2023 West Texas Seminar

Approved for 5.25 hours CLE, including 1.0 hours ethics

Friday, August 11, 2023 (All times Mountain Time)
6:00-8:00pm Opening Reception

Saturday, August 12, 2023
7:00am-9:00am Buffet Breakfast

7:30am Welcome & Introductions & Legislative Update
R. Douglas Rees, Cooper & Scully, PC, Dallas, TADC President
Leonard R. (Bud) Grossman, Craig, Terrill, Hamm, Grossman & Erwin, L.L.P, Lubbock, TADC Past President and Program Co-Chair
William R. Anderson, O’Brien & Padilla, P.C., Las Cruces, NMDLA Past President and Program Co-Chair

8:00-9:00am TRANSPORTATION & ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE
Mike Bassett, The Bassett Firm, Dallas
Steve Irwin, EVP Aperture – Accident Reconstruction, Dallas

9:00-9:30am UPDATE ON BAD FAITH LITIGATION FROM NEW MEXICO PERSPECTIVE
William R. Anderson, O’Brien & Padilla, P.C., Las Cruces

9:30-10:00am UPDATE ON ENERGY LITIGATION – CONTRASTING OIL & GAS LEASE INDEMNITY PROVISIONS TX & NM
Ty Lyon, Cotton, Bledsoe, Tighe & Dawson, P.C., Midland

10:00 – 10:15am B R E A K

10:15-11:00am HIGHLIGHTS OF NEW MEXICO AND TEXAS PRACTICE FOR COMBATING THE REPTILE FOR CROSS STATE LITIGATORS
Dan Hernandez, Ray Pena McChristian, P.C., Albuquerque, Fort Worth, El Paso
William R. Anderson, O’Brien & Padilla, P.C., Las Cruces

11:00-11:30am THE NEW MEXICO CIVIL RIGHTS ACT
Cody Rogers, Serpe Andrews, PLLC Las Cruces

11:30-12:00pm FROM TEXAS TO NEW MEXICO: WHY UPDATING EMPLOYEE HANDBOOKS IS
CRITICAL FOR LEGAL COMPLIANCE AND LIABILITY MITIGATION
Stephen Venzor, ScottHulse PC, El Paso

12:00-12:30pm AVIEW FROM BEHIND THE BENCH (ethics)
The Honorable Alex L. Yarbrough, Justice of the Seventh Court of Appeals, Amarillo, Texas

12:30-1:00pm A VIEW FROM BEHIND THE BENCH (ethics)
The Honorable Mark D. Standridge, Judge of the Third Judicial District Court Division IV, Las Cruces, NM

1:00pm ADJOURN TO ENJOY RUIDOSO

Sunday, August 13, 2023
7:00-9:00am Buffet Breakfast

Registration fees include Friday & Saturday group activities, including the Friday Evening welcome reception, Saturday & Sunday breakfasts, CLE Program and related expenses. This program will be approved for both Texas and New Mexico Continuing Legal Education.

• Registration for Member Only (1 person) $175.00
• Registration for Member & Spouse/Guest (2 people) $200.00

For hotel reservations, CONTACT THE INN OF THE MOUNTAIN GODS DIRECTLY AT 800/545-9011 and reference the TADC West Texas Seminar. The TADC has secured a block of rooms at a FANTASTIC rate. It is IMPORTANT that you make your reservations as soon as possible as the room
block is limited. 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 July 15, 2023

Registration Fees will be refunded ONLY if a written cancellation notice is received at least TEN (10) business days prior (JULY 29, 2022) to the meeting date. A $50.00 Administrative Fee will be deducted from any refund. Any cancellation made after July 29, 2032 is NON-REFUNDABLE.