2023 TADC Summer Seminar

CLE Approved for: 8.0 hours, including 2.0 hours ethics

Wednesday, July 19, 2023
6pm – 8pm TADC Welcome Reception

Thursday, July 20, 2023
6:45am – 9:00am Buffet Breakfast

7:30am – 7:45am Welcome & Announcements
Doug Rees, TADC President Cooper & Scully, P.C., Dallas
Nick Zito, Program Co-Chair, Scarardi & Carrabba, P.C., Houston
Chris Martin, Program Co-Chair, Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom, LLP, Houston

7:45am – 8:15am SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT: TIPS FOR PRESERVING ERROR DURING TRIAL
Catrina L. Guerrero, Gault, Nye & Quintana, L.L.P., Corpus Christi

8:15am – 9:00am SUPREME COURT UPDATE (.15 ethics)
Justice Brett Busby, Texas Supreme Court, Austin

9:00am – 10:00am TEN CASES EVERY TEXAS TRIAL LAWYER SHOULD KNOW
Chris Dove, Locke Lord, Houston

10:00am – 10:15am B R E A K

10:15am – 11:00am TRIAL TECHNOLOGY AND DIGITAL RESOURCES EVERY TRIAL LAWYER NEEDS
William McMichael, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, Houston

11:00am – 11:45am A VIEW FROM THE TRENCHES: THE LATEST PLAINTIFF TACTICS IN TRUCKING LITIGATION (.15 ethics)
Mike Bassett, The Bassett Firm, Dallas

11:45am – 12:15pm SECURING AND DOCUMENTING FIRE SCENES
Matthew Strader, AEI Corporation, Littleton, CO

12:15pm – 1:15pm LUNCHEON: ONE LIE SPOILS A THOUSAND TRUTHS: TRENDS AND QUESTIONS IN SPOLIATION CLAIMS SINCE BROOKSHIRE BROTHERS (.15 ethics)
Russell Hollenbeck, Wright Close & Barger, LLP, Houston

Friday, July 21, 2023
6:45am – 9:00am Buffet Breakfast

7:30am – 7:45am Welcome & Announcements
Doug Rees, TADC President, Cooper & Scully, P.C., Dallas
Nick Zito, Program Co-Chair, Scarardi & Carrabba, P.C., Houston
Chris Martin, Program Co-Chair, Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom, LLP, Houston

7:45am – 8:15am THE THIN GREEN LINE: CRIMINAL IMPLICATIONS IN A CIVIL WORLD (.15 ethics)
Andy Taylor, Andrew C. Taylor & Associates, PLLC, Houston

8:15am – 9:15am A SCOUT IS TRUSTWORTHY: APPLYING VIRTUE ETHICS TO LAWYER PROFFESSIONALISM (1.0 ethics)
The Honorable Jeffrey Brown, United States District Court, Southern District of Texas, Galveston

9:15am – 10:00am WHEN, HOW AND WHY TO USE APPELLATE COUNSEL BEFORE A JURY COMES BACK WITH A VERDICT
Natasha Taylor & Andrew Nelson, Wright, Close & Barger, LLP, Houston

10:00am – 10:15am B R E A K

10:15am -11:15am CUTTING EDGE ISSUES IN JURY SELECTION: THE LATEST RESEARCH RESULTS
Christopher Martin, Martin Disiere Jefferson & Wisdom, LLP, Houston

Afternoon Free to Enjoy Crested Butte!

Saturday, July 22, 2023
6:45am – 9:00am Buffet Breakfast

Day Free to Enjoy Crested Butte!

Sunday, July 23, 2023
Depart for Texas!

Registration fees include Wednesday evening through Saturday group activities, including the Wednesday evening welcome reception, all breakfasts, CLE Program each day and related expenses and hospitality room.

• Registration for Member Only (one person) $895.00
• Registration for Member & Spouse/Guest (2 people) $995.00

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

• Children Age 12 and Older $175.00
• Children Age 6-12 $125.00

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

• Spouse/Guest CLE credit for Summer Seminar $75.00

For hotel reservations, CONTACT THE ELEVATION RESORT RESORT DIRECTLY AT 970-251-3000 and reference the TADC Summer Seminar. The TADC has secured a block of rooms at an EXTREMELY reasonable rate. It is IMPORTANT that you make your reservations as soon as possible as the room block will most likely fill quickly. Any room requests after the deadline date, or after the room block is filled, will be on a wait list basis. DEADLINE FOR HOTEL RESERVATIONS IS JUNE 21, 2023

Registration Fees will be refunded ONLY if a written cancellation notice is received at least TEN (10) BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR (July 5, 2023) to the meeting date. A $100.00 ADMINISTRATIVE FEE will be deducted from any refund. Any cancellation made after July 5, 2023 IS NON-REFUNDABLE.