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South Texas College of Law
Family Law Conference
for General Practitioners and Legal Assistants

February 7-8, 2002 - Houston, Texas
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Accredited by the State Bar of Texas MCLE Department for 13.25 MCLE hours,
including 3 hours of legal ethics.

Accredited by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Civil Appellate Law, Civil Trial Law and Family Law.


Thursday, February 7, 2002

7:30 Registration
8:20 Welcome and Opening Remarks
  • Professor Jean Powers, Director of CLE, South Texas College of Law


Morning Moderator:
Angela Gwyn Pence, Tindall & Foster, P.C.

8:30 The Initial Interview:
- define the relationship
- enagement letters
(includes .25 hour of legal ethics)
  • Hon. Janice E. Pardue, Law Office of Janice E. Pardue- Houston

9:00 The Initial Interview:
Forms and Checklists
  • Roy L. Moore, Moore & Moore, L.L.P. - Houston

9:30 Attorneys Fees Panel
(includes .25 hour of legal ethics)
Moderator:
  • Angela Gwyn Pence, Tindall & Foster, P.C. - Houston
Panelists:
  • Sherri A. Evans, Short & Jenkins, L.L.P. - Houston
  • Diana S. Friedman, Diana S. Friedman, P.C. - Dallas
10:15 Morning Break
10:30 Temporary Orders
  • Walter P. Mahoney, Jr., Law Office of Walter P. Mahoney, Jr. - Pasadena

11:00 Inventory Notebook and Economic Contribution
  • A. Craig Haston, Looper, Reed & McGraw, P.C. - Houston

11:30 How to Read Tax Returns
  • Geoffrey S. Poll, Ferguson + Camp + Poll, P.C. - Houston

12:00 Lunch Presentation
Interesting Cases
(presentation from 12:15 - 1:00 p.m.)
  • David N. Gray, Of Counsel, Moore & Moore, L.L.P. - Houston



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Afternoon Moderator:
John E. Van Ness, Piro & Lilly L.L.P.

1:15 How to Utilize Insurance Policies
  • Susan Myres, Myres, Dale & Associates, P.C. - Houston

1:45 Database Management
  • Laura Dale, Myres, Dale & Associates, P.C. - Houston
2:15 Nuts and Bolts of Discovery:
- local rules
- ethical considerations
(includes .25 hour of legal ethics)
  • Chris A. Spofford, Chris A. Spofford, P.C. - Houston
2:45 Afternoon Break
3:00 Creative Discovery Techniques
  • Reginald A. Hirsch, Lipstet & Hirsch, L.L.P. - Houston
3:30 How to Represent Your Client When Your Client is a Kid
(Ethics topic)
  • Beth Liebling, Beth Liebling Attorney at Law - Houston
4:00 Protective Orders
  • Hon. Lorraine Wilson, Associate Judge, 328th Family District Court - Richmond
  • Suzanne Schwab-Radcliffe, Schwab & Radcliffe, L.L.P. - Galveston
4:45 Adjourn

Total MCLE hours for Thursday = 7.25, including 1.5 hour of legal ethics


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Friday, February 8, 2002

Morning Moderator:
Steve A. Bavousett, Law Office of Steve Bavousett

9:00 Collaborative Family Law:
Saving Money and Relationships
  • Martha Bourne, Martha Bourne & Associates - Houston

9:30 Custody Agreements, including Modification and Relocation
  • Danny C. Garner, Godwin Gruber, P.C. - Dallas

10:15 Morning Break
10:30 Enforcement
  • Samuel L. Childs, The Childs Law Firm - Houston

11:00 Uniform Parentage Act
  • Ellen A. Yarrell, Ellen A. Yarrell, P.C. - Houston

11:30 Silver Bullet:
What Every Lawyer Needs to Know that Can't Be Found in the Code
  • Mike Gregory, Gregory & Conner P.C. - Denton

12:00 Lunch Presentation
A Match Made in Heaven:
A Good Legal Assistant/Attorney Team
(presentation from 12:15 - 1:00 p.m.)
  • Heather M. Hughes, Tindall & Foster, P.C. - Houston
  • Ana Galvan, Tindall & Foster, P.C. Houston



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Afternoon Moderator:
Professor Pamela E. George, South Texas College of Law

1:15 Trial Tactics
  • Thomas R. Conner, Conner & Lindamood, P.C. - Houston

1:45 Findings on Appeal:
Eliminating Some of the Guesswork
  • Sallee S. Smyth, Short & Jenkins, L.L.P. - Houston
2:15 Closing the File
(Ethics topic)
  • Patricia N. Carter, Wilson-Glah & Carter, P.C. - Houston
2:45 Afternoon Break
3:00 Judges Panel:
What Lawyers Do that Judges Hate
Moderator:
  • Jacqueline L. Taylor, Attorney at Law - Houston
Panelist:
  • Hon. Eva M. Guzman, 309th District Court - Houston
  • Hon. Bonnie C. Hellums, 247th District Court - Houston
  • Hon. Robert J. Kern, 387th District Court - Richmond
  • Hon. Don Taylor, Liberty County Court at Law - Liberty
  • Hon. Dennis D. Watson, County Court at Law No. 1 - Conroe
4:00 Adjourn

Total MCLE hours for Friday = 6, including 1.5 hour of legal ethics


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