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South Texas College of Law
24th Annual
REAL ESTATE LAW CONFERENCE
June 4-5, 2009
Houston, Texas

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Accredited by the State Bar of Texas for 13.25 MCLE hours, including 2.50 hours of legal ethics.

Thursday, June 4, 2009

8:00 REGISTRATION and Continental Breakfast

8:50 Welcome and Opening Remarks
  • James J. Alfini, 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

Morning Moderator:
Mary S. Axelrad, Zimmerman, Axelrad, Meyer, Stern & Wise, P.C.

9:00 Case Law Update
  • David A. Weatherbie, Cramer Weatherbie Richardson LLP - Dallas

10:00 Loan Workouts
  • Doug A. Yeager, Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP - Houston

10:45 Morning Break

11:00 Negotiations with Lenders
(Includes .25 hour of legal ethics)
  • J. Cary Barton, East & Caldwell, L.L.P. - San Antonio

11:30 Lease Workouts
  • T. Andrew Dow, Winstead PC - Dallas

12:00 Lunch Break
(pick up lunch and return to the auditorium)

12:15 Lunch Presentation
Our Troubled Economy
  • Robert W. (Bill) Gilmer, Ph.D., Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas - Dallas

1:15 After Lunch Break


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Afternoon Moderator:
Anne Newtown, Vinson & Elkins LLP
1:30 Green Building
  • Bruce W. Merwin, Haynes and Boone, LLP - Houston

2:15 Wind Energy
  • H. Alan Carmichael, Wetsel & Carmichael, L.L.P. - Sweetwater

3:00 Afternoon Break

3:15 Foreclosure Issues in Probate Transactions
  • Sara E. Dysart, The Law Office of Sara Dysart - San Antonio

4:00 10 Rules for Ethical and Effective Negotiation
(Ethics Topic)
  • Kent Newsome, Greenberg Traurig, LLP - Houston

5:00 Adjourn

Accreditation for Thursday = Accredited by the State Bar of Texas for 7.0 MCLE hours, including 1.25 hours of legal ethics.



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Friday, June 5, 2009

8:30 Continental Breakfast

8:50 Welcome Remarks
  • Lisa L. Dahm, J.D., LL.M-Health, Director of CLE and Adjunct Professor, South Texas College of Law - Houston

Morning Moderator:
Richard Melamed, Attorney at Law

9:00 Real Property Foreclosures: Legal Considerations and Documentation
  • David W. Tomek, Vinson & Elkins LLP - Dallas

9:45 Understanding Deeds in Lieu of Foreclosure
  • Louis Frank Oliver, Oliver & Oliver, P.C. - Austin

10:30 Morning Break

10:45 Tenant Responses to Landlord Insolvency and Other Defaults
  • Emily S. Donahue, Jackson Walker L.L.P. - Dallas

11:15 Real Property Leases: Bankruptcy Will Change the Deal You Thought You Had
  • Evelyn Hudson Biery, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. - Houston

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

12:30 Lunch Presentation
Legal Malpractice Claims in Tough Economic Times
(Ethics Topic)
  • Jett L. Hanna, Texas Lawyers' Insurance Exchange - Austin

1:30 After Lunch Break


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Afternoon Moderator:
Julie R. Cassiano, Sterling BAnk
1:45 Environmental Indemnities
  • Larry W. Nettles, Vinson & Elkins LLP - Houston

2:30 Removables
  • Thomas J. Walthall, Jr., The Gardner Law Firm, A Professional Corporation - San Antonio

3:00 Planning in Advance for Disasters
  • Marilyn C. Maloney, Liskow & Lewis - Houston

3:15 Afternoon Break

3:25 Material Alterations to Documents
  • Steven C. Haley, Moorman, Tate, Moorman, Urquhart & Haley, L.L.P. - Brenham

3:45 Brokerage Liability Issues
(Includes .25 hour of legal ethics)
  • Lee A. Collins, Boyar & Miller - Houston

4:15 Adjourn

Accreditation for Friday = Accredited by the State Bar of Texas for 6.25 MCLE hours, including 1.25 hours of legal ethics.

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