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2017 TADC West Texas Seminar
August 11, 2017 - August 12, 2017
August 11-12, 2017
Inn of the Mountain Gods
287 Carrizo Canyon Road
Ruidoso, NM 88340
CLE
Approved for 6.0 Hours CLE, including 1.5 hours ethics
Schedule
Program Co-Chairs: Leonard R. (Bud) Grossman, Craig, Terrill, Hale & Grantham, L.L.P., Lubbock,
William R. Anderson, Law Offices of Daniel G. Acosta, Las Cruces & Rachel Moreno, Kemp Smith, LLP, El Paso
Friday, August 11, 2017 (All times Mountain Time)
6:00-8:00pm Opening Reception
Saturday, August 12, 2017
7:00am-9:00am Buffet Breakfast
7:30am Welcome & Introductions
Mike Hendryx, TADC President, Strong Pipkin Bissell & Ledyard, L.L.P, Houston
Leonard R. (Bud) Grossman, Craig, Terrill, Hale & Grantham, L.L.P, Lubbock, Co-Chair
William R. Anderson, Law Offices of Daniel G. Acosta, Las Cruces Co-Chair
Rachel Moreno, Kemp Smith LLP, El Paso, Young Lawyer Co-Chair
7:45-8:15am APPLICATION OF DRONES
Leonard R. (Bud) Grossman, Craig, Terrill, Hale & Grantham, L.L.P., Lubbock
8:15-8:45am LEGAL MALPRACTICE (ethics)
Tom Ganucheau, Beck|Redden LLP, Houston
8:45-9:45am TX 18.001 COUNTER-AFFIDAVITS ISSUES
Mike H. Bassett, The Bassett Firm, Dallas
Mike Hendryx, Strong Pipkin Bissell & Ledyard, L.L.P, Houston
9:45-10:15am MY EXPERIENCE AS A FEDERAL JUROR, TIPS FOR THE TRIAL LAWYER FROM THE JURY ROOM
Darryl S. Vereen, Mounce, Green, Myers, Safi, Paxson & Galatzan, P.C., El Paso
10:15-10:30am B R E A K
10:30-11:30am LITIGATING LIKE A HOMETOWNER: AN OVERVIEW OF NM & TX
Deena Buchanan, Michael Dean & Dan Hernandez, Ray, McChristian & Jeans, P.C., Albuquerque, Fort Worth, El Paso
William R. Anderson, Law Offices of Daniel G. Acosta, Las Cruces
11:30-12:00pm THE INTERSECTION OF CIVILITY & ETHICS (ethics)
The Honorable Stephan M. Vidmar, U.S. Magistrate Judge, Las Cruces
12:00-12:30pm PERFECTING THE RECORD IN TEXAS
Brandy Manning, Long-Weaver, Manning, Antus & Antus LLP, Midland
12:30-1:00pm EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES – TX/NM CONTRASTED
Pat Long-Weaver, Long-Weaver, Manning, Antus & Antus LLP, Midland
1:00-1:30pm AN UPDATE ON THE NEW MEXICO WHISTLEBLOWER ACT
Cody R. Rogers, Miller Stratvert, P.C., Las Cruces
1:30-2:00pm A VIEW FROM THE BENCH – WHAT WORKS AND WHAT DOESN’T (ethics)
The Honorable Roy B. Ferguson, 394th District Court of Texas
2:00pm ADJOURN TO ENJOY RUIDOSO
Sunday, August 13, 2017
7:00-9:00am Buffet Breakfast
Pricing
Registration for Member Only (1 person) $150.00
Registration for Member & Spouse/Guest (2 people) $175.00
Hotel Information
For hotel reservations, CONTACT THE INN OF THE MOUNTAIN GODS DIRECTLY AT 800/545-9011 and reference the TADC West Texas Seminar. The TADC has secured a block of rooms at a FANTASTIC rate. It is IMPORTANT that you make your reservations as soon as possible as the room block is limited. 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 July 10, 2017
Refund Policy
Registration Fees will be refunded ONLY if a written cancellation notice is received at least TEN (10) business days prior (JULY 28, 2017) to the meeting date. A $25.00 Administrative Fee will be deducted from any refund. Any cancellation made after July 28, 2017 IS NON-REFUNDABLE.
https://tadc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2017-West-Texas-seminar-registration.pdf
To REGISTER ONLINE, use the form below or to REGISTER BY MAIL, please download the Registration PDF