2025 TADC Winter Seminar

CLE Approved for: 11 hours including 2.25 hours ethics

Program Co-Chairs: Darin Brooks, Gray Reed & McGraw LLP, Houston
Sean Swords, Chamberlain McHaney, Austin

Wednesday, January 29, 2025
6:00 – 8:00pm TADC Welcome Reception

Thursday, January 30, 2025
6:45-9:00am Buffet Breakfast

7:15-7:30am Welcome & Announcements
Mike Shipman, TADC President, Fletcher, Farley, Shipman & Salinas, LLP, Dallas
Darin Brooks, Gray Reed & McGraw LLP, Houston, Program Co-Chair
Sean Swords, Chamberlain McHaney, Austin, Program Co-Chair

7:30-8:15am PROTECTING PRIVILEGED DOCUMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS FROM RAIDERS (.25 ethics)
Jim Hunter, Royston, Rayzor, Vickery & Williams, L.L.P., Brownsville

8:15-8:45am PREMISES LIABILITY UPDATE: SLIPPING & SLIDING
Victor Vicinaiz, Roerig, Oliveira & Fisher, L.L.P., McAllen

8:45-9:30am EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATE
Michael Kelsheimer, Gray Reed & McGraw, Dallas

9:30-10:15am I PLEAD THE FIFTH: ENCOUNTERING THE 5TH AMENDMENT IN CIVIL LITIGATION (.25 ethics)
Mike Bassett, The Bassett Firm, Dallas

10:15-11:00am A DEFENSIVE APPROACH TO THE CORPORATE REP DEPOSITION (.25 ethics)
Jeff Saenz, McCoy, Leavitt, Leskey LLC, San Antonio

Friday, January 31, 2025
6:45-9:00am Buffet Breakfast

7:15-7:30am Welcome & Announcements
Mike Shipman, TADC President
Darin Brooks, Program Co-Chair
Sean Swords, Program Co-Chair

7:30-8:15am
MORE CLAIMS THAN COVERAGE? SETTLING COMPETING STOWERS DEMANDS UNDER SORIANO (.25 hrs ethics)
Brian Waters & Darin Brooks, Gray Reed

8:15-9:00am PROFESSIONALISM IN THE LAW (.75 hrs ethics)
David Chamberlain, Chamberlain McHaney, Austin

9:00-9:30am CONSTRUCTION LAW UPDATE
Doug Rees, Cooper & Sculley, P.C., Dallas

9:30-10:15am PRODUCTS LIABILITY: THE YEAR IN REVIEW
Cathy Kyle, Chamberlain McHaney, Austin

10:15-11:00am A LITTLE ETHICS, A LITTLE EVIDENCE AND A LITTLE PROCEDURE–ROUND 2 (.25 ethics)
Christy Amuny, Germer PLLC, Beaumont

Saturday, February 1, 2025
6:45-9:00am Buffet Breakfast

7:15-7:30am Welcome & Announcements
Mike Shipman, TADC President
Darin Brooks, Program Co-Chair
Sean Swords, Program Co-Chair

7:30-8:15am DEFENDING COMMERCIAL TRUCKING CLAIMS: NEGLIGENT HIRING AND
TRAINING
Dan Hernandez, Ray, Pena McChristian, P.C., El Paso

8:15-9:15am THE FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS – WHAT TO KNOW AND HOW IT’S GOING SO FAR (.25 ethics)
Justice April Farris, Fifteenth Court of Appeals, Austin

9:15-9:45am HOW YOUR EXPERT ASSISTS AT TRIAL
Carol Chavez, AEI Corporation, Denver, CO

9:45-10:30am RISK TRANSFER AND RESPONSIBLE THIRD PARTIES
Brandon Coony, Espey & Associates, P.C., San Antonio

10:30-11:15am ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE – IMPACT ON COURTROOM TECHNOLOGY
Robert Booth, Mills Shirley L.L.P., Galveston

Sunday, February 2, 2025
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) $695.00
• Registration for Member & Spouse/Guest (2 people) $895.00

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 meeting materials, and coffee breaks.

• Spouse/Guest CLE credit for Winter Meeting $75.00

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 20, 2024

Registration Fees will be refunded ONLY if a written cancellation notice is received at least SEVEN (7) BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR (JANUARY 20, 2025) to the meeting date. A $100.00 ADMINISTRATIVE FEE will be deducted from any refund. Any cancellation made after January 20, 2025 IS NON-REFUNDABLE.