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South Texas College of Law and the
Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
12th Annual
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE COURSE
October 1-2, 2009
Houston, Texas
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Accredited by the Texas Real Estate Commission
for 15 MCE hours (legal, ethics, and elective) required by TREC.

Accredited by the State Bar of Texas for 15.25 MCLE hours, including 2.75 hours of legal ethics.

Accredited by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Real Estate Law.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2009

7:00 REGISTRATION and Continental Breakfast

7:50 Welcome and Opening Remarks
  • Donald J. Guter, Dean and President, South Texas College of Law - Houston
  • Lisa L. Dahm, J.D., LL.M-Health, Director of CLE and Adjunct Professor, South Texas College of Law - Houston

Moderator:
Gary W. Maler, Real Estate Center - Mays Business School at Texas A&M University

8:00 TREC Law Course: Part I
  • Charles J. Jacobus, Attorney at Law - Bellaire

8:50 TREC Ethics Course: Part I
(Ethics Topic)
  • Ronald James "Ron" Walker, Attorney at Law - Austin

9:40 Morning Break

9:55 Industrial Real Estate: What's In Your Wallet?
Moderator:
  • John M. Talhelm, SIOR, Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc. - Houston
Panelists:
  • Stephen Jaggard, Vantage Companies - Houston
  • Joseph A. Trinkle, Liberty Property Trust - Houston

10:40 Environmental Update: What's Hot
  • Larry W. Nettles, Vinson & Elkins, L.L.P. - Houston

11:25 Legislative Update
  • Mark Lehman, Lobbyist, Texas Association of REALTORS - Austin

11:55 Lunch Break
(pick up lunch and return to the auditorium)

12:10 Lunch Presentation
Meet the Press: Toxic Assets Opportunities
  • D. Richard Wincott, CRE, PriceWaterhouseCoopers - Houston

1:10 After Lunch Break


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1:25 TREC Law Course: Part II
  • Tom Morgan, General Counsel, Texas Association of REALTORS - Austin

2:15 TREC Ethics Course: Part II
(Ethics Topic)
  • Ronald James "Ron" Walker, Attorney at Law - Austin

3:05 Afternoon Break

3:20 Search for Capital in Challenging Markets
Moderator:
  • Ray Driver, III, Q10 Kinghorn, Driver, Hough & Co. - Houston
Panelists:
  • P. John Burke, Jr., NorthMarq Capital - Houston
  • John A. Kiltz, StoneLake Capital Partners - Austin
  • Ray Vitulli, Allegiance Bank Texas - Houston

4:05 Rural Land: The Realtor's "Old" Frontier
  • Deitra Robertson, Deitra Robertson Real Estate, Inc. - Hempstead

4:35 Government Investments In Infrastructure
  • Susan Combs, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts - Austin

5:05 Adjourn to reception

Accreditation for Thursday = Accredited by the State Bar of Texas for 8.0 MCLE hours, including 1.75 hours of legal ethics.

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You are cordially invited to attend a reception sponsored by
Commercial Gateway - HAR®

Thursday, October 1, 2009
5:05 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
(in the atrium)



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



FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2009


7:30 Continental Breakfast

7:50 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, CRE, Wilson, Cribbs & Goren, P.C.

8:00 Where's the Business? (and how to get it)
(Includes .25 hour of legal ethics)
  • Daniel G. Bellow, CRE, President, Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc. - Houston

8:30 Mock Office Lease Negotiation: Experts Highlight Critical Issues and Negotiation Tactics
Tenant Team:
  • Clark G. Thompson, Jr., Bracewell & Giuliani LLP - Houston
  • Timothy Relyea, Cushman & Wakefield of Texas, Inc. - Houston
Landlord Team:
  • Paul H. Layne, Brookfield Properties - Houston
  • Steve Lukingbeal, Brookfield Properties - Houston

9:15 New Opportunities in Changing Markets
  • Jack Steele, Houston-Galveston Area Council - Houston

9:45 Morning Break

10:00 TREC Law Course: Part III
  • Richard Melamed, Attorney at Law - Bellaire

10:50 TREC Ethics Course: Part III
(Ethics Topic)
  • Reid C. Wilson, CRE, Wilson, Cribbs & Goren, P.C. - Houston

11:40 Residential Marketplace: Apartments, High-Rise Condos, and Cluster Homes
  • Mike Inselmann, Metrostudy - Houston

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

12:40 Lunch Presentation
Where Are Oil and Gas Prices Going and How Will They Affect Business?
  • Professor Michael J. Economides, Ph.D., University of Houston - Houston

1:40 After Lunch Break


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1:55 Real Estate Information and Technologies: How Social Media Can Create a More Efficient Marketplace
  • Sam Scott, Commercial Gateway - HAR® - Houston

2:25 Certified Property Program: The Dirt is Flying
  • Robert Kramp, Greater Houston Partnership - Houston

2:55 Texas Economy 2009: What Do We Need to Go Through To Get Where We Want To Go?
  • Harold Hunt, Research Economist, Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University - College Station

3:55 Adjourn

Accreditation for Friday = Accredited by the State Bar of Texas for 7.25 MCLE hours, including 1.0 hour of legal ethics.

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