| 8:30 |
Civil Commitment Law
- Pamela L. Beach, Attorney at Law - Richmond
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| 9:00 |
Civil Commitment Procedure
- Melinda Brents, Assistant Harris County Attorney, Harris County Psychiatric Center - Houston
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| 9:30 |
Psychiatric Diagnoses and Medications
- Susan A. Stone, J.D., M.D., Susan Stone and Associates - Rosanky
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| 10:00 |
Morning Break
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| 10:15 |
Representing the Patient
(Ethics topic)
- Scott K. Boates, Reiner & Boates, L.L.P. - Houston
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| 10:45 |
Case Studies of Mental Health Issues in the Criminal and Civil Systems
Moderator:
- Georgia Akers, Harris County Probate Court No. 3 - Houston
Panelists:
- Floyd L. Jennings, J.D., Ph.D., - Houston
- Rahn K. Bailey, M.D., Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, UT-Houston Health Science Center - Houston
- D.L. Creson, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UT-Houston Health Science Center - Houston
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| 11:30 |
LUNCH
Judicial Panel:
The Bench's View of Ad Litem Appointments
Moderator:
- Jim Wyckoff, Wyckoff & Russell - Houston
Panelists:
- Hon. Gladys B. Burwell, Galveston County Probate Court - Galveston
- Hon. Rory R. Olsen, Harris County Probate Court No. 3 - Houston
- Hon. Susan G. Lowery, Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 3 - Richmond
- Hon. William C. McCulloch, Harris County Probate Court No. 4 - Houston
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| 12:45 |
Legislation to Watch
- Pamela L. Beach, Attorney at Law - Richmond
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| 1:15 |
Using Mental Health Patients in Clinical Trials:
The Ethical Issues
(Ethics topic)
- Professor William J. Winslade, Professor of Philosophy in Medicine, The Institute for Medical Humanities, University of Texas Medical Branch - Galveston
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| 1:45 |
The Criminal Justice System
Mental Health Defenses in Criminal Cases
- Dick DeGuerin, DeGuerin & Dickson - Houston
Representing Offenders with Mental Disabilities
- Professor Brian Shannon, Texas Tech University School of Law - Lubbock
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| 2:45 |
Afternoon Break
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| 3:00 |
Evidentiary Issues in Mental Health Cases
- Ellen A. Yarrell, Ellen A. Yarrell, P.C. - Houston
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| 3:30 |
Commitment and Forced Medication Hearings:
Law and Procedure
Overview of Forced Medication Law
- James T. Downes, Assistant Harris County Attorney - Houston
Simulation: Civil Commitment and Forced Medication Hearing, followed by Q and A
Presiding Judge:
- Hon. Guy Herman, Probate Court No. 1 - Austin
Prosecutor:
- Ted Mora, Assistant Criminal District Attorney, Galveston County - Galveston
Patient's Attorney:
- Scott K. Boates, Reiner & Boates, L.L.P. - Houston
Patient:
- Arlene Guzick, Attorney at Law - Houston
Doctor:
Douglas Samuels, M.D., Mental Health and Mental Retardation Authority of Harris County - Houston
Fact Witness:
- Dana Perry Drexler, Attorney at Law
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| 4:30 |
Adjourn
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