insurance issues.
• Representation of owners in determining risk management approaches for developments, including preparation of insurance specifications and indemnities.
• Assisted a large condominium project in evaluating potential mold contamination and claims upon its insurance carriers.

sales

• Representation of shopping center investment syndicator in purchasing and selling shopping centers.
• Representation of apartment project developers in the acquisition of various sites for the construction of multi-family apartment projects.
• Representation of an office building owner in the sale of an office building with multiple tenants to an out-of-state income-producing property holding partnership.
• Representation of a seller of lead-contaminated property to an industrial building acquisition partnership.
• Representation of numerous developers in acquisitions of tracts for single and mixed-use developments, including master planning, permitting, and zoning.
• Representation of Mexican business interests in acquisition of U.S. real estate.

government

• Representation of rock quarry owner in negotiating development agreement with home-rule city in connection with voluntary annexation under threat of involuntary annexation.
• Representation of a municipality in obtaining a lease from the School Land Board of the State of Texas of 600 acres of upland and submerged land for the construction of a container port.
• Representation of a manufacturer in relocating its operations into a to-be-constructed industrial park, including negotiation of tax incentives from the city’s economic development corporation.
• Representation of property owners in negotiations with TCAD contesting ad valorem tax valuations.

leases

• Representation of a subtenant in negotiating a sublease in a to-be-finished out shell building.
• Representation of landlords in negotiating and drafting office leases for newly built high-rise office building.
• Representation of developers in negotiating and drafting ground leases.

farm and ranch

• Representation of landowners granting conservation easements to qualifying conservation associations.
• Representation of ranchers in ranch-related matters, including buying and selling ranches, negotiation of pipeline easements, seismic options and oil and gas leases.

• Austin Bar Association (Real Estate Section).
• Corpus Christi Bar Association (Past President).
• American Bar Association (Real Property Section).
• State Bar of Texas (Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section; Real Estate Forms Committee).
• Texas College of Real Estate Attorneys (Founding Director).
• Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation.
• Fellow Member and 35-Year Maintaining Member, College of the State Bar of Texas.

• 2024 Texas Super Lawyers List
• State Bar REPTL Distinguished Real Estate Attorney Lifetime Achievement Award (see tribute video), 2020
• Certificate of Merit by President of State Bar of Texas, 2020
• Fellow, American College of Real Estate Lawyers
• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America^® published by Woodward/White, Inc., Real Estate Law, (2001- 2024)
• Received The Jerry Charles Saegert Awards for “Best CLE Paper” for his paper: Annotated Insurance Specifications and Texas Risk Management Manual (see below).
• AV^® Preeminent^™ Peer Review Rating, Martindale.com
• Who’s Who in America; Who’s Who in American Lawyers; Who’s Who in Emerging Leaders in America; Who’s Who in the World; Who’s Who in the South and Southwest; Who’s Who in Finance and Industry; Who’s Who in Real Estate.
• Texas Monthly, Super Lawyers^®, published by Thomson Reuters, 2003-2022

• Founder of the Palmer Drug Abuse Program of Austin, Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization that provides counseling for adolescents and their families seeking to live a drug and alcohol-free life.
• Member of the Downtown Austin Alliance (Economic Development Committee).
• Member of the Real Estate Council of Austin, Inc. (Regional Issues Committee).
• Graduate of Leadership Austin Class 25 and Leadership Corpus Christi Class 13.
• Member of the Church of the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, Austin, Texas.
• Previous Chairman of the Zoning and Planning Commission of the City of Corpus Christi.
• Previous Chairman of the Corpus Christi Chapter of the National Conference of Christians and Jews.

Condominiums

• “Business and Mixed Use Condominiums” (206 pages) and “Document Package for an Office Condominium” (61 pages), Houston Bar Association, Real Estate Section, February 2013
• “Documentation for the To-Be-Built Office Condominium” (205 pages), March 2005

construction

• “AIA Construction for Lawyers: Latest Insurance and Risk Management Approaches” (181 pages), April 2023
• “Insurance for AIA Construction Contacts” (284 pages), December 2022
• “CGL Coverage of Construction Defects” (42 pages), March 2016
• “Liability of Architects and Engineers for Observation and Inspection Services: Breaking the Bonds of Privity” (60 Pages), July 2012
• “CGL Coverage of Defective Work” (39 pages), October 2009

finance

• “Top Ten Insurance Tips for Lenders” (19 pages), March 2012
• “Top Ten Insurance Tips for Mortgage Lending” (16 pages), September 2011
• “Insurance Issues in Distressful Times” (86 pages), March 2011
• “Distress and Insurance: When the Going Gets Rough, Does Your Risk Get Going?”(100 pages), October 2010

Foreclosure

• “Texas Foreclosure Experiences” (24 pages), December 2022
• Author and Editor of “Texas Foreclosure Manual,” State Bar of Texas 1st, 2nd & 3rd Ed.s (2019) and Annual Supplements (through 2023)
• “Ins and Outs of Foreclosure in Texas: Practice Guide for the Practitioner” (93 pages), July 2005

Insurance and risk management

• “Insurance for AIA Construction Contracts” (284 pages), December 2020
• “If the Shoe Fits Wear It – Shoehorning Waivers of Subrogation Into Commercial Leases,” June 2020
• “Texas Risk Management Manual”(662 pages), 2018
• “Drafting Indemnities (and Their Relationship to Insurance),” 2017
• “Protecting the Owner: Construction Insurance on a High-Rise Office Building,” 2016
• “Three Scofflaws Are on the Loose, but There Is a New Sheriff in Town,” 2016
• “Insurance for Real Estate Lawyers,” 2016
• “A Dozen Things You Wish You Had Known About Commercial Project Insurance,” 2013
• “Allocating Extraordinary Risk in Leases: Indemnity/Insurance/Releases and Exculpations/Condemnation” (147 pages), June 2006

See Insurance and Risk Management articles listed in the other topics.

Sales

• “‘As Is’ In a Contaminated World” (5 pages), December 2012
• “The Law of ‘As Is'” (63 pages), May 2009
• “Papering the Deal: From Land Acquisition to Development” (270 pages), July 2004
• “Field Guide for Due Diligence on Income Producing Properties” (12 pages); Appendix documents (203 pages), June 2000