Continuing Legal Education at South Texas College of Law

 


Planning Committee

Course Accreditations
and Registration Information

Registration Form

Registration Confirmations

Back to CLE Home Page

20TH ANNUAL ENERGY LAW INSTITUTE
FOR ATTORNEYS AND LANDMEN
Co-sponsored with
Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN)
Houston Association of Professional Landmen (HAPL)
Houston Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)
November 8-9, 2007
Houston, Texas

Scroll down to view the complete schedule

Accredited by the State Bar of Texas MCLE Department for 13.0 MCLE hours, including 2.75 Ethics hours.

Thursday, November 8, 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:
Robert L. Theriot, Liskow & Lewis
9:00 (.75 Hour)
Surface Damages Lawsuits in Louisiana
  • Matt Jones, Liskow & Lewis - Lafayette, LA

9:45 (.75 Hour)
Conflicting Rights Between Mineral and Surface Owners
  • Gregory W. Curry, Thompson & Knight LLP - Dallas

10:30 Morning Break

10:45 (.50 Hour)
Garza and Related Subsurface Issues
  • Michael D. Jones, Kilburn, Jones, Gill & Campbell, L.L.P. - Houston

11:15 (.50 Hour)
Offshore Issues and MMS Enforcement
  • Kristie M. Tice, Vinson & Elkins LLP - Houston

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

12:00 Lunch Presentation

(.75 Hour)
Privity of Contract and Estate in Oil and Gas Law
  • Dick Watt, Watt Beckworth Thompson & Henneman, L.L.P. - Houston
12:45 After Lunch Break

(Return to top)

Afternoon Moderator:
Dawn R. Lannin, Total E&P USA, Inc.
1:00 (.50 Hour)
The Ten Things Every Oil and Gas Attorney and Landman Should Know About Bankruptcy
  • Rhett G. Campbell, Thompson & Knight LLP - Houston

1:30 (.50 Hour)
Upstream Federal Tax Issues (A Refresher Course)
  • John T. Bradford, KPMG, LLP - Houston

2:00 (.75 Hour)
Current Issues in Oil and Gas Finance
  • Tristan Propst, Mayer Brown LLP - Houston

2:45 Afternoon Break

3:00 (.50 Hour)
Top Ten Reasons to Walk From an Oil and Gas Deal
  • Douglas K. Eyberg, Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP - Houston

3:30 (1.0 Hour)
Criminalizing Energy Regulations: Part I
(Ethics Topic)
  • Shaun G. Clarke, Liskow & Lewis - Houston

4:30 Adjourn

Accreditations for Thursday
Accredited by the State Bar of Texas for 6.50 MCLE hours,
including 1.0 hour of legal ethics.

Accredited by AAPL for a total of 7.50 credits.

(Return to top)

Friday, November 9, 2007

8:30 Continental BreakfastContinental Breakfast Continental Breakfast

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

Morning Moderator:
Mitchell E. Ayer, Thompson & Knight LLP
9:00 (.75 Hour)
Joint Operations: Current Joint Operating Agreement Issues
  • Jana L. Grauberger, Liskow & Lewis - Houston


9:45 (.75 Hour)
The Best Deal for Your Client: Must It Be Ethical?
(Ethics Topic)
  • Dr. Alfred J. Boulos, Boulos International - Houston


10:30 Morning Break

10:45 (.50 Hour)
AIPN Model Form Confidentiality Agreement
  • Ben H. Welmaker, Jr., Thompson & Knight LLP - Houston


11:15 (.50 Hour)
Current Market for Offshore and Onshore Drilling and Contract Implications
  • Randy Rhoads, BP America Inc. - Houston
  • Jeanmarie B. Tade, BP America Inc. - Houston

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

12:00 Lunch Presentation

(.75 Hour)
Organizing and Managing Electronic Data Storage
  • Sami Rahman, eDirect Impact, Inc. - Houston
12:45 After Lunch Break

(Return to top)

Afternoon Moderator:
Barbara J. Bordelon, Law Office of Barbara Bordelon
1:00 (.75 Hour)
Hot Topics: Issues in the Hot Motor Fuels Litigation
  • David B. Lerman, Director, Huron Consulting Group - Houston

1:45 (1.0 Hour)
Criminalizing Energy Regulations: Part II
(Ethics Topic)
  • Philip H. Hilder, Hilder & Associates, P.C. - Houston

2:45 Afternoon Break

3:00 (.75 Hour)
Light-handed Federal Regulation of Intrastate Natural Gas Pipelines - An Eroding Promise
  • Lawrence J. Hand, Jr., Kean Miller Hawthorne D'Armond McCowan & Jarman, LLP - New Orleans, LA

3:45 (.75 Hour)
Market Manipulation Rules/Compliance Issues
  • Kathleen E. Magruder, Brown, McCarroll L.L.P. - Houston

4:30 Adjourn

Total MCLE hours for Friday = 6.50 hours, including 1.75 hours of legal ethics

Accredited by AAPL for a total of 8.25 credits.

(Return to top)

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