2024 TADC Summer Seminar

CLE Approved for: 9.75 hours, including 3.5 hours ethics

Program Co-Chairs: Jennie C. Knapp, The Underwood Law Firm, P.C., Amarillo &
Arlene C. Matthews, Crenshaw, Dupree & Milam, LLP, Lubbock

Wednesday, July 17, 2024
6pm – 8pm TADC Welcome Reception

Thursday, July 18, 2024
6:45-9:00am Buffet Breakfast

7:25-7:30am Welcome & Announcements
Gayla Corley, TADC President, MehaffyWeber, P.C., San Antonio
Jennie C. Knapp, Program Co-Chair, The Underwood Law Firm, P.C., Amarillo
Arlene C. Matthews, Program Co-Chair, Crenshaw, Dupree & Milam, LLP, Lubbock

7:30-8:00am DEFAULT JUDGMENTS: THINGS PLAINTIFFS HOPE YOU FORGET
Catrina L. Guerrero, Nye Law Office, PLLC., Corpus Christi

8:00-8:30am CAN I THROW IT AWAY? FINER POINTS OF PRESERVATION AND SPOLIATION (.5 ethics)
Mitzi Mayfield, The Underwood Law Firm, P.C., Amarillo

8:30-9:00am CREATION OF NEW TORT DUTIES – OR NOT
Peter Hansen, Jackson Walker, LLP, Austin

9:00-9:30am CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION: I DO NOT THINK IT MEANS WHAT YOU THINK IT MEANS
Tyler Talbert, Scanes Yelverton Talbert, LLP, Waco

9:30-10:15am CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OR INTERESTING
CONFLICTS (.75 ethics)
Mark White, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Amarillo College, Amarillo

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

10:30-11:00am PLAYBOOK FOR GETTING INJUNCTIVE RELIEF IN TEXAS STATE COURT
Joshua Sandler, Winstead, PC, Dallas

11:00-11:30am DO I HAVE TO ARBITRATE WHETHER I HAVE TO ARBITRATE?
Cynthia Keely Timms, Locke Lord LLP, Dallas

11:30-12Noon EXPERTS AND THE TRIAL LAWYER
Wade Wilson, Young & Associates, Dallas

12:00-1:30pm LUNCHEON: GUARDIANS OF DATA: CYBERSECURITY RESPONSIBILITIES FOR LAW FIRMS (1.0 ethics)
Lindsay Nickle, Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP, Dallas

Afternoon Free to Enjoy Lake Tahoe!

Friday, July 19, 2024
6:45-9:00am Buffet Breakfast

7:30-7:45am Welcome & Announcements
Gayla Corley, TADC President
Jennie C. Knapp, Program Co-Chair
Arlene C. Matthews, Program Co-Chair

7:45-8:15am ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: THE ROBOT LAWYER TURNS ONE (.5 ethics)
Justice Larry Doss, Seventh Court of Appeals, Amarillo

8:15-9:15am GENERAL PERSONAL JURISDICTION AFTER MALLORY
Kendyl Hanks, Greenberg Traurig LLP, Austin & Jordan Smith, Pisanelli Bice, PLLC, Las Vegas

9:15-9:45am HOW TO MAKE 91A WORK FOR YOU
Rachel Moreno, Kemp Smith, LLP, El Paso

9:45-10:15am THE ULTIMATE SLIPPERY SLOPE: TEXAS SUPREME COURT PONDERS INVITING NONLAWYERS TO OWN TEXAS LAW FIRMS (5. ethics)
David Chamberlain, Chamberlain♦McHaney, PLLC, Austin

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

10:30-11:00am THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY: TIPS FOR EFFECTIVE ADVOCACY IN MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION (.25 ethics)
The Honorable Patricia J. Kerrigan, Patricia J. Kerrigan, P.C., Houston

11:00-11:30am HOT TOPICS IN INSURANCE LAW
Sarah Nicolas, Ramon Worthington Nicolas & Cantu, PLLC, Bee Cave

11:30-12Noon THE OTHER AI COVERAGE: IMAGINING INSURANCE RISKS AND ISSUES CREATED BY THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE REVOLUTION
Darin Brooks, Gray Reed, Houston

12:00-12:30pm RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS – THE ROLE OF HARM
Jason Boulette, Boulette, Golden & Marin, L.L.P., Austin

Afternoon Free to Enjoy Lake Tahoe!

Saturday, July 20. 2024
6:45-9:00am Buffet Breakfast

Day Free to Enjoy Lake Tahoe!

Sunday, July 21, 2024
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) $850.00
• Registration for Member & Spouse/Guest (2 people) $995.00

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

• Children Age 12 and Older $175.00
• Children Age 6-11 $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 HARVEY’S RESORT DIRECTLY AT 1-800-455-4770 and reference Group Code S07TDX4 for 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, will be on a wait list basis. DEADLINE F0R HOTEL RESERVATIONS IS JUNE 17, 2024

Registration Fees will be refunded ONLY if a written cancellation notice is received at least TEN (10) BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR (July 3, 2024) to the meeting date. A $100.00 ADMINISTRATIVE FEE will be deducted from any refund. Any cancellation made after July 3, 2024 IS NON-REFUNDABLE.