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South Texas College of Law
TEXAS INSURANCE LAW SYMPOSIUM
January 22-23, 2004 - Houston, Texas

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Accredited by the State Bar of Texas MCLE Department for 13.25 MCLE hours,
including 1.75 hour of legal ethics.

Accredited by the Texas Department of Insurance for 12.0 credit hours for General (all license types) and 1.5 hour of Ethics/CP (all license types).


Thursday, January 22, 2004

8:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:55 Welcome and Opening Remarks
  • James J. Alfini, President and Dean, South Texas College of Law - Houston
  • Professor Olga L. Moya, Director of CLE, South Texas College of Law - Houston


Training Camp:
Understanding the Weapons at Your Disposal
9:00 Mold Litigation Update
  • Paul E. Anderson, Jr., Boyd, Saindon & Anderson, PLLC - Houston
  • Warren Taylor, Taylor & Taylor - Houston

9:45 Auto Liability and Property Update
  • Lisa A. Songy, Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons, L.L.P. - Dallas

10:10 Morning Break
10:25 The Use and Abuse of Article 21.55
  • Ernest Martin, Jr., Haynes and Boone LLP - Dallas
  • Stephanie Lyn O'Rourke, Shaddox, Compere, Walraven & Good, P.C. - San Antonio

11:05 Public Adjusters - Legal Issues
(includes .25 hour of legal ethics)
  • Luis A. Fabrega, Odenweller Fabrega & Hood, L.L.P. - Houston

11:30 Lunch Break (Lunch provided)
(pick up lunch and return to the auditorium)
11:45 Lunch Presentation
Offers of Settlement Under H.B.4:
Offensive & Defensive Tricks & Traps
(includes .5 hour of legal ethics)
  • Michael W. Huddleston, Shannon, Gracey, Ratliff and Miller, L.L.P. - Dallas
  • Hon. Patrick W. Mizell, Vinson & Elkins, L.L.P. - Houston
  • Randy Roach, Cook & Roach, L.L.P. - Houston

12:45 After Lunch Break

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Getting Ready for the Big Game
12:55 Trying the Big Insurance Case
  • Hon. Levi J. Benton, 215th Civil District Court - Houston
  • Hon. Bruce D. Oakley, 234th Civil District Court - Houston
  • Brian S. Martin, Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons, L.L.P. - Houston

1:40 Case Dispositive Strategies in Insurance Cases
(Daubert, MSJ)
  • Hon. Tracy Christopher, 295th Civil District Court - Houston
  • Hon. Joseph "Tad" Halbach, Jr., 333rd Civil District Court - Houston
  • Hon. Martha Hill Jamison, 164th Civil District Court - Houston

2:30 Afternoon Break
2:45 Jury Charge Issues Unique to Insurance Cases
  • Russell H. McMains, Law Office of Russell H. McMains - Corpus Christi
  • Stephen P. Pate, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. - Houston

3:30 Top 20 Rock 'n Roll Court Rules
  • Hon. Mark Davidson, 11th Civil District Court - Houston

4:15 Adjourn

Total MCLE hours for Thursday = 6.25 hours, including .75 hour of legal ethics


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Friday, January 23, 2004

8:30 Continental Breakfast

Special Teams: Special Issues
9:00 Business Interruption and Extra Expense Coverages:
Strategic Considerations in Catastrophic Losses
  • Jay W. Brown, Beirne, Maynard & Parsons, LLP - Houston
  • Michael Sean Quinn, Jordan, Quinn & Carmona, P.C. - Austin

9:45 The Insurability of Punitive Damages Under Texas Law:
The Debate Continues
Insurers' Perspective
  • J. Frank Kinsel, Jr., Cantey & Hanger, L.L.P. - Fort Worth
Policyholders' Perspective
  • Robert J. Cunningham, Cook & Roach, L.L.P. - Houston

10:30 Morning Break
10:45 Construction Defect Coverage:
2004 Update
  • Gene F. Creely, II, McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC - Houston
  • Jill M. Cronin, Van Osselaer, Cronin & Buchanan LLP - Austin
  • Patrick J. Wielinski, Cokinos, Bosien & Young - Arlington

11:55 Lunch Break (Lunch provided)
(pick up lunch and return to the auditorium)
12:05 Lunch Presentation
Ethics Jeopardy
(Ethics topic)
  • Christopher W. Martin, Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom, L.L.P. - Houston

1:05 After Lunch Break

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Game Day 2004
1:15 Live Appellate Argument and Critique
The Houston First Court of Appeals will set and hear oral arguments on a pending insurance case. After the court adjourns, an informal critique and discussion will follow.
  • Chief Justice Sherry Radack, Presiding Judge, Houston First Court of Appeals & Fellow Justices
Post Argument Analysis
  • Kevin Dubose, Alexander Dubose Jones & Townsend LLP - Houston
  • Warren W. Harris, Bracewell & Patterson, L.L.P. - Houston
  • Randy Roach, Cook & Roach, L.L.P. - Houston

2:45 Afternoon Break
3:00 Post Games:
Hot Insurance Cases Before Texas Appellate Courts
  • Robert D. Allen, Baker & McKenzie - Dallas
  • J. James Cooper, Gardere Wynne Sewell, LLP - Houston

3:50 Just When You Thought the Game was Over:
Insolvency/Bankruptcy Issues
  • David P. McClain, McClain, Leppert & Maney, P.C. - Houston
  • Jeffrey G. Tinkham, Of Counsel, Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom, L.L.P. - Houston

4:50 Adjourn

Total MCLE hours for Friday = 7 hours, including 1 hour of legal ethics


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