2023 TADC Spring Meeting

CLE Approved for: 10.75 hours, including 3.00 hours ethics

Program Co-Chairs: Kristi Kautz, Fletcher, Farley, Shipman & Salinas, LLP, Dallas & Darin Brooks, Gray Reed, Houston

WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 2023
6pm – 8pm Welcome Reception

THURSDAY, MAY 4, 2023
7:00 – 9:00am Buffet Breakfast
7:30 – 7:45am Welcome & Announcements
Doug Rees, TADC President

7:45 – 8:30am ROAD TRIPS-HAS THE TRUCKING LEGISLATION WORKED AS HOPED?
J. Mitchell Smith, Germer PLLC, Beaumont

8:30 – 9:15am ON THE HORIZON: HOT TOPICS FOR THE 88TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION (ethics)
Mike Shipman, Fletcher, Farley, Shipman & Salinas, LLP, Dallas

9:15 – 10:00am FUN WITH EVIDENCE: TIPS & TRICKS FOR NAVIGATING EVIDENTIARY BATTLES IN TRIAL
Timothy Zeiger, Shackelford, Bowen, McKinley & Norton, Austin

10:00 – 10:15am B R E A K

10:15 – 11:00am STUNNING SIGHTS: THE ONSLAUGHT-OR NOT-OF NUCLEAR VERDICTS
Christy Amuny, Germer PLLC, Beaumont

11:00 – 12 Noon RIDING THE LAWYER ROLLERCOASTER: MANAGING THE UPS AND DOWNS OF A TRIAL PRACTICE (ethics)
Steve Springer, Fletcher, Farley, Shipman & Salinas, LLP, Dallas

12:00 – 1:30pm LUNCHEON SPEAKER: PREVENTING BENCH EROSION: ERROR PRESERVATION FROM THE APPELLATE BENCH (.5 hrs ethics)
Justice Kevin Jewell, Fourteenth Court of Appeals, Houston

1:30 – 2:00pm HANDLING YOUR FIRST EXCURSIONS: THINGS I LEARNED FROM MY FIRST DEPOSITIONS & DISCOVERY HEARINGS (.25 ethics)
Mary Kate Rafetto & Barbara De Pena, Beck|Redden, Houston

2:00 – 2:15pm B R E A K

2:15 – 3:30pm ADVENTURES IN CONSTRUCTION LIABILITY: DUTIES TO AND FOR EMPLOYEES AND INDEPENDENT CONTACTORS
Maia Moffatt, Gerstle Snelson, L.L.P., Austin

Thursday Afternoon & Evening Free to Enjoy Cabo!

FRIDAY, MAY 5, 2023
7:00 – 9:00am Buffet Breakfast

7:15 – 7:30am Welcome & Announcements
Kristi Kautz & Darin Brooks, Program Co-Chairs

7:30 – 8:15am NAVIGATING THE BEACONS: IMPORTANT INSURANCE CASES FROM THE LAST 12 MONTHS AND HOW THEY IMPACT DEFENSE COUNSEL
Stephanie Snyder-Zuasnabar & Darin Brooks, Gray Reed, Houston

8:15 – 9:15am PANEL: GETTING A GOOD DEAL: EFFECTIVE REPRESENTATION IN THE ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS (.5 ethics)
Moderator: Slater Elza, The Underwood Law Firm, P.C., Amarillo
Kimberly Munson, Gilbert Mediation Group, Dallas
Brian Carroll, Sanderford & Carroll, Temple

9:15 – 10:00am EMPLOYMENT LAW IS A BEACH: HOT TOPICS IN EMPLOYMENT LAW
Ruth Ann Daniels, Gray Reed., Houston

10:00-10:30am AVOIDING ROUGH WATERS: MANAGING COMMUNICATIONS IN THE TRIPARTITE RELATIONSHIP (.5 ethics)
Craig Reese, Fletcher, Farley, Shipman & Salinas, LLP, Dallas

10:30 – 10:45am B R E A K

10:45 – 11:30am SEAWORTHY BOATS AND OTHER IMPORTANT PRODUCTS: DEFENDING PRODUCT DEFECT ACTIONS
Andrew Peterson, Ziegler Gardner Bell, PLLC, Dallas

11:30 – 12:15pm DRIVING IN: PRE-SUIT EVIDENCE COLLECTION, TESTING & PRESERVATION
Eric Nelson, Nelson Forensics, Dallas

Friday Afternoon & Evening Free to Enjoy Cabo!

SATURDAY, MAY 6, 2023
7:00 – 9:00am Buffet Breakfast

Saturday Afternoon & Evening Free to Enjoy Cabo!

SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2023
Depart for Texas

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 on the registration form.

• Registration for Member Only (one person) – $825.00
• Registration for Member & Spouse/Guest (2 people) – $1,125.00

Children’s Registration fee for children includes Wednesday evening welcome reception, Thursday, Friday & Saturday breakfast

• Children Age 12 and Older – $120.00
• Children Age 6-11 – $80.00
• Children Under 6 – No Charge

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 coffee breaks.

• Spouse/Guest CLE credit for Winter Meeting $75.00

For hotel reservations, CONTACT THE J.W. MARRIOTT LOS CABOS BEACH RESORT & SPA DIRECTLY AT 52 624 163 7600 ext.
2131 and reference the TADC 2023 Spring Meeting or online HERE. 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 FOR HOTEL RESERVATIONS IS MARCH 20, 2023

Registration Fees will be refunded ONLY if a written cancellation notice is received at least TEN (10) business days prior (APRIL 19, 2023) to the meeting date. A $75.00 Administrative Fee will be deducted from any refund. Any cancellation made after APRIL 19, 2023 IS NON-REFUNDABLE