Law Offices of William C. Bednar, Austin, Texas law firm education law special education employment discrimination desegregation school construction lease-purchase voting rights student discipline UIL disputes mediation boundaries administrative attorney lawyer

William C. Bednar
Law Offices of William C. Bednar
1706 West 6th Street
Austin, TX 78703-4703

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Phone:

(512) 494-1177

E-mail:

wcbednar@educationlaw.ws

Fax:

(512) 494-1188

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http://bednarlaw.lawoffice.com
http://www.educationlaw.ws

Position	Areas of Practice	Bar Admissions
Education	Published Works	Affiliations

Current Employment Position(s):: Law Offices of William C. Bednar; Of Counsel: Powell & Leon L.L.P.

Areas Of Practice:: Administrative Law; Constitutional Law; Education Law; Government Agencies & Programs; State, Local & Municipal Law

Bar Admissions:: Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit; U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia; U.S. District Court Western District of Texas; U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas; U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas; U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas; U.S. Supreme Court

Education:: The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 1970; J.D.; Honors: Editors Scholarship, Texas International Law Journal; Honors: Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity; Honors: American Jurisprudence Award: Federal Courts; Honors: American Jurisprudence Award: International Business Transactions; Honors: Research Assistant, Fulda & Schwartz; Law Journal: Editor in Chief, Texas International Law Journal; Stanford University, 1962; B.A.; Major: Political Science

Published Works:: Comment, 49 Tex. L. Rev. 247, 1971; Preventive School Law in Principals Handbook: Current Issues in School Law, Chapter 30, NOLPE, 1989; Preventive School Law in Critical Issues in Education Law: The Role of Federal Judiciary in Shaping Public Education, Chapter 12, NOLPE, 1988; Preventive Law: Minimizing Legal Risks Through Foresight and Planning, 2 Tex. School Administrators Legal Digest, No. 8 at 4, 1986; Preventive School Law, School Law Update: Preventative School Law 1-14, NOLPE, 1984; A Survey of the Texas Reform Package: House Bill No. 72, 16 St. Mary's L.J. 813, 1985

Classes/Seminars Taught:: "Desegregation of Higher Education in Texas: What Does the Future Hold?", 11th Annual Texas Higher Education Law Conference, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, April 2007; "The Fourth Amendment: Search and Seizure on the Higher Education Campus", 10th Annual Legal Conference on Higher Education, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, April 2006; "Privacy Rights and School Administration", Lorman Seminar, Liability in Texas Schools, Austin, TX, May 2005; Leasing and Purchasing Personal Property by Public School Districts, University of Texas School of Law, 14th Annual School Law Conference, Austin, TX,, March 1999; "Drug Testing for Athletes and Others", Education Law Association Winter Seminar, Elkhorn Resort, Sun Valley, Idaho, February 1999; "Sexual Harassment of Students by Students", Education Law Winter Seminar, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, February 1997; "Federal Liability for Student Claims", NOLPE Education Law Spring Ski Seminar, Snowbird, Utah, March 1994; "Legal Aspects of School Boundary Changes", 7th Annual School Law Conference, University of Texas School of Law, March 1992; "Current Theories of Teacher Dismissal", NOLPE Ski Seminar, Park City, Utah, March 1991; "Employees, Board Members, and the Law", National School Boards Association Summer Conference, Reno, Nevada, July 1989; "Lease Purchase and the Financing of School Facilities and Equipment", 5th Annual School Law Conference, University of Texas School of Law, March 1989; 'Legalization of American Education and Consequences for Lawyers, Educators, and School Systems", 10th Annual Spring Conference for School Administrators and Supervisors, North Texas State University, April 1988; "Student Expression Under the First Amendment", NOLPE Education Law Winter Conference, Breckenridge, Colorado, March 1988; "Lease Purchase and the Financing of School Facilities", 3d Annual School Law Conference, University of Texas School of Law, March 1988; "Conducting the Annual ARD: Due Process for Handicapped Children", Continuing In-Service for Instructional Leadership, Region V Education Service Center, April 1987; "Where Are We Now and What Does the Future Hold" (Panel Discussion), School Law Conference, University of Texas School of Law, March 1986; "Legal Implications of the Career Ladder", First Annual Principals' Academy, Texas A&M University, July 1985; "Local Funding", Education and the Law Conference, University of Texas School of Law, June 1983; "Amendments to Hearing Rules for Handicapped Students", School Law Section, Texas State Bar Annual Convention, June 1979; "Federal Investigations and Compliance Reviews", School Administrators Advisory Conference on Education, Texas Education Agency, January 1979; "Copyright," Conference on Student Personnel Administration in Higher Education, The University of Texas School of Law and Southwest Association of Student Personnel Administrators, June 1978; "Hearings Concerning Handicapped Students", School Law Section, State Bar of Texas Annual Convention, June 1978; "Education of the Handicapped", Seventh Annual School Law Conference, University of Houston, March 1978; "Making Decisions on Alien Students, A Session with Office of the General Counsel", School Administrators Advisory Conference on Education, Texas Education Agency, January 1978; "Legal Seminar on Problems in Public Education", Co-sponsored by the Office of the General Counsel, Texas Education Agency, and Regional Service Centers, 1977 - 1978; "The Administrative Appeals Process", School Administrators Advisory Conference on Education, Texas Education Agency, January 1977; "Legal Aspects of Faculty Rights", Texas Association of Junior College Instructional Administrators, June 1976; "The Rights of Teachers: Four Perspectives", Texas Junior College Teachers Association Annual Convention, March 1976; "Legal Implications of Student Union Management--The Viewpoint of the Attorney General's Office", Association of College Unions-International, July 1975; "Legal Implications of Student Union Management--The Viewpoint of the Attorney General's Office", Association of College Unions-International, July 1975; "Federal Funds and Programs--The Impoundment Cases", Texas Association of School Boards and Texas Association of School Administrators Joint Annual Convention, 1974; "Legal Aspects of Student Union Management", Association of College Unions International, Region 12, July 1974; "Faculty Termination Guidelines", Forum on Academic Due Process, Texas Junior College Teachers Association, June 1974; "Eighteen-Year-Old Majority and its Implications for Institutions of Higher Learning", Conference on Student Personnel Administration in Higher Education, U of TX School of Law and SW Ass'n of Student Personnel Administrators, 1974; "Implications of the Texas Eighteen-Year-Old Majority Act", Southwest Association of College and University Housing Officers, February 1974

