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ADVANCED CIVIL TRIAL LAW
CONFERENCE
February 22, 2007
Houston, Texas

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Accredited by the State Bar of Texas MCLE Department for 6.25 MCLE hours, including 1.0 Ethics Hour.

Thursday, February 22, 2007

8:00 REGISTRATION and Continental Breakfast

8:50 Welcome and Opening Remarks
  • James J. Alfini, Dean and President, South Texas College of Law - Houston
  • Professor Lisa L. Dahm, Director of CLE, South Texas College of Law - Houston

Morning Moderator:
Van Gardner, Hennessy, Gardner & Barth
9:00 Transitioning from a Personal Injury to a Civil Trial Practice
(includes .25 hour of legal ethics)

Moderator:
  • Randall O. Sorrels, Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Matthews & Friend - Houston
Panelists:
  • Paul N. Gold, Aversano & Gold - Houston
  • Randy J. McClanahan, McClanahan & Clearman, L.L.P. - Houston
  • Richard Warren Mithoff, Jr., Mithoff Law Firm - Houston
  • Patrick W. Mizell, Vinson & Elkins, L.L.P. - Houston

10:00 Recent Developments in Business Torts
  • Daryl W. Bailey, Looper Reed & McGraw, P.C. - Houston

10:45 Morning Break

11:00 Recent Developments in Insurance Matters
(includes .50 hour of legal ethics)
  • Randy Roach, Cook & Roach, L.L.P. - Houston

11:45 Lunch Break
(pick up lunch and return to the auditorium)

12:00 Lunch Presentation

How to Try a Case in the New Courtroom

Moderator:
  • Amy Dunn Taylor, Godwin Pappas Langley & Ronquillo - Houston
Panelists:
  • Hon. Tracy Christopher, 295th Civil District Court - Houston
  • Hon. Elizabeth Ray, 165th Civil District Court - Houston
  • Hon. Randall W. Wilson, 157th Civil District Court - Houston

1:00 After Lunch Break

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Afternoon Moderator:
S. Shawn Stephens, Baker & Hostetler, L.L.P.
1:15 Things to Ponder Regarding Settlements and Releases
  • Michael D. Hudgins, The Hudgins Law Firm, P.C. - Houston

1:45 Post Judgment Collections and Supersedeas Bonds:
The Nuts and Bolts
  • Prof. Elaine Carlson, South Texas College of Law - Houston

2:30 Afternoon Break

2:45 Proving and Collecting Attorneys' Fees in Civil Trials
  • Byron C. Keeling, Keeling & Downes, P.C. - Houston

3:15 Effective Oral Persuasion in Trial and On Appeal
(includes .25 hour of legal ethics)

Moderator:
  • David W. Holman, The Holman Law Firm, P.C. - Houston
Panelists:
  • Hon. Eva Guzman, Fourteenth Court of Appeals - Houston
  • Hon. Jennifer Walker Elrod, 190th Civil District Court - Houston
  • Hon. Murry B. Cohen, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP - Houston
  • John M. O'Quinn, The O'Quinn Law Firm - Houston

4:15 Adjourn

Total MCLE hours for Thursday = 6.25 hours,
including 1.0 hour of legal ethics



This CLE course is being offered in conjunction
with the one-day
Jim McElhaney's
THE NEW KEYS TO
EFFECTIVE TRIAL ADVOCACY
February 23, 2007.
Attend both conferences and receive a total of 12.75 MCLE hours,
including 1.0 hour of legal ethics at a reduced tuition rate.

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For Questions regarding Continuing Legal Education, Email: ksmith@stcl.edu