2017 TADC Annual Meeting

CLE Approved for: 9.5 hours, including 1.75 hours ethics. Registration fee includes all CLE program and related expenses.

Program Co-Chairs: Don Kent, Kent, Anderson, Bush, Frost & Metcalf, P.C., Tyler & Jarad Kent, Chamblee Ryan, PC, Dallas

Wednesday, September 20, 2017

6pm – 8pm
TADC Welcome Reception

Thursday, September 21, 2017

7:00-9:00am
Buffet Breakfast

7:25-7:30am
Welcome & Announcements
Mike Hendryx, TADC President, Strong Pipkin Bissell & Ledyard, L.L.P., Houston
Don Kent, Kent, Anderson, Bush, Frost & Metcalf, P.C., Tyler
Jarad Kent, Chamblee Ryan, PC, Dallas

7:30-8:00am
PROTECTING AND DEFENDING ATTORNEY’S FEES John Bridger, Strong Pipkin Bissell & Ledyard, L.L.P., Houston

8:00-8:30am
CHAPTER 95: WHAT IS AN IMPROVEMENT?
Bradley Reeves, Coats Rose, P.C., Houston

8:30 -9:00am
HAIL STORM LITIGATION – WHAT TO EXPECT WITH THE RECENT CHANGES IN THE LAW
Victor Vicinaiz, Roerig, Oliveira & Fisher, L.L.P., McAllen

9:00-9:45am
THE REPTILE THEORY – A PATH TOWARD EXTINCTION
Jeff Ryan, Chamblee Ryan, PC, Dallas

9:45-10:15am
MILITARY LAW AND THE CIVIL PRACTICE
Julia Farinas, United States Army Reserve JAG Corps.

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

10:30-11:15am
CHAPTER 74 – GEMS AND PEARLS Joel Steed, Steed Dunnill Reynolds Bailey Stephenson LLP, Dallas

11:15-11:45am
DEALING WITH A SNAP-CHATTERBOX? SOCIAL MEDIA USE IN LITIGATION
Caleena Svatek, Chamblee Ryan, PC, Dallas

11:45-1:00pm
LUNCHEON WITH JUDICIAL PANEL: ETHICS IN THE COURTROOM (.75 hrs ethics)
Judge Christi Kennedy, 114th Judicial District
Judge Cynthia Kent, 114th Judicial District (Retired)

1:00-1:15pm
B R E A K

1:15-1:45pm
YOU CAN’T NEVER ALWAYS SOMETIMES TELL – AN INTERVIEW OF CIVIL LITIGATION
Greg Dykeman, Strong Pipkin Bissell & Ledyard, L,L,P, Beaumont

1:45-2:30pm
HIPAA, HB 300 & DATA BREACH NOTIFICATION LAWS (.5 hrs ethics)
Heather Hughes, U.S. Legal Support, Houston

Friday, September 22, 2017

7:00-9:00am
Buffet Breakfast

7:25-7:30am
Welcome & Announcements
Mike Hendryx, TADC President, Strong Pipkin Bissell & Ledyard, L.L.P., Houston
Don Kent, Kent, Anderson, Bush, Frost & Metcalf, P.C., Tyler
Jarad Kent, Chamblee Ryan, PC, Dallas

7:30-8:30am
DEFENDING DAMAGE CLAIMS
Liz Fraley, Fraley & Fraley, L.L.P., Dallas

8:30-9:00am
ETHICAL TRICKS (.5 hrs ethics)
Barry D. Peterson, Peterson Farris Byrd & Parker, P.C

9:00-9:45am
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION: MISTAKES MADE AND LESSONS LEARNED
David Bush, Kent, Anderson, Bush, Frost & Metcalf, P.C., Tyler

9:45-10:00am
B R E A K

10:00-10:30am
DEFENDING TRUCK DRIVERS AND COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE DEPOSITIONS
Jarad Kent, Chamblee Ryan, PC, Dallas

10:30-11:00am
TEXAS TRADE SECRETS AND COVENANTS NOT TO COMPETE: RECENT UPDATES
Joseph Y. Ahmad, Ahmad Zavitsanos Anaipakos Alavi Mensing P.C., Houston

11:00-11:45am
DEFENSE LAWYERS AND THE NATIONAL STAGE: LITIGATION AROUND THE COUNTRY
John E. Cuttino, DRI President, Gallivan White Boyd, Columbia, South Carolina

11:45-12:00pm
TADC Business Meeting

12:30-2:00 PM
TADC Awards Luncheon
For Members, Spouses & Guests

Saturday, September 23, 2017

7:00-9:00am
Buffet Breakfast

Saturday free to enjoy Seattle

Sunday, September 24, 2017

Annual Meeting Adjourned

Registration fees include Wednesday through Saturday group activities, including the Wednesday evening welcome reception, hospitality room, all breakfasts, CLE Program each day and related expenses. If you would like CLE credit for a state other than Texas, check the box on the registration form and a certificate of attendance will be sent to you following the meeting.

$875.00 Member ONLY (One Person)
$1,225.00 Member & Spouse/Guest (2 people)
$75.00 Spouse/Guest CLE Credit

Spouse/Guest CLE Credit
If your spouse/guest is also an attorney and would like to attend the Annual Meeting for CLE credit, there is an additional charge to cover written materials, meeting materials, and coffee breaks.

Spouse/Guest CLE credit for Annual Meeting $75.00

Hotel Reservation Information

For hotel reservations, CONTACT THE FAIRMONT OLYMPIC DIRECTLY AT 800-441-1414 and reference the TADC 2017 Annual Meeting. The TADC has secured a block rooms at the FANTASTIC rate of $269 per night. It is IMPORTANT that you make your reservation as soon as possible as the room block will sell out. Any room requests after the deadline date, or after the room block is filled, will be on a space available basis. DEADLINE FOR HOTEL RESERVATIONS IS AUGUST 29, 2017

Registration Fees will be refunded ONLY if a written cancellation notice is received at least TEN (10) Business days prior (SEPTEMBER 6, 2017) to the meeting date. A $75.00 Administrative Fee will be deducted from any refund. Any cancellation made after SEPTEMBER 6, 2017 IS NON-REFUNDABLE.