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South Texas College of Law
12th Annual
TEXAS INSURANCE LAW SYMPOSIUM
January 24-25, 2008
Houston, Texas

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Accredited by the State Bar of Texas for 12.50 MCLE hours, including 3.0 hours of legal ethics.

Thursday, January 24, 2008

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

9:00 Update on the Status of Extra-Contractual Litigation
  • Brain S. Martin, Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons, L.L.P. - Houston

9:30 UIM, PIP, and Auto Policy Update
  • Janet K. Colaneri, The Colaneri Firm, P.C. - Arlington

10:00 Morning Break

10:15 Solving Inerpleader and Inadequate Limit Problems
  • Jay W. Brown, Beirne, Maynard & Parsons, LLP - Houston

10:55 Homeowner's Litigation and Policy Update
  • David D. Disiere, Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom, L.L.P. - Houston

11:25 Important Provisions in Texas Insurance Law You Didn't Know About, But Should
  • Vincent E. Morgan, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP - Houston

12:10 Lunch Break
(pick up lunch and return to the auditorium)

12:25 Lunch Presentation
Ethics Fast Track
(Ethics Topic)
  • Christopher W. Martin, Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom, L.L.P. - Houston

1:25 After Lunch Break


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1:30 Stowers 2008 Update: Getting It Right Has Never Been So Hard
(includes .25 hour of legal ethics)
  • David L. Plaut, Hanna & Plaut, L.L.P. - Austin

2:15 Construction Defects - What's Still Unresolved?
  • George Jackson, Burck, Lapidus & Lanza, P.C. - Houston

2:55 Afternoon Break

3:10 The Jury Charge in Insurance Cases: Beyond the P.J.C.
  • Mark L. Kincaid, Kincaid & Horton, L.L.P. - Austin

3:50 Agency and Broker Exposure Issues
  • Linda M. Dedman, Dedman & Handschuch - Dallas

4:20 Adjourn


Accreditation for Thursday = Accredited by the State Bar of Texas for 6.50 MCLE hours, including 1.25 hours of legal ethics.
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Friday, January 25, 2008

8:30 Continental Breakfast

8:55 Welcome Remarks
  • Professor Lisa L. Dahm, Director of CLE, South Texas College of Law - Houston

9:00 Hot Issues in Liability Coverage Litigation
• Trigger and Allocation Status: Pine Oak/Don's Building Supply
• Frank-ly Speaking: Reimbursement Issues Raised by Frank's Casing
• Guide Two? Duty to Defend After Guide One

lModerator:
  • J. James Cooper, Gardere Wynne Sewell, LLP - Houston
  • James L. Cornell, Cornell & Pardue - Houston
  • Gene F. Creely, II, Cozen & O'Connor - Houston
  • Warren Taylor, Taylor & Taylor - Houston

10:15 Morning Break

11:15 Playing "Chess" with Notice, Prejudice, Conditions Precedent and Consent to Settle Issues
  • Robert J. Cunningham, Cook & Roach, L.L.P. - Houston

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

12:15 Lunch Presentation
Lawyers in the Movies (Ethics Topic)
  • Nancy B. Rapoport, Gordon & Silver, Ltd. Professor of Law, William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada - Las Vegas, NM

1:15 After Lunch Break


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1:30 The Use and Abuse of Experts in Bad Faith Insurance Cases
  • Michael Sean Quinn, Quinn Hayes & Quinn - Austin

2:05 The Where, Who, and How of Declaratory Judgements
  • John C. Tollefson, Tollefson Bradley Ball & Mitchell, LLP - Dallas

2:45 Judicial Perspetives on Insurance Litigation in State District Court
Moderator:
  • Carol P. Keough, Coats, Rose, Yale, Ryman & Lee, P.C. - Houston
Panelists:
  • Hon. Tracy Christopher, 295th Civil District Court - Houston
  • Hon. Joseph "Tad" Halbach, Jr., 333rd Civil District Court - Houston
  • Hon. Sharon McCally, 334th Civil District Court - Houston

3:45 Adjourn


Accreditation for Friday = Accredited by the State Bar of Texas for 6.0 MCLE hours, including 1.75 hours of legal ethics.
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