WILLIAM M. MICK McKAMIE MCKAMIE KRUEGER, LLP 941 Proton Rd. San Antonio, Texas 78258 210.546.2122 210.546.2130 (fax) Mick McKamie practices trial law and represents governmental entities as a significant portion of his practice. He is a graduate of the University of Texas and the Texas Tech School of Law. Mr. McKamie earned a Masters Degree in Public Administration from Texas Tech. Mr. McKamie is a former Assistant City Attorney for Lubbock (1979-81) and City Attorney for Greenville (1983-87). He has also served as City Attorney for the Cities of Richwood, Somerville, Ferris and Cottonwood Shores. He is currently the City Attorney for the Cities of Leon Valley and Hondo, Interim City Attorney for the City of Euless, and Associate City Attorney for the City of Boerne. He is a frequent speaker and panelist on municipal and public law issues, focusing on governmental and official immunity, open government, Whistleblower Act, EEOC and employment discrimination, annexation disputes, damages issues, land use litigation, and complex civil litigation. Mr. McKamie is a Research Fellow of the Center for American and International Law, a Fellow of the College of the State Bar of Texas, and a Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation. He is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization (1992). He currently serves as Chair of the Government Lawyers Section of the State Bar of Texas. He also served as Section Chair for 2008-2009, and is now the first to hold the position twice. Mr. McKamie is admitted to practice in all Texas state courts, all federal district courts in Texas, the Fifth and Third Circuit Courts of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court.
WILLIAM M. McKAMIE Admitted to Practice Before Supreme Court of the United States (1992) United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (1987) United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (1997) United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (1979) United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (1985) United States District Court for the Western District of Texas (1991) United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (1991) Supreme Court of Texas (1978) Certification Board Certified Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization (1992) Personal Born December 9, 1950; Waco, Texas Married to Diane (Stafford) McKamie; Three children; Misty Dawn Spears, Zachary Michael and Allison Diane Member: Northside Church of Christ; Texas Exes (Life Member); Longhorn Foundation President, Bowie PTA 1989-1990 District Chairman, Tawakoni District, Circle 10 Council, Boy Scouts of America 2LT, MPC, U. S. Army, 1972-75 Other interests: baseball coach, golf Education M.P.A., Texas Tech University, 1981 J.D., Texas Tech University, 1978 B.A., Government, University of Texas, 1972 Overseas Study, American University, 1970 Honors Dean's List, Texas Tech University, 1980-1981 Chapter President, Phi Sigma Kappa (Social), 1971-1972 Delta Theta Phi (Legal) Pi Alpha Alpha (Academic - Public Administration) Outstanding Young Men of America, 1985 Professional Memberships and Activities
American Bar Association State Bar of Texas San Antonio Bar Association Fellow, College of the State Bar of Texas Research Fellow, Center for American and International Law Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation Hunt County Tax Appraisal District (Secretary, 1986-1987) Texas City Attorneys Association (Board of Directors, 1984-1987; Recorder, 1986 1987) Housing Authority Defense Attorneys Association (charter member, 2001 - present) Government Lawyers Section, State Bar of Texas (Council member, 2006 - present) Chair, Government Lawyers Section, State Bar of Texas (2010-11 and 2008-9) Presentations Legal Question & Answer Clinic, Institute for Mayors & Council Members 1990; 1991 Bidding on Public Contracts, Texas City Attorneys Association, 1992 Open Meetings and Records Act, Panelist, Texas City Attorneys Association, 1991; 1992; 1994 Recent Case Developments in Municipal Law, Texas City Attorneys Association, State Bar of Texas, 1984; 1995 Immigration Law and Its Impact on Cities, Institute for Mayors & Council Members, 1986 City Council Relations With City Attorney, Institute for Mayors & Council Members, 1987 Open