William J. Chriss

Executive Director

Texas Center for Legal Ethics and Professionalism

Dr. Bill Chriss is a member of the American Law Institute (ALI) and has been board certified in Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization for over 30 years. In addition to practicing law, Dr. Chriss is a historian, political scientist, and published author. He was nominated for the Rhodes Scholarship and attended Harvard Law School where he became one of the youngest members of his graduating class at the age of 23. He also holds graduate degrees in law, theology, history and politics, including a Ph.D. in history from The University of Texas. Dr. Chriss has also taught Judicial Politics, Political Philosophy, History, and Constitutional Law within the Texas A&M University system, and he has written several articles for scholarly journals and his first book, The Noble Lawyer, was published in 2011.