2024 TADC Annual Meeting/Board Meeting

CLE Approved for: 10.50 hours, including 2.15 hours of ethics

Program Co-Chairs: Sarah Nicolas, Ramon Worthington Nicolas & Cantu, PLLC, Austin and Kristi Kautz, Fletcher, Farley, Shipman & Salinas, LLP, Dallas

Wednesday, September 18, 2024
6pm – 8pm TADC Welcome Reception

Thursday, September 19, 2024
7:30-7:45am Welcome & Announcements
Gayla Corley, TADC President, Mehaffy Weber, P.C., San Antonio
Sarah Nicolas, Ramon Worthington Nicolas & Cantu, PLLC, Austin
Kristi Kautz, Fletcher, Farley, Shipman & Salinas, LLP, Dallas

7:45-8:30am CRIMINAL/CIVIL INTERSECTION (.25hrs ethics)
Sean B. Swords, Chamberlain McHaney, PLLC, Austin

8:30-9:15am STRATEGIES FOR HANDLING CLAIMS FOR LOST WAGES AND FUTURE MEDICAL CARE
Ashley Lastrapes, Stokes & Associates, Houston

9:15-10:00am SPOLIATION/EVIDENCE PRESERVATION
Paul Boyd, Boyd & Boyd, Tyler

10:00-10:15am B R E A K

10:15-11:15am SUPREME COURT UPDATE (.25hrs ethics)
Justice Evan Young, Texas Supreme Court, Austin

11:15am-Noon REAL-TIME DISCUSSION BETWEEN PARTNER AND ASSOCIATE ABOUT DEVELOPING AND COMMUNICATING WITH YOUNG ATTORNEYS
Sarah Nicolas & Dania Sadi, Ramon Worthington Nicolas & Cantu, PLLC, Austin

Noon-1:30pm LUNCHEON: PROFESSIONALISM IN THE LAW: WHAT WOULD TED LASSO DO? (1.0 ethics)
Cindy Tisdale, Goranson Bain Ausley, PLLC, Granbury

1:30-2:15pm DIGITAL DISCOVERY & CYBER FORENSICS
Matthew Pooley, PhD, Exponent, New York

Thursday Afternoon free to enjoy Horseshoe Bay!

Friday, September 20, 2024
7:00-9:00am Buffet Breakfast

7:30-7:45am Welcome & Announcements

7:45-8:30am MEDIATION/NEGOTIATION STRATEGIES
The Honorable Lori Massey Brissette, 4th Court of Appeals, San Antonio

8:30-9:30am JUDICIAL PANEL DISCUSSION: ADVICE AND TIPS FOR LAWYERS (.25 hrs ethics)
The Honorable Andrew M. Edison, U.S. Magistrate, Southern District of Texas, Galveston
The Honorable Karin Crump, 250th District Court,Travis County
The Honorable Patricia O. Alvarez (ret), 4th Court of Appeals, San Antonio

9:30-10:15am AMICUS ACTIVITY UPDATE (.25 hrs ethics)
Roger W. Hughes,, Adams & Graham, LLP, Harlingen

10:15-10:30am B R E A K

10:30-11:15am STRATEGIES TO AVOID POTENTIAL NUCLEAR VERDICTS
Joanna Salinas & Derreck Brown, Fletcher, Farley, Shipman & Salinas, LLP, Dallas

11:15am-Noon TRIAL OBJECTIONS
Tim Zieger, Shackelford, McKinley & Norton LLP, Austin

12:00-12:15pm TADC BUSINESS MEETING

12:00-12:45pm NON-ECONOMIC DAMAGES IN TEXAS AFTER GREGORY V. CHOHAN
Justice Deborah Lehrmann, Texas Supreme Court, Austin
Mike Bassett, The Bassett Firm, Dallas

Friday Afternoon free to enjoy Horseshoe Bay!

6:30pm – 8:30pm
TADC Awards Dinner – Horseshoe Bay Yacht Club

Saturday, September 21, 2024
7:00-9:00am Buffet Breakfast

Saturday free to enjoy Horseshoe Bay!

Sunday, September 22, 2024
Annual Meeting Adjourned

Registration fees include Wednesday through Saturday group activities, including the Wednesday evening welcome reception, all breakfasts, Awards Dinner, CLE Program each day and related expenses. If you would like CLE credit for a state other than Texas, select that box on the registration form.

• Registration for Member Only (one person) $985.00
• Registration for Member & Spouse/Guest (2 people) $1,200.00

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

• Spouse/Guest CLE credit for Annual Meeting $75.00

For hotel reservations, CONTACT THE HORSESHOE BAY RESORT DIRECTLY AT (877) 611-0112, option 1, and reference the TADC 2024 Annual Meeting. The TADC has secured a block of rooms at a FANTASTIC rate. 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 AUGUST 19, 2024

Registration Fees will be refunded ONLY if a written cancellation notice is received at least TEN (10) business days prior (SEPTEMBER 5, 2024) to the meeting date. A $100.00 Administrative Fee will be deducted from any refund. Any cancellation made after SEPTEMBER 5, 2024 IS NON-REFUNDABLE