Meetings and Open Records Act, Mayors and Council Members, Texas Municipal League Annual Conference, 1988 Pros & Cons-Drug Testing of Police Officers, Southwestern Law Enforcement Institute, 1987 Legal Q & A: General Law Cities; Legal Q & A: Home Rule Cities, Association of Mayors, Council member and Commissioners 26th Annual Institute; 1992 Privilege of Self-Critical Analysis, Texas City Attorneys Association, 1992 Discovery and Cities, Texas Municipal League--Intergovernmental Risk Pool Workshop for Attorneys, 1993 Special Challenges Facing Public Sector Employers, Personnel Law Update 1993, Council on Education in Management Texas State and Fifth Circuit Legal Developments, Personnel Law Update 1993, Council on Education in Management Discovery, Sanctions and Other Potential Pitfalls under the Federal Rules, Federal Civil Litigation, 1995 Protecting the Investigation in Civil Litigation, Texas Association of Licensed Investigators, 1995 Damages: Is Mental Anguish a Part of Property Damage?, Texas Municipal LeagueB Intergovernmental Risk Pool Attorney Workshop, 1996 Discovery, Sanctions and Other Potential Pitfalls under the Federal Rules, Federal Civil Litigation, 1996; 1997 Damages: Is Mental Anguish a Part of Property Damage?, Suing and Defending
Governmental Entities, State Bar of Texas, 1996 Handling Regulatory Taking and Due Process Claims, Litigating the Land Use Case Municipal Legal Studies Center, Southwestern Legal Foundation, 1997 General Nuisance, Texas Municipal League--Intergovernmental Risk Pool Attorney Workshop, 1997 Privacy Rights in Public Employment, Public Sector Employment Law Update, Council on Education in Management, 1998 Public Official Liability, Texas Municipal League Seminar for Public Officials, 2000 Texas Whistleblower Act, Texas Municipal League Employment Law 101, 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003 Recent Cases of Interest to Cities, Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool Workshop for Attorneys, 2000; 2001 Recent State Law Enforcement Cases, Texas Department of Public Safety Management Training, 2001 Recent Federal Law Enforcement Cases, Texas Department of Public Safety Management Training, 2001 What Exactly is Deliberate Indifference?, Suing and Defending Governmental Entities, State Bar of Texas 2002 Deliberate Indifference, Conscious Indifference and Reckless Disregard, Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool Workshop for Attorneys, 2002 Local Regulation of Sexually Oriented Businesses, Texas City Attorneys Association, 2002 Anatomy of a Trial, San Antonio College Law Enforcement Training, 2004 Deliberate Indifference, Institute for Law Enforcement, Center for American and International Law, 2004 Anatomy of a Trial, Institute for Law Enforcement, Center for American and International Law, 2004 The Relationship between the City Council and the City's Top Officials, Texas Municipal League Annual Conference, 2004 Local Regulation of Sexually Oriented Businesses, Texas City Attorneys Association, 2006 Local Regulation of Sexually Oriented Businesses, Suing and Defending Governmental Entities Boot Camp, State Bar of Texas, 2006 EEOC Update, Employment Law Seminar, Texas Municipal Human Resources Association, 2006 Local Regulation of Sexually Oriented Businesses, San Antonio Christian Legal Society, 2007 Legal and Liability Issues, Colloquium, Center for Public Service, Texas Tech University, 2007 Dealing with the Media, Texas City Attorneys Association Summer Conference, 2007 Zoning and Sexually Oriented Businesses, Suing and Defending Governmental Entities, State Bar of Texas, 2007 Local Governments, Types and Powers, Advanced Real Estate Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 2007 Annexation, Quasi-Annexation, S.P.A. s and Weird Boundary Things, Land Use Planning Conference, University of Texas School of Law CLE, 2008 Local Regulation of Sexually Oriented Businesses, American Planning Association, Texas
Chapter, 2009 Open Government Panel, Public Information and the First Amendment, State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting, 2009 Course Director, Suing and Defending Governmental Entities, State Bar of Texas, 2009 Open Government Panel, Social Networking, State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting, 2010