LL.M, Georgetown University Law Center, 1979
JD, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, 1975
BBA., with honors, Accounting, Texas A&M University, 1972

While attending law school Bill was a member of the Law Review and on the editorial board of the Journal of Air Law & Commerce. He was admitted to practice law in Texas in 1975. He was certified as a public accountant in Maryland in 1978.

• Texas State Bar

• US federal income tax planning in connection with the incorporation of an oil and gas limited partnership
• Pre-organization corporate restructuring to address Section 897 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
• Reorganization of a partnership investment in a large real estate portfolio
• Merger of publicly traded partnerships
• Investments in real estate for tax-exempt organizations
• Corporate taxable acquisition of businesses including election under Code Section 338(h)(10)
• Corporate non-taxable reorganization
• Cross Border Investments in Canada
• Structuring Oil and Gas Production Payments
• Planning on Dispositions of Oil and Gas Investments

• State Bar of Texas, Tax Section, 2022 (recognized as Outstanding Texas Tax Lawyer)
• Best Tax Lawyers In Dallas, D Magazine, 2001, 2003 - 2006, 2011 – 2012
• Chambers USA,  Texas, Tax: Senior Statespeople, Chambers and Partners, 2022 - 2023
• Chambers USA, Texas: Tax, Chambers & Partners, 2004, 2010 – 2021 (recognized as one of our four tax lawyers in Texas listed in Band One)
• Who's Who Legal: Recognized for Corporate Tax 2015 – 2019 (one of seven tax lawyers recognized in Texas)
• Texas Super Lawyer, tax, Thomson Reuters, 2003 – 2006, 2011 – 2013, 2015 – 2020
• The Best Lawyers in America, Tax, Best Lawyers, 2006, 2012 – 2024
• Lawyer of the Year, Dallas Tax Law, Best Lawyers, 2016
• Legal 500 US, Hall of Fame, Tax - US Taxes: Non-Contentious, The Legal 500, 2018 – 2023
• Legal 500 US, Leading Lawyer, Tax: Domestic Tax: Central, The Legal 500, 2011 – 2017
• Legal 500 US, Recommended Lawyer, US Taxes: Non-Contentious, The Legal 500, 2017 – 2020, 2023

• William P. Bowers & Patrick L. O'Daniel, Send Not to Know for Whom the Bell Tolls, 6 Partnership Tax Practice Series, Practicing Law Institute (2015)
• William P. Bowers & Patrick L. O'Daniel, Options and Convertible Interests for LLCs Taxed as Partnerships, 3 Partnership Tax Practice Series, Practicing Law Institute (2014)
• Co-author with Patrick O'Daniel and George Coleman, "Texas Limited Liability Company: Forms and Practice Manual," Data Trace Publishing Company (first published in 1994 and supplemented annually) 
• Co-author, "Noncompensatory Options Regulations May Adversely Affect Holders, Buyers, and Historic Partners," Fulbright Briefing, February 14, 2013
• Bowers & O'Daniel, "Send Not to Know for Whom the Bell Tolls," Canal Corporation, 13 Business Entities 4, September/October 2011
• Co-author, "Treasury Publishes Long Awaited Guidance on Series LLCs and Cell Companies," Fulbright Briefing, September 24, 2010
• William P. Bowers & David A. Miller, Section 752(c): A Riddle Wrapped in a Mystery Inside an Enigma, 4 Partnership Tax Practice Series, Practicing Law Institute (2009)
