William V. Dorsaneo III retired from Chief Justice John and Lena Hickman Distinguished Faculty Fellow and Professor of Law at Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law in Dallas. He is Board certified in civil appellate law and is an active member of the Advisory Committee to the Texas Supreme Court, the Committee on Court Rules of the State Bar of Texas, a member of the American Law Institute, and chair of the Texas Supreme Court's Task Force for Revision of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.