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Texas Bar Foundation; Life Fellow; Texas State Bar, College of the State Bar of Texas, 1988 - 1991; Texas State Bar, School Law Section, 1980 - 1981; Chairman; Texas State Bar, Public Law Section, 1978; Executive Council; Texas State Bar, 1975 - 1983; District 19 Admissions Committee; Travis County Bar Association, 1978 - 1981; Committee on Federal Judiciary; Education Law Association, 1989; Past President; Education Law Association, 1988; President; Education Law Association, 1987; President-Elect; Education Law Association, 1986; Vice President; Education Law Association, 1982 - 1989; Board of Directors; Austin Independent School District, 1982; Executive Committee, Forming the Future Project; Austin Independent School District, 1989 - 1990; Project A+ Citizen's Advisory Committee (Empowerment Team); Austin Independent School District, 1990 - 1991; Lay Citizens Textbook Advisory Committee; Austin YMCA; Board of Directors, 1980-87, President, 1983-1984; Capital Area Rehabilitation Center; Board of Directors, 1975-1997, President, 1981-1982; Knights of the Symphony, 1971 - 1994; National Easter Seal Society; House of Delegates, 1989-1990, 1992-1994; St. George's Episcopal Church, Austin, Texas; Layreader, 1977-1980, Senior Warden, 1973-1974, Vestry 1972-1974; St. George's Episcopal Church, Austin, Texas, 1977; Chairman, St. George's School Board; Texas Easter Seal Society; Board of Directors, 1985-1994, Secretary, 1987, Chairman-elect, 1988; Texas Easter Seal Society, 1989 - 1991; Chairman; University United Methodist Church, Austin, Texas; Senior Lector, 1993-1998, Member, 1992 - Present; West Austin Rotary Club, 1982 - 1983; Board of Directors; Zachary Scott Theater Center, 1973 - 1978; Board of Directors

Past Employment Positions:: Eskew, Muir & Bednar, P.C., President, 1979 - 1995; Texas Education Agency, General Counsel, 1976 - 1979; University of Texas at Austin, Senior Lecturer on Law and the Handicapped, 1986 - 1989; State of Texas: Chief Education and Civil Rights Section, Assistant Attorney General, 1973 - 1976; Eskew, Brady & Womack, Associate, 1972 - 1973; U.S. District Judge Jack Roberts, Law Clerk, 1970 - 1972; United States Marine Corps, Regular Officer, Vietnam 1965-66, 1962 - 1967; United States Marine Corps, Reserve Officer, 1967 - 1984; United States Marine Corps, Retired, 1984

Birth Information:: June 28, 1940, Norman, Oklahoma, United States of America