• Co-author, "Treasury Releases Energy Grant Guidance and Application Form," Fulbright Briefing, July 22, 2009
• Co-author, "New Guidance on Procedure to Make Election to Utilize Energy Credit in lieu of Production Tax Credit," Fulbright Briefing, June 10, 2009
• Co-author, "Stimulus Act and Renewable Energy: New Tax Incentives and Provisions for Transmission Infrastructure," Fulbright ALERT, February 18, 2009
• Bowers & Lee, "Warrants and Convertible Preferred Interests for Partnerships and LLCs," P.L.I. Tax Planning for Domestic & Foreign Partnerships, LLCs, Joint Ventures & Other Strategic Alliances, 305, 2004
• Miller & Bowers, "Section 752(c): A Riddle Wrapped in a Mystery Inside an Enigma," P.L.I. Tax Planning For Domestic & Foreign Partnerships, LLCs, Joint Ventures & Other Strategic Alliances, 871, 2004
• William P. Bowers & Bryan W. Lee, Warrants and Convertible Preferred Interests for Partnerships and LLCs, Tax Planning For Domestic & Foreign Partnerships, LLCs, Joint Ventures & Other Strategic Alliances (2000)
• W. Bowers & P. Kinkaid & G. Coleman, Texas Limited Liability Company Forms and Practice Manual, 2d ed., 1995, (supplemented annually)
• "Loan Workouts and Foreclosures," Texas Society of CPAs Houston Chapter, 1992 Tax Expo, 1992
• "Limited Liability Company Issues," The University of Texas School of Law Conference on Current Issues in Partnerships, Limited Liability Companies, and Registered Limited Liability Partnerships, 1992
• Bowers & Stone, "The Section 752 Regulations: A Critical Analysis," Taxes magazine, Vol. 68, Page 99, 1990
• "Installment Sales," American Bar Association Section of Taxation Midyear Meeting, 1988
• "Real Estate Dispositions After the 1987 Act," American Bar Association Section of Taxation Spring Meeting, 1988
• "Tax Consequences of Workouts and Loan Foreclosures," State Bar of Texas, Real Estate Conference, 1988
• "Recent Developments In Tax Accounting," State Bar of Texas Advanced Tax Law Course, 1988
• "Important Issues With Master Limited Partnerships," Dallas Bar Association Tax Section, 1987
• Bowers & Albaral, "Planning to Avoid the Cash Basis Limitation Under the New Temp. Regs," Journal of Taxation, Vol. 67, Page 204, 1987
• Bowers & Stone, "Some Items Still Deductible Under All Events Test Despite New Economic Performance Rules," Journal of Taxation, Vol. 64, Page 354, 1986
• "1986 Tax Reform," Dallas Bar Association Tax Section, 1986
• "1986 Tax Reform," ALI-ABA Program, 1986
• "Tax-Exempt Leasing and Economic Performance," State Bar of Texas, 7th Annual Advanced Real Estate Law Course, 1985
• "Accounting Changes - The Tax Reform Act of 1984," Dallas Bar Tax Section, 1985
• "Tax Accounting Changes - The Tax Reform Act of 1984," ALI-ABA Seminar On The Tax Reform Act of 1984, 1984
• "Forming, Operating and Dissolving the Closely Held Business," State Bar of Texas, Professional Development Program, 1983
• "Straddles Do Not Apply to Hedging Transactions But Bar Other Tax Savings," Journal of Taxation, Vol. 56, Page 24, 1982
• "New Law Eliminates Most Tax Straddles Benefits: An Analysis of The Drastic Changes," Journal of Taxation, Vol. 55, Page 338, 1981

