2022 TADC Spring Meeting

CLE Approved for: 11.5 hours, including 3.00 hours ethics

Program Co-Chairs:
Sofia Ramon, Ramon Worthington Nicolas & Cantu, P.L.L.C., Edinburg &
Mike Shipman, Fletcher, Farley, Shipman & Salinas, LLP, Dallas

Wednesday, May 4, 2022
6pm – 8pm Welcome Reception

Thursday, May 5, 2022
7:00 – 9:00am Buffet Breakfast

7:30 – 7:45am Welcome & Announcements
Christy Amuny, TADC President
Sofia Ramon & Mike Shipman, Program Co-Chairs

7:45 – 8:30am STRATEGIES FOR WINNING THE EXPERT WITNESS BATTLE
Slater C. Elza, Underwood Law Firm, P.C., Amarillo

8:30 – 9:00am FORCE MULTIPLIERS – TRIAL STRATEGIES TO OVERWHELM YOUR OPPONENTS
Robert E. Booth, Mills Shirley L.L.P., Galveston

9:00 – 9:30am UPDATE ON PREMISES LIABILITY & CHAPTER 95
Robert H. Ford, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, Houston

9:30 – 10:00am DIGGING INTO THE DEFENSES OF A COMMERCIAL SUBCONTRACTOR
Melissa Osio Martinez, Gault, Nye & Quintana, LLP, McAllen

10:00 – 10:15am B R E A K

10:15 – 11:00am ARE WE AN EMPLOYEE, FRIEND, KID OR COLLEAGUE? WHAT YOUNG LAWYERS LOOK FOR IN A BOSS AND MENTOR IN THE CHALLENGING AND CONSTANTLY CHANGING LEGAL WORLD
Valerie S. Lewis, Germer PLLC, Beaumont

11:00 – 11:30am THIRD PARTY LIABILITY/INDEMNITY – SHIFTING RESPONSIBILITY
Kristy L. Kautz, Fletcher, Farley, Shipman & Salinas, LLP, Dallas

11:30 – 12 Noon WHAT AN APPELLATE LAWYER CAN DO FOR A TRIAL LAWYER
Andy Love, Wright Close & Barger, LLP, Houston

12:00 – 1:30pm LUNCHEON PANEL – IMPLICIT BIAS (1.0 ethics)
Justice Gina Benavides, Thirteenth Court of Appeals, Edinburg
Sylvia Firth, Sylvia Borunda Firth, PLLC, El Paso
Rudy Metayer, Graves Dougherty Hearon Moody, Austin

1:30 – 2:15pm 12 BOOKS LAWYERS SHOULD READ TO IMPROVE THEIR LIFE AND PRACTICE (.25 ethics)
Scott P. Stolley, Stolley Law, P.C., Dallas

2:15 – 2:30pm B R E A K

2:30 – 3:30pm WHAT KANYE WEST CAN TEACH US ABOUT LITIGATION
Brent L. Turman, Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP, Dallas

3:30 – 4:00pm UPDATE ON DUTY TO DEFEND/INDEMNIFY (.5 ethics)
Craig L. Reese, Fletcher, Farley, Shipman & Salinas, LLP, Dallas

Thursday Afternoon & Evening Free to Enjoy Asheville

Friday, May 6, 2022
7:00 – 9:00am Buffet Breakfast

7:15 – 7:30am Welcome & Announcements
Sofia Ramon & Mike Shipman, Program Co-Chair

7:30 – 8:15am SUPREME COURT UPDATE (.25 ethics)
Roger W. Hughes, Adams & Graham, L.L.P., Harlingen

8:15 – 8:45am PANDEMIC ERA IMMUNITY STATUTE 74.155
Paul G Preston, Preston Law Firm, New Orleans

8:45 – 9:15am BLACK SWANS, GRAY SWANS, WHITE SWANS – APPLYING EXPERTS TO COMPLEX PROJECTS
Ryan J. Hart, PhD, P.E., Exponent, Houston

9:15 – 10:15am JURY SELECTION ISSUES IN A POST-COVID AGE (.5 ethics)
Christopher Martin, Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom, L.L.P., Houston

10:15 – 10:30am B R E A K

10:30 – 11:00am INSURANCE LAW UPDATE
Brian E. Waters, Gray Reed & McGraw LLP, Houston

11:00 – 11:45pm CYBERSECURITY – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW (.5 ethics)
Elizabeth S. Cantu, Ramon Worthington Nicolas & Cantu, P.L.L.C.; Edinburg
Clarissa Benavides, Toyota Financial Services, Plano

11:45 – 12:15pm SOME THOUGHTS ON MINERAL LIENS FOR DEFENSE COUNSEL
David W. Lauritzen, Cotton Bledsoe Tighe & Dawson, P.C., Midland

Friday Afternoon & Evening Free to Enjoy Asheville!

Saturday, May 7, 2022
7:00 – 9:00am Buffet Breakfast

Saturday Free to Enjoy Asheville

Sunday, May 8, 2022
Depart for Texas

Pricing & Registration Options Registration fees include Wednesday 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) $825.00
• Registration for Member & Spouse/Guest (2 people) $1,125.00

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 meeting materials and breaks.

• Spouse/Guest CLE credit for Spring Meeting $75.00

In order to ensure that we have adequate materials available for all registrants, it is suggested that meeting registrations be submitted to TADC by December 20, 2021. This coincides with the deadline set by the hotel for accommodations.

For hotel reservations, CONTACT THE OMNI GROVE PARK INN DIRECTLY AT (800) 438-5800 and reference the TADC 2022 Spring Meeting. The TADC has secured a block of rooms at a FANTASTIC rate of $299 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 F0R HOTEL RESERVATIONS IS APRIL 4, 2022

Registration Fees will be refunded ONLY if a written cancellation notice is received at least TEN (10) business days prior (APRIL 20, 2022) to the meeting date. A $75.00 Administrative Fee will be deducted from any refund. Any cancellation made after APRIL 20, 2022 IS NON-
REFUNDABLE