Professor Peeler R. Williams, Jr.

Peeler R. Williams, Jr. served as a full-time faculty member at Baylor Law School from 1972 to 1991. Prior to his appointment as a full-time professor, he had taught classes in a part-time capacity for several years while he also practiced law.

Williams was a native of Waco. He received his A.B. and LL.B. degrees from Baylor, in 1942 and 1943 respectively. He served in the United States Navy during World War II, then returned to Waco where he taught classes at Baylor when the law school reopened in 1946. In 1947, he attended Harvard University and received an LL.M. He once again returned to Waco and began practicing law and teaching at Baylor on a part-time basis.

Williams taught courses in a part-time or full-time capacity in the subjects of criminal law, income tax, conflicts of law, constitutional law, labor law, contracts, and federal civil procedure. His law firm, Sleeper, Williams, Johnston, Helm and Estes, was a general practice. Williams focused primarily on tax litigation, estate and trust matters, and corporate law.

Williams continued to balance practicing law and teaching full-time when he was appointed as a full-time professor in 1972. He was involved in a number of civic activities in Waco throughout his career.

He retired from the law faculty in 1991. He passed away in 2002.