2021 TADC Spring Meeting

CLE Approved for: 10.0 hours, including 2.5 hours ethics

Program Co-Chairs – Mitzi Mayfield, Riney & Mayfield LLP, Amarillo & Arlene Matthews, Crenshaw, Dupree & Milam, L.L.P., Lubbock

Wednesday, April 28, 2021

6pm – 8pm Welcome Reception

Thursday, April 29, 2021

7:00 – 9:00am Buffet Breakfast

7:30 – 7:45am Welcome & Announcements

Slater Elza, TADC President. Underwood Law Firm, P.C., Amarillo

Mitzi Mayfield, Program Co-Chair, Riney & Mayfield LLP, Amarillo
Arlene Matthews, Program Co-Chair, Crenshaw, Dupree & Milam, L.L.P., Lubbock

7:45 – 8:30am IMMIGRATION AFTER TRUMP: UNRAVELING RESTRICTIONS ON THE FOREIGN WORKFORCE

Maggie Murphy, Jackson Lewis P.C., Austin

8:30 – 9:00am A HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO PATIENT PRIVACY

Brad Adatto, Byrd Adatto, Dallas

9:00 – 9:30am CHOICE OF LAW & WHY IT MATTERS

Michael A. Golemi, Liskow & Lewis APLC, Houston

9:30 – 10:00am AVOIDING GRIEVANCES: YOU DON’T WANT TO BE THE GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE’S GUEST (.5 ethics)

Rusty Beard, Beard Law Firm, Abilene

10:00 – 10:15am B R E A K

10:15 – 11:00am YOUR FIRM’S FUTURE: FOCUSING ON MENTORING, TRANSITIONING CLIENTS & FIRM

GOVERNANCE (.25 ethics)

L. Hayes Fuller III, Naman, Howell, Smith & Lee, PLLC, Waco

11:00 – 11:30am STRATEGIES FOR ATTACKING DEFECTIVE 18.001 AFFIDAVITS

Liz Larson, Hicks Thomas LLP, Houston

11:30 – 12 Noon THE 10 COMMANDMENTS OF CLIENT DEPOSITION PREPARATION

Josh Nicholls, McCoy Leavitt Laskey LLC, San Antonio

12:00 – 1:30pm LUNCHEON SPEAKER

OPERATION GREYLORD: A LEGAL SYSYEM CORRUPTED (.75 ethics)

Brad Nahrstadt, Donohue Brown Mathewson & Smyth LLC, Chicago, IL

1:30 – 2:15am NON-COMPETES AND TRADE SECRETS + ONE MYSTERY TOPIC

Joseph Ahmad, Ahmad Zavitsanos Anaipakos Alavi & Mensing, P.C., Houston

Thursday Afternoon & Evening Free to Enjoy Chicago

Friday, April 30, 2021

7:00 – 9:00am Buffet Breakfast

7:30 – 7:45am Welcome & Announcements

Mitzi Mayfield & Arlene Matthews, Program Co-Chairs

7:45 – 8:30am DEALING WITH OSHA INVESTIGATIONS AND CITATIONS WHEN LITIGATION IS ANTICIPATED

Matt Matzner, Crenshaw, Dupree & Milam, L.L.P., Lubbock

8:30 – 9:15am CIRCLING THE DRAIN: HOW AND WHEN TO PULL THE PLUG ON REPRESENTATION – ETHICALLY (.75 ethics)

Valerie Auger, Mann Morrow, PLLC, El Paso

9:15 – 9:45am PROPORTIONATE RESPONSIBILITY IN TEXAS: NO DOUBLE DIPPING!

Dan Worthington, Ramon Worthington, PLLC, Edinburg

9:45 – 10:15am UPDATE ON TADC’S AMICUS COMMITTEE – WHAT IT CAN DO FOR YOUR APPELLATE CASE (.25 ethics)

Roger Hughes, Adams & Graham, L.L.P., Harlingen

10:15 – 10:30am B R E A K

10:30 – 11:00am WHY IS THAT IN THERE? AN ANATOMY OF VARIOUS INDEMNITY AND INSURANCE PROVISIONS IN CONTRACTS

Darin Brooks, Gray Reed & McGraw LLP, Houston

11:00 – 11:30pm NOT COVID, BUT THE OTHER PANDEMIC: TRUCKS ARE OVERWHELMING THE HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS OF TEXAS. HOW THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE IS ATTEMPTING TO BALANCE THE INTEREST OF A VITAL INDUSTRY AND THE SAFETY OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC

J. Mitchell Smith, Germer PLLC, Beaumont

11:30 – 12:15pm STATE OF THE ART APPELLATE ADVOCACY/ SOME OF MY FAVORITE CASES

Scott Stolley, Stolley Law, P.C., Dallas

Friday Afternoon & Evening Free to Enjoy Chicago!

Saturday, May 1, 2021

7:00-9:00am Buffet Breakfast

Saturday Afternoon & Evening Free to Enjoy Chicago

Sunday, May 2, 2021

Depart for Texas

Pricing & Registration Options

Registration fees include Wednesday evening through Saturday group activities, including the Wednesday evening welcome reception, all breakfasts, CLE Program each day and related expenses. If you would like CLE credit for a state other than Texas, check the box below.

• Registration for Member Only (one person) $850.00
• Registration for Member & Spouse/Guest (2 people) $995.00

Spouse/Guest CLE Credit

If your spouse/guest is also an attorney and would like to attend the Spring Meeting for CLE credit, there is an additional charge to cover written materials, meeting materials, and breaks.

• Spouse/Guest CLE credit for Spring Meeting $75.00

*Save $50.00 on your total registration fee if postmarked by April 7, 2021. If registering online, use discount code EB50 and register by April 7, 2021

For hotel reservations, CONTACT THE INTERCONTINENTAL CHICAGO DIRECTLY AT (800) 628-2112 and reference the TADC 2021 Spring Meeting.

The TADC has secured a block of rooms at a FANTASTIC rate of $209 per night.. It is IMPORTANT that you make your reservation as soon as possible as the room block will sell out. Any room requests after the deadline date, or after the room block is filled, will be on a space available basis.

DEADLINE FOR HOTEL RESERVATIONS IS APRIL 7, 2021

Registration Fees will be refunded ONLY if a written cancellation notice is received at least SEVEN (7) days prior (APRIL 21, 2021) to the meeting date. A $75.00 Administrative Fee will be deducted from any refund. Any cancellation made after APRIL 21, 2021 IS NON-REFUNDABLE