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2023 TADC Winter Seminar

January 25 - January 29

  • « 2022 TADC Virtual Deposition Boot Camp
  • 2023 TADC Spring Meeting »
Steamboat Grand
Steamboat, CO
January 25-29, 2022

CLE

CLE Approved for: 9 hours including 2.25 hours ethics

Schedule

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

6:00-8:00pm TADC Welcome Reception

Thursday, January 26, 2023

6:45-9:00am Buffet Breakfast

7:15-7:30am Welcome & Announcements
Doug Rees, TADC President, Cooper & Scully, P.C., Dallas
Gayla Corley, MehaffyWeber PC, San Antonio, Program Co-Chair
Mitchell Smith, Germer PLLC, Beaumont/Houston, Program Co-Chair

7:30-8:15am CONDUCTING AND EMPLOYMENT LAW/DESCRIMINATION INVESTIGATION
Jim Hunter, Royston Rayzor PC, Brownsville

8:15-8:45am A LITTLE ETHICS, A LITTLE EVIDENCE AND A LITTLE PROCEDURE – ONE MORE TIME (.5 hrs ethics)
Christy Amuny, Germer PLLC, Beaumont

8:45-9:15am SURVEY OF POST-COVID JURY VERDICTS
Warren Wise, MehaffyWeber PC, Beaumont

9:15-9:45am TRIAL TACTICS-TRIAL LAWYER OPTICS
Daniel H. Hernandez, Ray Pena McChristian, P.C., El Paso

9:45-10:30am ANATOMY/AUTOPSY OF A JURY TRIAL
Clayton Haley, Fairchild, Price, Haley & Smith, L.L.P., Nacogdoches

Friday, January 27, 2023
6:45-9:00am Buffet Breakfast

7:15-7:30am Welcome & Announcements
Doug Rees, TADC President
Gayla Corley, Program Co-Chair
Mitchell Smith, Program Co-Chair

7:30-8:15am A VIEW FROM THE BENCH (.5 hrs ethics)
Honorable Dee Johnson,, 47th District Court, Potter and Randall Counties

8:15-9:15am JURY CHARGES/CHARGE CONFERENCE (.5 hrs ethics)
Mike Bassett, The Bassett Firm, Dallas

9:15-10:00am ANTI-INDEMNITY PROBLEMS
Kristi Kautz, Fletcher, Farley, Shipman & Salinas, LLP, Dallas

10:00-10:30am LESSONS FROM A YOUNG LAWYER’S FIRST CIVIL TRIAL (.25 hrs ethics)
Uzochukwu Okonkwo, MehaffyWeber PC, San Antonio

Saturday, February 2 2023

6:45-9:00am Buffet Breakfast

7:15-7:30am Welcome & Announcements
Doug Rees, TADC President
Gayla Corley, Program Co-Chair
Mitchell Smith, Program Co-Chair

7:30-8:00am MEDIATION TIPS AND TRICKS
David Brenner, Burns, Anderson, Jury & Brenner L.L.P., Austin

8:00-8:45am LITIGATION OF CONSTRUCTION DEFECTS FROM AN EXPERT POINT OF VIEW
Kirk Wolf, P.E., SEA, Ltd., Houston

8:45-9:15am HOW TO OBTAIN K&L AUTO CRUSHERS DISCOVER FROM PLAINTIFFS’ PROVIDERS AND THE RESURGENCE OF THE FAILURE TO MITIGATE DEFENSE
Valerie Lewis, Germer PLLC, Houston

9:15-9:45am DIVERSITY IN YOUR PRACTICE (.5 hrs ethics)
Ignacio Mendoza, Gault, Nye & Quintana, McAllen

9:45-10:30am DEFEATING THE REPTILE – REPTILE THEORY IS ALIVE AND WELL
Sarah Nicolas, Ramon, Worthington, Nicolas & Cantu PLLC, Austin

Sunday, January 29, 2023

Depart for Texas

Registration

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) $675.00
  • Registration for Member & Spouse/Guest (2 people) $850.00

Children’s Registration

Registration fee for children includes Wednesday evening welcome reception, Thursday, Friday & Saturday breakfast Children Age 12 and Older $120.00 Children under 6 – no charge

  • Children Age 6-11 $80.00

Spouse/Guest CLE Credit

If your spouse/guest is also an attorney and would like to attend the Winter Seminar 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

Hotel Info

For hotel reservations, CONTACT THE STEAMBOAT GRAND DIRECTLY AT 877-269-2628 and reference the TADC Winter 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 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 DECEMBER 23, 2022

Refund Policy

Registration Fees will be refunded ONLY if a written cancellation notice is received at least SEVEN (7) BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR (JANUARY 16, 2023) to the meeting date. A $75.00 ADMINISTRATIVE FEE will be deducted from any refund. Any cancellation made after January 16, 2023 IS NON-REFUNDABLE.

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