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TEXAS INSURANCE LAW SYMPOSIUM
January 25-26, 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, January 25, 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 Session

9:00 The Ten Most Important Insurance Cases From 2006
  • Karen K. Milhollin, Westmoreland Hall, P.C. - Houston

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

10:30 Morning Break

10:45 Homeowners Claims and Suits: What's Left?
  • David R. Stephens, Lindow & Treat LLP - San Antonio

11:15 Experts in Insurance Cases: Practice, Tactics and Limits
  • Warren Taylor, Taylor & Taylor - Houston

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

12:15 Lunch Presentation
Ethics Jeopardy
(Ethics Topic)

  • David D. Disiere, Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom, L.L.P. - Houston

1:15 After Lunch Break

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Afternoon Session:

1:30 An Insider's View of the Texas Supreme Court and Its Insurance Decisions
  • Justice James A. Baker, Hughes • Luce LLP - Dallas

2:15 Stowers: 2007 Update
  • David L. Plaut, Hanna & Plaut, L.L.P. - Austin

3:00 Afternoon Break

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

4:15 Adjourn

Total MCLE hours for Thursday = 6.25 hours,
including 1.0 hour of legal ethics

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Friday, January 26, 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 Session:

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


10:15 Morning Break

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

11:30 Agent/Broker:
Old Targets/New Exposures
  • Michael W. McCoy, Fowler Rodriguez - Houston

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

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

1:15 After Lunch Break

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Afternoon Session:

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

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

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

4:15 Adjourn

Total MCLE hours for Friday = 6.50 hours, including 1.50 hours of legal ethics

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