• The Evolving Partnership Audit Rules, 15th Biennial Parker C. Fielder, Oil and Gas Tax Conference (2019)
• Tax Reform Legislative Update, LLCs, LPs and Partnerships, Conference at University of Texas School of Law (2017)
• Understanding Profits Interests, Austin CPA Chapter Annual Tax Conference (2015)
• Proposed Regulations Under JOBS Act: Section 704(c) Layers, Mandatory Basis Adjustments and Basis Adjustment in Substituted Basis Transactions, Meeting of Dallas Bar Tax Section (2015)
• Proposed Regulations Under JOBS Act: Section 704(c) Layers, Mandatory Basis Adjustments and Basis Adjustment in Substituted Basis Transactions, Dallas CPA Society's CPE Series (2015)
• 704(c)/743 American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, Annual Texas Federal Tax Institute (2014)
• Proposed Regulations Under JOBS Act: Section 704(c) Layers, Mandatory Basis Adjustments and Basis Adjustment in Substituted Basis Transactions, Austin CPA Chapter Annual Tax Conference (2014)
• Hot Topics in Partnership Taxation: The Government Perspective, PLI Tax Planning for Domestic & Foreign Partnerships LLCs, Joint Ventures & Other Strategic Alliances Conference (2013)
• Canal Corporation, PLI Tax Planning for Domestic & Foreign Partnerships LLCs, Joint Ventures & Other Strategic Alliances Conference (2012)
• The Tax Ethics of Tax Opinions, Tulane Tax Institute (2012)
• Protecting Your Clients and Practice, and Canal's Impact on Both, University of Texas Taxation Conference (2012)
• "Canal Corporation," University of Texas Annual Tax Conference, December 2011
• "Hot Topics in Partnerships," PLI, San Francisco, California, June 2011
• "Canal Corporation," Texas Tax Institute, June 2011
• "Canal Corporation," Dallas Bar Tax Section, May 2011
• "Canal Corporation," American Bar Association Tax Section Seminar, April 2011
• "Canal Corporation," American Bar Association Tax Section, Winter Meeting, January 2011
• "Carried Interests," University of Texas Annual Tax Conference, December 2010 
• "The Stimulus Act and DOE Loan Guarantees: A Roundtable Discussion on Where Things Stand," Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., July 7, 2009
• "Recent Development in Partnership Equity for Services," PLI, New York, New York, June 2008
• "Recent Legislation in Unrelated Business Taxable Income," Tax Section, ABA, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 2008
• "Selected Issues in Partnership Transactions," Tax Section, ABA, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 2008
• "Selected Topics for Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds," Tax Section, New York State Bar, New York, New York, 2008
• "Current Developments in Partnerships and Real Estate," AICPA, Washington, DC, December 2007
• "Legislative and Regulatory Developments in Partnership Tax," Tax Section, Dallas Bar, Dallas, Texas, December 2007
• "Compensatory Partnership Interests," Tulane Tax Institute, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 2007
• "Hot Topics in Partnership Tax," NYU Real Estate and Partnership Program, San Francisco, California, November 2007
• "Mixing Bowl Rules for Assets-Over-Mergers," Tax Section, DC Bar, Washington, DC, November 2007
• "Discussion of Recent Guidance in Wind Energy," Wind Energy Conference, Washington, DC, November 2007
• "Hot Topics in Partnership Tax," NYU Real Estate and Partnership Program, New York, New York, October 2007
• "Selected Topics for Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds," Tax Executives Institute, New York, New York, September 2007
• "Taxing Carried Interests," Tax Section, DC Bar, Washington, DC, September 2007
• "Selected Topics in Real Estate Tax," Tax Section, ABA, Vancouver, Canada, September 2007
• "Current Developments in Real Estate and Partnership Tax," National Association of Real Estate Counsels, Monterey, California, June 2007
• "Recent Developments in Partnership Equity for Services," PLI, Chicago, Illinois, June 2007
• "Current Developments in S Corporations," Tax Section, ABA, Washington, DC, May 2007
• "Review of Section 751(b)," Tax Section, ABA, Washington, DC, May 2007
• "Tax Aspects of Tenancy-in-Common Programs," Law Conference ICSC US Shopping Centers, 2004
• "Drafting Techniques: A Parade of Hits," 20th Annual Texas Federal Tax Institute, 2004
• "Update on Partnership Tax Developments," The University of Texas School of Law, Current Issues Affecting Partnerships, Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies, Austin, Texas, 2003
• "Update on Partnership Tax Developments," The University of Texas School of Law, Current Issues Affecting Partnerships, Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies, Austin, Texas, 2002
• "Community Property Issues In Partnerships," Dallas Bar Association Tax Section, Dallas, Texas, 2002
• "Update on Partnership Tax Developments," The University of Texas School of Law, Current Issues Affecting Partnerships, Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies, Austin, Texas, 2001
• "Current Developments in Partnership Taxation," State Bar of Texas, Advanced Tax Course, 2001
• "Update on Partnership Tax Developments," The University of Texas School of Law, Current Issues Affecting Partnerships, Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies, Austin, Texas, 2000
• "Mergers, Divisions and Conversions: The Transmogrification of Partnerships and LLCs," The University of Texas School of Law, Current Issues Affecting Partnerships, Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies, Austin, Texas, 2000
• "Convertible and Preferred Partnerships Interests," 15th Annual Texas Federal Tax Institute, 1999
• "Current Partnership Topics," Fort Worth Chapter Society of CPAs, Tax Institute, Fort Worth, Texas, 1998
• Current Partnership Topics, State Bar of Texas, Annual Advanced Tax Conference, 1997
• "Book Ups, Book Downs and Bail Outs - Regulations Under Sections 704(c) and 737," State Bar of Texas, 13th Annual Tax Lax Conference, 1995
• "Section 704 Regulations With Analysis of Typical Partnership Provisions," State Bar of Texas, 11th Annual Tax Law Conference, 1993
• "Choice of Entity," The University of Texas School of Law, 41st Annual Taxation Conference, Austin, Texas, 1993
• "Limited Liability Companies & Limited Liability Partnerships," Austin Chapter Texas Society of CPAs, Austin, Texas, 1993

• The University of Texas School of Law, Adjunct Professor
• Georgetown University School of Law, Adjunct Professor
• Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, Former Adjunct Professor in taxation of property transactions
• American Bar Association - Committee on Tax Accounting Problems, Past Chair
• State Bar of Texas - Tax Section, Chair (2005 - 2006) 
• Board of Directors, Baylor Scott & White Hospital - Irving, Texas - 2003 to 2006
• Dallas Bar Association - Tax Section, Past Chair
• Fellow - American College of Tax Counsel
• Board of Directors, Irving Convention and Visitors Bureau - 1991 to 1994 (approximate)
• Board of Directors and Member of Audit Committee, Lufkin-Conroe Telephone Exchange Company, Inc. - 1988 to 1997