TADC 2021 Winter Seminar

CLE Approved for: 10.00 hours including 2.0 hours ethics

Thursday, February 11, 2021

12:45 – 1:00pm
Welcome & Announcements
Slater C. Elza, TADC President, Underwood Law Firm, P.C., Amarillo
Greg P. Blaies, Blaies & Hightower, L.L.P., Fort Worth, Program Co-Chair
Brittani Rollen, McDonald Sanders, P.C., Fort Worth, Program Co-Chair
Troy Okruhlik, Harris, Finley & Bogle, P.C., Fort Worth, Program Co-Chair

1:00 – 1:30pm
CONFRONTING THE STRANGER: THE JUDGE, JUROR AND THE WITNESS
K. B. Battaglini, Strong Pipkin Bissell & Ledyard, L.L.P., Houston

1:30 – 2:15pm
AN EARLY LOOK AT THE 2021 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
George S. Christian, The Christian Company, Austin

2:15 – 2:45pm
CHANGES IN THE LAW REGARDING CERTIFICATES OF MERIT
Shabaz A. Nizami, Cooper & Scully, P.C., Dallas

2:45 – 3:00pm B R E A K

3:00 – 3:45pm
LLOYDS OF LONDON DEMYSTIFIED
Paige Jones, Phelps Dunbar LLP, Southlake

3:45 – 4:15pm
SETTLEMENT CREDITS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
David K. Speed,, Cantey Hanger LLP, Fort Worth

4:15 – 5:00pm
AN UPDATE ON DISCOVERY RULES
William Gardner & Alex J. Bell, McDonald Devin Ziegler Madden Kenefick Harris, Dallas

5:00 – 5:30pm
THE TEXAS CITIZEN’S PARTICIPATION ACT – A DEFENSE LAWYER’S FRIEND OR FOE?
Mary Barkley, Cantey Hanger LLP, Fort Worth

6:00 – 7:00pm ATTENDEE RECEPTION

Friday, February 12, 2021

6:45 – 8:00am
Buffet Breakfast

7:15 – 7:30am
Welcome & Announcements

7:30 – 8:00am
CUTTING EDGE CASES FROM THE TADC AMICUS COMMITTEE
Richard Phillips, Thompson & Knight LLP, Dallas

8:00 – 8:45am
UPDATE ON THIRD PARTY DISCOVERY
Daniel Hernandez, Ray Pena McChristian, P.C., El Paso

8:45 – 9:15am
REEL DILEMMAS: LIGHTS, CAMERA, ETHICS!
Gayla Corley, Shelton & Valadez, P.C., San Antonio

9:15 – 9:45am
ASSUME NOTHING, BELIEVE NOTHING AND CHECK EVERYTHING – LOOKING FOR THE GOLDEN NEEDLE IN THE HAYSTACK
Christy Amuny, Germer PLLC, Beaumont

9:45 – 10:00am B R E A K

10:00 – 10:30am
PACKING HEAT: WHAT BUSINESSES AND EMPLOYEES NEED TO KNOW
Mitchell Moss, Moss Legal Group, PLLC, El Paso

10:30 – 11:00am
TEXAS UNIFORM FRAUDULENT TRANSFER ACT
Megan Schmid, Thompson & Knight LLP, Dallas

11:00 – 12 Noon
PROOF AND PITFALLS IN SEEKING RECOVERY OF ATTORNEY FEES
Justice D. Michael Wallach, Second Court of Appeals, Fort Worth
Scott Lindsey, Boyd, Powers & Williamson, Fort Worth

12:00 – 2:30pm
THE ULTIMATE EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATE
Diana M. Valdez, The Law Offices of Diana Macias Valdez, El Paso

12:30 – 2:00pm
LUNCHEON PRESENTATION: Attorney Wellness-The Missing Element in the Practice of Law
Terry Bentley Hill, The Law Offices of Terry Bentley Hill, Dallas
Max E. Wright, Max E. Wright, PLLC, Midland
Ryan C. Waller, JD, PhD., Dallas

2:00pm A D J O U R N

Registration fees includes all group events: Thursday evening reception, Friday breakfast, Friday CLE Luncheon, all breaks, CLE Program each day and related expenses.

• Registration for TADC Member Only (One Person) $550.00
• Registration for Non-TADC Member $750.00

For hotel reservations, CONTACT THE OMNI HOTEL DOWNTOWN FORT WORTH DIRECTLY AT 800-843-6664. and reference the TADC Winter Seminar. The TADC has secured a block of rooms at an EXCEPTIONAL RATE of $169.00. 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 JANUARY 14, 2021

Registration Fees will be refunded ONLY if a written cancellation notice is received at least SEVEN (7) DAYS PRIOR (FEBRUARY 4, 2021) to the meeting date. A $75.00 ADMINISTRATIVE FEE will be deducted from any refund. Any cancellation made after February 4, 2021 IS NON-REFUNDABLE.