2021 TADC Annual Meeting

CLE Approved for: 10.75 hours, including 2.75 hours ethics

Program Co-Chairs: Amy M. Stewart, Stewart Law Group PLLC, Dallas &
Thomas E. Ganucheau, Beck | Redden LLP, Houston

Wednesday, September 22, 2021
6pm-8pm TADC Welcome Reception – STAX Museum

Thursday, September 23, 2021
7:00-9:00am Buffet Breakfast

7:25-7:30am Welcome & Announcements
Slater C. Elza, TADC President, Underwood Law Firm, P.C., Amarillo
Amy Stewart, Stewart Law Group PLLC, Dallas
Tom Ganucheau, Beck | Redden LLP, Houston

7:30-8:15am LAWYER ETHICS IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM AND THE COURTROOM: NOT-SO-HYPOTHETICAL CASE STUDIES (1.0 hr ethics)
Geoff Gannaway & Mary Kate Raffetto, Beck | Redden LLP, Houston

8:15-9:00am DEFENDING THE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL IN A CONSTRUCTION DISPUTE
John P. Cahill, Jr., Lanza Law Firm, PC, Houston

9:00 -9:45am FMCSR’S: BACK TO THE BASICS
Mike Bassett, The Bassett Firm, Dallas

9:45-10:00am B R E A K

10:00-10:45am THE FUTURE OF THE DEFENSE BAR: WHAT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE FAIR JUSTICE FOR OUR CLIENTS
Douglas Burrell, DRI President-Elect, Drew Eckl
Farnham Law, Atlanta, GA

10:45-11:15am THE ENGINEER AND THE DEFENSE LAWYER
Bear Ferguson, ESi, Naperville, IL

1:15-11:45pm TAX CONSEQUENCES OF SETTLEMENTS AND JUDGMENTS
Joshua Smeltzer, Gray Reed & McGraw LLP, Houston

11:45-1:15pm LUNCHEON: KEEPING IN-HOUSE COUNSEL HAPPY: WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP – A PANEL DISCUSSION
Kathy Kassabian Reid, Moderator, McDonald Sanders, P.C., Fort Worth
Terrence Reed, Federal Express, Memphis, TN
Tiffanee Wade-Henderson, International Paper, Memphis, TN
Paul Sciubba, Autozone, Memphis, TN

1:15-2:00pm NAVIGATING COURT BACKLOGS, RESOLVING CASES AND AVOIDING CREEP POST-PANDEMIC
Kate Skagerberg, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, Nashville, TN

2:00-2:30pm AMICUS/APPELLATE UPDATE
J. Mitchell Smith, Germer PLLC, Beaumont

Thursday Afternoon free to enjoy Memphis!

Friday, September 24, 2021
7:00-9:00am Buffet Breakfast

7:25-7:30am Welcome & Announcements

7:30-8:00am TCRP 91a: THE BASICS, KEY CASES AND PRACTICE TIPS
Stephen Edmundson, Greenberg Traurig, L.L.P., Houston

8:00-9:00am 87th LEGISLATIVE SESSION: HOW THE LAW CHANGED AND HOW IT AFFECTS YOUR PRACTICE (.25 hrs ethics)
Slater C. Elza, Underwood Law Firm, P.C., Amarillo
Michael J. Shipman, Fletcher, Farley, Shipman &Salinas, LLP, Dallas
Trey Sandoval, MehaffyWeber PC, Beaumont

9:00-9:30am RECENT CHANGES IN THE TEXAS DISCOVERY RULES
Chantel Crews, Ainsa Hutson Hester & Crews LLP, El Paso

9:30-10:15am TEXAS SUPREME COURT UPDATE (.25 hrs ethics)
Justice Brett Busby, Texas Supreme Court, Austin

10:15-10:30am B R E A K

10:30-10:45am TADC BUSINESS MEETING

10:45-11:45am LUDDITE OR TECHNOPHILE: WARNINGS ON TECHNOLOGY COMPETENCY (1.0 hr ethics)
Baxter Drennon, Wright Lindsey & Jennings LLP, Little Rock, AR

11:45am-12:30pm DUCKS IN A HOTEL, GOATS IN A BAR? MASKS AND SHIELDS IN COURTROOMS. OH MY! JURY TRIALS IN THE POST-COVID ERA (.25 hrs ethics)
John Stone, Moderator, Stewart Law Group PLLC, Dallas
James Old, Hicks Thomas LLP, Austin
Pat Long-Weaver, Field, Manning, Stone, Hawthorne & Aycock, P.C., Midland

Friday Afternoon free to enjoy Memphis!

6:30pm-9:00pm
TADC Awards Dinner

Saturday, September 25, 2021
7:00-9:00am Buffet Breakfast

8:00-11:00am TADC Gives Back – FedEx Family House at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital – A Service Project

Saturday free to enjoy Memphis!

Sunday, September 26, 2021
Annual Meeting Adjourned

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

• Registration for Member Only (one person) $895.00
• Registration for Member & Spouse/Guest (2 people) $1,225.00

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

• Spouse/Guest CLE credit for Annual Meeting $75.00

TADC Gives Back: The TADC will participate in a service project at the Peabody Hotel to benefit the FedEx Family House at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital. Details to follow.

Registration Fees will be refunded ONLY if a written cancellation notice is received at least SEVEN (7) days prior (SEPTEMBER 15, 2021) to the meeting date. A $75.00 Administrative Fee will be deducted from any refund. Any cancellation made after SEPTEMBER 15, 2021 IS NON-REFUNDABLE.

For hotel reservations, CONTACT THE PEABODY MEMPHIS DIRECTLY AT 800-732-2639 and reference the TADC 2021 Annual Meeting. The TADC has secured a block of rooms at a FANTASTIC rate of $219 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 SEPTEMBER 3, 2021.