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South Texas College of Law
16th Annual
ADVANCED CIVIL TRIAL LAW CONFERENCE
February 28-29, 2008
Houston, Texas

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Accredited by the State Bar of Texas for 11.0 MCLE hours, including 2.0 hours of legal ethics.

Thursday, February 28, 2008

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:
Hon. Caroline Baker, 151st Civil District Court
9:00 Legislation Update
  • Sen Kirk P. Watson, Hughes & Luce, LLP - Austin

9:30 Procedure Update
  • Prof. Elaine Carlson, South Texas College of Law - Houston

10:00 Still Room for Improvement: Assisting the Trier-of-Fact in the 2nd Decade of Daubert
  • Hon. Caroline Baker, 151st Civil District Court - Houston
  • Alan G. Ratliff, StoneTurn Group LLP - Houston

10:30 Morning Break

10:45 Valuation of Closely Held Business and Professional Practices
  • Randall B. Wilhite, Looper Reed & McGraw Attorneys - Houston

11:15 Driving Results Through Strategic E-Discovery
  • Laurie A. Weiss, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. - San Antonio

11:45 30(b)6 Depositions
  • Paul N. Gold, Aversano & Gold - Houston

12:15 Lunch Break
(pick up lunch and return to the auditorium)

12:30 Lunch Presentation
Effective Advocacy in Texas County Courts at Law
Moderator:
  • Hon. R. Jack Cagle, Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 1 - Houston
Panelists:
  • Hon. Roberta A. Lloyd, Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 4 - Houston
  • Hon. Jacqueline Lucci Smith, Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 2 - Houston
  • Hon. Linda Storey, Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 3 - Houston

1:30 After Lunch Break


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Afternoon Moderator:
Sofia Adrogué, Looper Reed & McGraw
1:45 Voir Dire
  • James M. McGraw, Looper Reed & McGraw - Houston

2:15 Taking Care of Clients to Get More Business
Moderator:
  • Lynne Liberato, Haynes and Boone, LLP - Houston
Panelists:
  • John S. Torigian, Krell & Torigian - Houston
  • Joel M. Androphy, Berg & Androphy - Houston
  • Karen K. Maston, Johnson, Spalding, Doyle, West & Trent, L.L.P. - Houston

3:15 Afternoon Break

3:30 Law, Marketing, and Ethics
  • Fred Hagans, Hagans Burdine Montegomery Rustay & Winchester, P.C. - Austin

4:00 Effective Advocacy in Civil District Courts
Moderator:
  • Hon. Jennifer Walker Elrod, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Court - Houston
Panelists:
  • Hon. Grant Dorfman, 129th Civil District Court - Houston
  • Hon. Joseph Halback, Jr., 333rd Civil District Court - Houston
  • Hon. Sharon McCally, 334th Civil District Court - Houston

5:00 Texas Supreme Court Update
  • Justice Scott A. Brister, Supreme Court of Texas - Austin

5:30 Adjourn to Texas Judiciary Reception

Accreditation for Thursday = Accredited by the State Bar of Texas for 6.50 MCLE hours, including 1.25 hours of legal ethics.
South Texas College of Law
invites you to attend a reception honoring the
TEXAS JUDICIARY
Thursday, February 28, 2008
5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Emilie Slohm Conference Room - 6th floor of the Fred Parks Law Library

 sponsored by
Gold-Level Sponsors
Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
The Holman Law Firm, P.C.
Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.

Silver-Level Sponsors
Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels & Friend
Aversano & Gold
Baker & Hostetler, L.L.P.
Looper Reed & McGraw, P.C.

R.S.V.P. to Jean Zoch at jzoch@stcl.edu or (713) 646-1760.




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Friday, February 29, 2008

8:30 Continental Breakfast

8:55 Welcome Remarks
  • Professor Lisa L. Dahm, Director of CLE, South Texas College of Law - Houston

Moderator:
Hon. Murry B. Cohen, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
9:00 Cross Examination
  • David J. Beck, Beck Redden & Secrest, L.L.P. - Houston

9:30 International Arbitration: What Is It? How Do You Get In? How Do You Get Out?
  • Michael S. Goldberg, Baker Botts L.L.P. - Houston

10:00 Attorney's Fees Update
  • Jason M. Powers, Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. - Houston

10:30 Morning Break

10:45 Responsible Third Parties
  • Randall O. Sorrels, Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels & Friend - Houston

11:15 Are You Ready For Judgment Day?
Suspension and Collection of Judgments
  • Patrick J. Dyer, Wilshire Scott & Dyer, P.C. - Houston

11:45 Effective Advocacy in Texas Courts of Appeals
Moderator:
  • S. Shawn Stephens, Baker & Hostetler, L.L.P. - Houston
Panelists:
  • Justice Wanda McKee Fowler, The State of Texas, Fourteenth Court of Appeals - Houston
  • Justice Kem Thompson Frost, The State of Texas, Fourteenth Court of Appeals - Houston
  • Jutice Terry Jennings, The State of Texas, First Court of Appeals - Houston
  • Justice Evelyn Keyes, The State of Texas, First Court of Appeals - Houston

12:45 Adjourn

Accreditation for Friday = Accredited by the State Bar of Texas for 6.0 MCLE hours, including 1.75 hours of legal ethics.

This CLE course is being offered in conjunction
with
Jim McElhaney's NEW Day In Discovery
February 27, 2008.
Attend both conferences and receive a total of 17.0 MCLE hours,
including 2.0 hours of legal ethics at a reduced tuition rate.

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