William B. Short, Jr.
Director
Dallas, Texas


Phone: 972.982.8458
Fax: 972.982.8451


Practice Areas
Construction/Surety Law
Real Estate Law

Bill is a Director in the Construction/Surety and Real Estate Law sections of Coats Rose. He has more than 39 years of experience in both a transactional and litigation practice, representing lenders, owners, sureties, contractors, subcontractors, and design professionals in both public and private construction projects. He has been rated AV by Martindale Hubbell, named a Texas Super Lawyer by Texas Monthly and Law & Politics magazines and listed in The Best Lawyers of America, Chamber’s USA, and Who’s Who Legal as one of America’s leading attorneys.

Practice Emphasis                                                                                               Bill’s practice focuses primarily on commercial and construction litigation, involving contract interpretation, design defects, negligence and insurance claims, real estate transactions and bond claims. He maintains an expansively lauded alternative dispute resolution practice, wherein he has served as an arbitrator and mediator in all areas of commercial disputes, including as chair of arbitration panels for construction cases involving tens of millions of dollars in aggregate claims. Since 1988, he has lectured and been a panel speaker and moderator at the annual State Bar of Texas Construction Law Conference.

Education                                                                                              Southern Methodist University (B.A, 1966; J.D, 1969)

Admitted                                                                                                     1969, Texas United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Affiliations
American Bar Association
Forum Committee on Construction Industry
Business Section
Real Property Section
Probate and Trust Section
Dispute Resolution Section (Construction Committee)
Litigation Section State Bar of Texas
Construction Law Section (Past Chair and Councilmember)
Real Estate Section
Business Law Section
Alternative Dispute Resolution Section
Association of Attorney-Mediators – North Texas Chapter (Past President)
American Arbitration Association National Roster of Arbitrators and Mediators
Dallas Bar Association (2009 Chair of the Collaborative Law Section)
Construction Law Section (Past Chair and Councilmember)
Ethics Committee (Past Chair)
Fee Disputes Committee (Past Chair)
Texas Bar Foundation (Sustaining Life Fellow)
Texas Center for Legal Ethics and Professionalism
College of the State Bar of Texas
Pro Bono College of the State Bar of Texas
Legal Services of North Texas Joint Volunteer Attorney Program
Dispute Mediation Services Inc.
Texas Mediator Credentialing Association (Credentialed Advanced Mediator)
Global Collaborative Law Council, Inc. (Director)
Articles
Collaborative Law: It's Here and the Consesusdocs Are, Too
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Press Releases
William B. Short, Jr. Named Chair for Dallas Bar Collaborative Law Section
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