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REAL ESTATE LAW CONFERENCE
June 7-8, 2007
Houston, Texas

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Accredited by the State Bar of Texas MCLE Department for 12.75 MCLE hours, including 2.50 Ethics Hours.


Thursday, June 7, 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, J.D., LL.M., Director of CLE, South Texas College of Law - Houston

Morning Moderator:
Anne Newtown, AmReit Realty Investment Corporation

9:00 Case Law Update
  • Charles J. Jacobus, Attorney at Law - Bellaire

9:30 Texas Economy
  • Mark G. Dotzour, Chief Economist and Director of Research, Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University - College Station

10:30 Morning Break

10:45 Legislative Update
  • Christy L. Fields, Powell Coleman & Arnold LLP - Dallas
  • Justin V. Switzer, Haynes and Boone, LLP - Houston

11:15 Selected Environmental Issues
  • Larry W. Nettles, Vinson & Elkins LLP - Houston

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

12:15 Lunch Presentation
Mortgage Fraud
(Ethics Topic)

  • Mark T. Davenport, Figari & Davenport, L.L.P. - Dallas

1:15 After Lunch Break

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Afternoon Moderator:
Richard Melamed, Attorney at Law

1:30 Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones (TIRZs), Tax Increment Financing (TIF), Etc.
  • Camm "Trey" Carrington Lary, III, Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP - Houston

2:15 Ground Leases
  • Greg Erwin, Winstead PC - Houston

2:45 Afternoon Break

3:00 Selected Issues in Construction and Professional Agreements
  • Bruce Merwin, Haynes and Boone, LLP - Houston

3:45 Selected Real Estate Issues in Probate
  • Jimmy Walker, Dinkins Kelly Lenox Lamb & Walker, L.L.P. - Houston

4:15 Margin Tax in Real Estate Transactions
  • Stephen A. Kuntz, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. - Houston

4:45 Adjourn

Total MCLE hours for Thursday = 6.75 hours,
including 1.0 hour of legal ethics

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Friday, June 8, 2007

8:30 Continental BreakfastContinental Breakfast Continental Breakfast

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

9:00 Limited Liability Companies
  • Timothy B. Ellwood, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP - Houston

9:30 Hot Topics in Retail Leasing
  • Patrick O. Hayes, Andrews Myers Coulter and Cohen P.C. - Houston

10:15 Morning Break

10:30 Survey Review
  • Franklin J. Harberg, Jr., Mills, Higbie, Harberg & Huvard, L.L.P. - Houston

11:00 Navigating the Minefield of Multiple Representation of Partners and Partnerships
(Ethics Topic)
  • Kenneth R. Landis, Attorneys' Liability Assurance Society - Chicago, IL

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

12:00 Lunch Presentation
Who Ya' Gonna Call at the City of Houston?
  • Gary W. Dzierlenga, Senior Assistant City Attorney, Real Estate Division, City of Houston Legal Department - Houston
  • Leah Hayes, Deputy Director of Planning & Development Department, City of Houston - Houston
  • Andy Icken, Deputy Director, Public Works and Engineering, Planning & Development Services Division, City of Houston - Houston
  • Deborah F. McAbee, Senior Assistant City Attorney - Division Chief, Land Use Division, City of Houston Legal Department - Houston

12:45 After Lunch Break

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Afternoon Moderator:
Mark S. Biskamp, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP

1:00 Mortgage Loan Opinions: Working within Customary Practice
  • John B. Scofield, Jackson Walker L.L.P. - Houston

1:45 Ethics and Multi-Jurisdictional Representation
(Ethics Topic)
  • Prof. Jean Powers, South Texas College of Law - Houston

2:30 Afternoon Break

2:45 Due Diligence Issues in Buying Real Estate
  • Kent Newsome, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. - Houston

3:30 Texas Residential Construction Commission Act: A Current Perspective
  • Kathleen B. Colt, Stumpf Craddock Massey & Farrimond - Houston

4:00 Adjourn

Total MCLE hours for Friday = 6.0 hours, including 1.50 hours of legal ethics

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