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South Texas College of Law
13th Annual
TEXAS INSURANCE LAW SYMPOSIUM
January 22-23, 2009
Houston, Texas

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Accredited by the State Bar of Texas for 14.0 MCLE hours (No ethics credit)

Thursday, January 22, 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

9:00 Hurricane Ike: Perspectives from the Disaster Zone
  • Joseph A.C. Fulcher, Greer, Herz & Adams, L.L.P. - Galveston
  • Greg C. Wilkins, Orgain Bell & Tucker, LLP - Beaumont

9:40 Hot Personal Lines Perspectives
  • Christopher W. Martin, Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom, L.L.P. - Houston

10:30 Morning Break

10:45 Perspectives from Austin: Regulatory Issues and the TDI
  • David Durden, Public Affairs, Associate Commissioner, Texas Department of Insurance - Austin

11:15 Hot Commercial Lines Perspectives: Business Interruption and Extra Expense Issues
  • Shannon Rusnak, CPA, CFE, Matson, Driscoll & Damico, LLP - Houston
  • Claude L. Stuart, III, Phelps Dunbar LLP - Houston

12:05 Lunch Break
(pick up lunch and return to the auditorium)

12:20 Lunch Presentation
The Perspective of the Attorney General
  • John Owens, Assistant Attorney General, Consumer Protectio Division, Office of the Attorney General - Houston

1:05 After Lunch Break


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1:20 Different Perspectives on Appraisal
  • Michael W. Huddleston, Shannon Gracey Ratliff & Miller, LLP - Dallas
  • Mark A. Ticer, Law Office of Mark A. Ticer - Dallas

2:10 Insureds Gone Wild: Fraud, Policy Conditions, and Insurer Alternatives
  • Warren Taylor, Taylor, Taylor & Russell - Houston

2:55 Courts Gone Wild: The Most Important Insurance Cases from the Intermediate Courts in 2008
  • Jamie Cooper, Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom, L.L.P. - Houston

3:25 Afternoon Break

3:40 Auto Policy Update - Uninsured Motorist, PIP, and Stowers
  • Lisa Songy, Shannon, Gracey, Ratliff & Miller, LLP - Dallas

4:10 Texas Prompt Payment Statute: Answering Unanswerable Questions When the Clock is Ticking
  • Christine Kirchner, Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Martin, P.C. - Houston

4:55 Adjourn

Accreditation for Thursday = Accredited by the State Bar of Texas for 7.0 MCLE hours (no ethics credit)



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Friday, January 23, 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

9:00 Rules of Policy Construction: Do they Really Matter?
  • Robert J. Cunningham, Roach & Newton, L.L.P. - Houston

9:30 Agents Gone Wild: Sales Errors, Exposures, and Strategies
  • Michael W. McCoy, Fowler Rodriguez Valdes-Fauli - Houston

10:00 What Eery Insurance Lawyer Needs to Know: A Judicial Perspective
  • Judge Catharina Haynes, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit - Dallas

10:30 Morning Break

10:40 Allocation After One Beacon: More Questions than Answers
  • Ernest MArtin, Jr., Haynes and Boone, LLP - Dallas
  • John C. Tollefson, Tollefson Bradley Ball & Mitchell, L.L.P. - Dallas

11:30 Inter-Carrier Relationships after Mid-Continent and Liberty Mutual
  • J. Mark Lawless, Nickens Keeton Lawless Farrell Flack LLP - Austin
  • Brian S. Martin, Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons, L.L.P - Houston

12:20 Lunch Break
(pick up lunch and return to the auditorium)

12:35 Lunch Presentation
Insurance Ethics: "Family Feud" Style
(Ethics Topic)
  • Christopher W. Martin, Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom, L.L.P. - Houston

1:20 After Lunch Break


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1:30 Legislative Update
  • Jay A. Thompson, Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons, L.L.P. - Austin

2:10 Additional Insured and Insured Contract Issues
  • George T. Jackson, Burck, Lapidus and Lanza, P.C. - Houston
  • Lee H. Shidlofsky, Visser Shidlofsky LLP - Austin

3:00 Afternoon Break

3:10 Insurer-Appointed Defense Counsel, Independent Counsel Selected by the Insured, and Ethical Considerations
(Ethics Topic)
  • J. James Cooper, Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP - Houston

3:55 Ethical Challenges of the Brave New World of Litigation: How to Cope with the Death of Perry Mason
(Ethics Topic)
  • William J. Chriss, Texas Center for Legla Ethics and Professionalism - Austin

    • 4:40 Adjourn

    Accreditation for Friday = Accredited by the State Bar of Texas for 7.0 MCLE hours, including 2.25 hours of legal ethics.

    This CLE course is being offered in conjunction
    with
    South Texas College of Law's
    Optional Pre-Symposium Session
    GETTING HURRICANE IKE CLAIMS PAID
    January 21, 2009.
    Attend both conferences and receive a total of 17.0 MCLE hours,
    including 2.25 hours of legal ethics at a reduced tuition rate.

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