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South Texas College of Law and
the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Video Conference of the 2008 11th Annual
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE COURSE
April 16-17, 2009
South Texas College of Law
1303 San Jacinto
Houston, Texas

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ACCREDITED FOR 15 MCE HOURS (legal, ethics, and elective) REQUIRED BY TREC.

Accredited by the State Bar of Texas for 14.25 MCLE hours, including 3.50 hours of legal ethics.

THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2009

8:00 REGISTRATION and Continental Breakfast

8:20 Welcome and Opening Remarks
  • Lisa L. Dahm, J.D., LL.M.-Health, Director of CLE and Adjunct Professor, South Texas College of Law - Houston


8:30 TREC Law Course: Part I
  • Richard Melamed, Attorney at Law - Bellaire

9:20 TREC Ethics Course: Part I
(Ethics)
  • Charles J. Jacobus, Law Office of Charles J. Jacobus - Bellaire

10:10 Morning Break

10:25 Industrial and Intermodal Transportation Panel
Moderator:
  • John M. Talhelm, The Staubach Company - Houston
Panelists:
  • Brian McKiernan, CenterPoint Properties - Oakbrook, IL
  • Thomas C. Scorsune, Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc. - Hasbrouck Heights, NJ

11:25 Environmental Update: Recent Developments and New Strategies for Redevelopment of Environmentally Impaired Properties
  • Larry W. Nettles, Vinson & Elkins LLP - Houston

12:25 Lunch Break
(pick up lunch and return to the auditorium)

12:40 Lunch Presentation
Effective and Ethical Negotiations
(Ethics)
  • Kent Newsome, Greenberg Traurig, LLP - Houston

1:40 After Lunch Break


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1:55 TREC Law Course: Part II
  • Tom Morgan, Texas Association of REALTORS - Austin

2:45 TREC Ethics Course: Part II
(Ethics)
  • Richard Melamed, Attorney at Law - Bellaire

3:35 Afternoon Break

3:50 Rural/Transitional Land Panel
Moderator:
  • Keith P. Grothaus, Caldwell Companies - Houston
Panelists:
  • Charles E. Gilliland, Ph.D., Real Estate Center - Mays Business School at Texas A&M University - College Station
  • David Jarvis, Metrostudy - Houston
  • Don Thomas, Midway Companies - Fayetteville

5:05 Adjourn

Accreditation for Thursday = Accredited by the State Bar of Texas for 7.50 MCLE hours, including 2.75 hours of legal ethics.
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FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2009

8:00 Continental Breakfast

8:25 Welcome Remarks
  • Lisa L. Dahm, J.D., LL.M.-Health, Director of CLE and Adjunct Professor, South Texas College of Law - Houston

Moderator:
Reid C. Wilson, Wilson, Cribbs & Goren, P.C.

8:30 Texas Demographics 2008: Impact on Real Estate Decisionmaking
  • Jack Steele, Houston-Galveston Area Council - Houston

9:15 TREC Law Course: Part III
  • J. Richard "Dick" Hargis, Hargis & Harpold, L.L.P. - Houston

10:05 Morning Break

10:20 TREC Ethics Course: Part III
(Ethics)
  • Reid C. Wilson, Wilson, Cribbs & Goren, P.C. - Houston

11:10 Changing Face of Retail/Office Market Panel (Not Just Downtown)
Moderator:
  • Paul H. Layne, Brookfield Properties - Houston
Panelists:
  • David Baker, Transwestern Propterties - Houston
  • Rob Neblett, Newmark Knight Frank - Houston
  • Ed Page, Page Realty Partners - Houston
  • Ed Wulfe, Wulfe & Co. - Houston

12:25 Lunch Break
(pick up lunch and return to the auditorium)

12:40 Lunch Presentation
Capital Market Panel
Moderator:
  • Ray Driver, III, Q10 Kinghorn, Driver, Hough & Co. - Houston
Panelists:
  • Kerry French, NorthMarq Capital, Inc. - Houston
  • Gregory P. Pappas, Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. - Houston
  • Timothy F. Waikem, JP Morgan Chase Bank - Houston
  • Jeff T. Zickefoose, Prudential Mortgage Capital Company - Dallas

1:40 After Lunch Break


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1:55 Real Estate Technology
(Ethics)
  • Sam Scott, HAR®, Commercial Gateway - Houston

2:25 Current Issues in Brokerage Law
  • John C.D. Drolla, Jr., Law Offices of John C.D. Drolla, Jr. - Austin

2:55 Texas Economy 2009: Real Estate Impacts
  • Mark G. Dotzour, Ph.D., Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University - College Station

3:55 Adjourn

Accreditation for Friday = Accredited by the State Bar of Texas for 6.75 MCLE hours, including .75 hour of legal ethics.
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