2026 Motions Practice Bootcamp (Virtual)

5.00 hours CLE with 1.5 hours Ethics

Program Chairs: Neal Pirkle Naman Howell Smith & Lee PLLC, Waco & Brandon Coony, Co-Chair, Espey & Associates, PC, San Antonio

8:55am Welcome & Introductions
Russel R. Smith, President, Fairchild, Price, Haley & Smith, Nacogdoches
Neal Pirkle, Co-Chair, Naman Howell Smith & Lee PLLC, Waco
Brandon Coony, Co-Chair, Espey & Associates, PC, San Antonio

9:00-9:45am PRELIMINARY MOTIONS AND PLEADINGS – VENUE, JURISDICTION, & SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS
Amy Stewart, Stewart Law Group PLLC, Dallas

9:45-10:30am PRIMER FOR RESPONDING AND OBJECTING TO WRITTEN DISCOVERY IN TEXAS STATE COURTS
Andy Schreck, Schouest, Bamdas, Soshea & BenMaier PLLC, Houston

10:30-10:45am B R E A K

10:45-11:30am SUMMARY JUDGEMENT MOTIONS UNDER THE NEW RULE
Neal Pirkle, Naman Howell Smith & Lee PLLC, Waco (0.75 ethics)

11:30am-12:15pm PRE-TRIAL MOTIONS
Kristi Kautz, Mayer, LLP, Dallas

12:15-12:30pm B R E A K – GRAB YOUR LUNCH

12:30-1:15pm USING AND CONFRONTING AI IN MOTION PRACTICE
Robert Booth, Mills Shirley LLP, Galveston (0.75 ethics)

1:15-2:00pm REMOVAL-EFFECTIVE DRAFTING TO PROVE AND KEEP FEDERAL JURSDICTION
Craig Reese, Fletcher, Farley, Shipman & Salinas, L.L.P., Dallas

2:00-2:30pm POST TRIAL MOTIONS
Jennie Knapp, Underwood Law Firm, Amarillo

2:30pm ADJOURN

—

Registration
Registrants must be members of TADC. A membership application is available at www.tadc.org

• Registration for TADC Member $375.00 – A ZOOM link and information will be sent to you 24 hours prior to the seminar.

TADC Refund Policy Information
Registration Fees will be refunded ONLY if a written cancellation notice is received at least SEVEN (7) days prior (August 13, 2026) to the meeting date. A $75.00 Administrative Fee will be deducted from any refund. Any cancellation made after August 13, 2026, IS NON-REFUNDABLE.

Register Online | Register by Mail