2024 TADC Winter Seminar

HELD JOINTLY WITH ILLINOIS DEFENSE COUNSEL

Program Co-Chairs:
Heidi Coughlin, Wright & Greenhill, P.C., Austin
Victor Vicinaiz, Roerig, Oliveira & Fisher, L.L.P., McAllen

Wednesday, January 31, 2024
6:00 – 8:00pm TADC/IDC Welcome Reception

Thursday, February 1, 2024
6:45-9:00am Buffet Breakfast

7:15-7:30am Welcome & Announcements
Gayla Corley, TADC President MehaffyWeber, PC, San Antonio
Heidi Coughlin, Wright & Greenhill, P.C., Austin, Program Co-Chair
Victor Vicinaiz, Roerig, Oliveira & Fisher, L.L.P., McAllen, Program Co-Chair

7:30-8:15am K & L AUTO CRUSHERS: REFUTING “REASONABLE” MEDICAL EXPENSES, DISCOVERY AND 18.001 UPDATE
Victor Vicinaiz, Roerig, Oliveira & Fisher, L.L.P., McAllen

8:15-9:00am UPDATES AND TRENDS IN PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE
Morgan Shell, Wright & Greenhill, P.C., Austin

9:00-10:00am ETHICAL LESSONS LEARNED THE HARD WAY: A GUIDE TO AVOIDING DISCIPLINE, SANCTIONS, AND CLIENT COMPLAINTS IN DEFENSE CASES
Lauren Ross, Herring & Panzer, L.L.P., Austin

10:00-10:30am THE ANTI-INDEMNITY ACT IN CONSTRUCTION
David Manning, Burns, Anderson, Jury & Brenner, LLP, Austin

Friday, February 2, 2024
6:45-9:00am Buffet Breakfast

7:15-7:30am Welcome & Announcements
Gayla Corley, TADC President, MehaffyWeber, PC, San Antonio
Tracy Stevenson, IDC President, Law Offices of Tracy E. Stevenson, P.C., Chicago, IL

7:30-8:00am DAUBERT, CRAFTING AND PLANNING YOUR MOTION TO STRIKE
Stephen Barron, Wright & Greenhill, P.C., Austin

8:00-8:30am SOCIAL MEDIA IN LITIGATION
Callie Haley, Wright & Greenhill, P.C., Austin

8:30-9:30am AI IN LITIGATION – IT’S ON ITS WAY!
Slade Cutter, Wittleff Cutter, PLLC, Austin
Arturo Aviles, Segal McCambridge, Austin

9:30-10:30am THE CURRENT SOCIAL MILEU AND CIVIL LITIGATION: REPTILE TACTICS, THIRD-PARTY LITIGATION FUNDING, AND LEGAL ADVERTISING
Donald Patrick Eckler, Freeman, Mathis & Gary, LLP, Chicago, IL

Saturday, February 3 2024
6:45-9:00am Buffet Breakfast

7:15-7:30am Welcome & Announcements
Gayla Corley, TADC President, MehaffyWeber, PC, San Antonio
Heidi Coughlin, Wright & Greenhill, P.C., Austin, Program Co-Chair
Victor Vicinaiz, Roerig, Oliveira & Fisher, L.L.P., McAllen, Program Co-Chair

7:30-8:15am STORM LITIGATION / 542A UPDATE
Raul de la Garza, Roerig, Oliveira & Fisher, L.L.P., McAllen

8:15-9:00am CAPTIVE COUNSEL AND AUTO CASES (.5 hrs ethics)
Peyton Kampas, Chavez Legal Group, Edinburg

9:00-9:45am EFFECTIVE USE OF MOCK TRIALS AND JURY TRENDS
David Oliveira, Roerig, Oliveira & Fisher, L.L.P., Brownsville

9:45-10:30am THE 88TH TEXAS LEGSLATURE: LITIGATOR’S GUIDE TO WHAT PASSED AND WHAT DIDN’T
David Brenner, Burns, Anderson, Jury & Brenner, LLP, Austin

Sunday, February 4, 2024
Depart for Texas

Pricing & Registration Options
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) $875.00

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

• Children Age 12 and Older $120.00
• Children Age 6-11 $80.00
• Children under 6 – no charge

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 meeting materials, and coffee breaks.

• Spouse/Guest CLE credit for Winter Meeting $75.00

For hotel reservations, CONTACT THE ELEVATION HOTEL DIRECTLY AT 970-251-3000. and reference the TADC Winter Seminar, or register with the PASSKEY LINK Passkey Reservation Link . 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 22, 2023

Registration Fees will be refunded ONLY if a written cancellation notice is received at least SEVEN (7) BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR (JANUARY 22, 2024) to the meeting date. A $75.00 ADMINISTRATIVE FEE will be deducted from any refund. Any cancellation made after January 22, 2024 IS NON-REFUNDABLE