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Accredited by the State Bar of Texas MCLE Department for 12.75 MCLE hours,
including 2.50 Ethics Hours.
Thursday, January 25, 2007
| 8:00 |
REGISTRATION and Continental Breakfast
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| 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
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| 9:00 |
The Ten Most Important Insurance Cases From 2006
- Karen K. Milhollin,
Westmoreland Hall, P.C. - Houston
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| 9:45 |
The Ever-Changing World of Appraisals
- Stephen P. Pate,
Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. - Houston
- Mark A. Ticer,
Law Office of Mark A. Ticer - Dallas
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| 10:30 |
Morning Break
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| 10:45 |
Homeowners Claims and Suits: What's Left?
- David R. Stephens,
Lindow & Treat LLP - San Antonio
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| 11:15 |
Experts in Insurance Cases: Practice, Tactics and Limits
- Warren Taylor,
Taylor & Taylor - Houston
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| 12:00 |
Lunch Break
(pick up lunch and return to the auditorium)
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| 12:15 |
Lunch Presentation
Ethics Jeopardy
(Ethics Topic)
- David D. Disiere,
Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom, L.L.P. - Houston
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| 1:15 |
After Lunch Break
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| 1:30 |
An Insider's View of the Texas Supreme Court and Its Insurance Decisions
- Justice James A. Baker,
Hughes • Luce LLP - Dallas
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| 2:15 |
Stowers: 2007 Update
- David L. Plaut,
Hanna & Plaut, L.L.P. - Austin
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| 3:00 |
Afternoon Break
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| 3:15 |
Jury Selection in the 21st Century:
Doing It Right After Cortez and Vasquez
Plaintiff Perspective:
- T. Ernest Freeman,
The Freeman Law Firm PC - Houston
Defense Perspective:
- Christopher W. Martin,
Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom, L.L.P. - Houston
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| 4:15 |
Adjourn
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Total MCLE hours for Thursday = 6.25 hours,
including 1.0 hour of legal ethics
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Friday, January 26, 2007
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8:30 |
Continental BreakfastContinental Breakfast Continental Breakfast
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| 8:55 |
Welcome Remarks
- Professor Lisa L. Dahm,
Director of CLE, South Texas College of Law - Houston
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| 9:00 |
Liability Coverage Symposium
(Includes .50 hour of legal ethics)
An Update on Frank's Casing (Right to Reimbursement)
- J. James Cooper,
Gardere Wynne Sewell, LLP - Houston
Life after GuideOne (Extrinsic Evidence and The Duty of Defend)
- Robert J. Cunningham,
Cook & Roach, L.L.P. - Houston
Reservation of Rights and Waiver/Estoppel Issues
- Brian S. Martin,
Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons, L.L.P. - Houston
Allocation
- John C. Tollefson,
Tollefson Bradley Ball & Mitchell, LLP - Dallas
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10:15 |
Morning Break
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| 10:30 |
Construction Defects Symposium:
Lamar Homes and Related Issues
- Jill M. Cronin,
Van Osselaer, Cronin & Buchanan LLP - Austin
- Lee H. Shidlofsky,
Nickens Keeton Lawless Farrell & Flack, LLP - Austin
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| 11:30 |
Agent/Broker:
Old Targets/New Exposures
- Michael W. McCoy,
Fowler Rodriguez - Houston
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| 12:00 |
Lunch Break
(pick up lunch and return to the auditorium)
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| 12:15 |
Lunch Presentation
Ethical Issues in Insurance Litigation:
The Noble Insurance Lawyer
- William J. Chriss,
Law Offices of William J. Chriss, P.C. - Corpus Christi
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| 1:15 |
After Lunch Break
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| 1:30 |
Contractual Indemnity:
The Changing Face of Additional Insured Coverages
- George Jackson,
Burck, Lapidus & Lanza, P.C.
- Vincent E. Morgan,
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP - Houston
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| 2:15 |
Insurance Litigation:
A View From the Federal Bench
- Hon. Nancy K. Johnson,
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas - Houston
- Hon. Lee H. Rosenthal,
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas - Houston
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| 3:15 |
Insurance Litigation:
A View from the State Bench
- Hon. S. Grant Dorfman,
129th Civil District Court - Houston
- Hon. Joseph "Tad" Halbach, Jr.,
333rd Civil District Court - Houston
- Hon. Martha Jamison,
164th Civil District Court - Houston
- Hon. Randall W. Wilson,
157th Civil District Court - Houston
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4:15 |
Adjourn
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Total MCLE hours for Friday = 6.50 hours, including 1.50 hours of legal ethics
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