2016 Annual Meeting and CLE Seminar
PROGRAM AGENDA
Thursday December 8 and Friday December 9, 2016 • Adolphus Hotel, Dallas, TX
CLE Program Chair: Jorge Herrera • Co-Chair: Matt Kita
Earn up to 8.25 hours MCLE credit
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THURS December 8– Moderator JASON FRANKLIN, DALLAS |
8:00 am |
Registration Opens |
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm .75 hr |
President’s Lunch and Awards Presentation Keynote Speaker: Matthew Dowd
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1:30 pm – 1:50 pm |
Break Welcome – CLE Seminar |
1:55 pm – 2:35 pm .67 hr
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Legislative Forecast/Political Update, State Bar Sunset SPEAKERS: Lin McCraw, McKinney James Fields, TTLA Chief Officer of Public Affairs |
2:35 pm – 3:05 pm .50 hr |
Rule 91a: Developments and Trends PDF Speaker: Peter Kelly, Houston |
3:05 pm – 3:20 pm |
Break |
3:20 pm – 4:05 pm .75 hr |
Determining & Proving Reasonableness of Medical Expenses Tabs: A, B, C, D -1, D -2, D -3, E -1, E-2, F, G, H, I -1, I -2, I - 3 (cases) SPEAKERS: Dan Christensen, Austin J.D. Davis, Houston |
4:05 pm – 5:05 pm 1.0 hr |
Everything You Wanted to Know about Practicing Law (But Were Afraid to Ask) PANELISTS: Judy Kostura, Austin Paula Sweeney, Dallas MODERATER: JASON FRANKLIN, DALLAS |
5:05 pm |
Adjourn |
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FRIDAY December 9– Moderator JORGE HERRERA, SAN ANTONIO |
8:00 am |
Seminar Room Opens Breakfast with Vendors – included in Seminar Registration |
9:00 am – 9:30 am .50 hr |
HIPAA Compliant: HB 300 PPT SPEAKER: Amy Carter, Dallas |
9:30 am – 10:15 am .75 hr |
“App-y Hour” SPEAKER: Rachael Jones, Austin |
10:15 am – 10:30 am |
Break |
10:30 am – 11:15 am .75 hr |
Exoneration after prosecution and what needs to change in our Criminal System. SPEAKER: Mikal Watts, San Antonio |
11:15 am – 11:45 am |
Break Pick up Lunch (included in registration) |
11:45 am – 12:15 pm .50 hr |
Direct and Cross Examination of Medical Experts Medical Practice Act Occupations Code PPT Calodney Deposition Exhibits: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 SPEAKER: Bill Liebbe, Tyler |
12:15 pm – 12:30 pm |
Break |
12:30 pm – 1:45 pm 1.25 hr |
Closing Argument that Touches the Heart PPT SPEAKER: Randi McGinn, New Mexico |
1:45 pm – 2:00 pm |
Break |
2:00 pm – 2:45 pm .75 hr |
How to Save Civil Jury Trials PDF PPT What can Trial Lawyers do to avoid extinction or is it too late? Lessons Learned by the Civil Jury Project in its first year. |
2:45 pm |
Adjourn CLE Seminar |