28th Annual
Advanced
Civil Appellate Practice
Course
LIVE
Austin
September 4-5, 2014
Four Seasons Hotel
VIDEO
Dallas
October 9-10, 2014
Cityplace Events
Topic Highlights
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Texas Supreme Court Update
•
Conflicts Among the Courts of Appeals
•
How Appellate Judges Make Decisions
•
Ethical Issues for the Appellate Specialist
•
Fifth Circuit Practice: Tips and IOPs
•
U.S. Supreme Court Practice: Nuts and Bolts
•
Common Mistakes in Legal Writing: The
Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
MCLE CREDIT | 12.75 HOURS (1.5 ETHICS)
Course Amenities
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Lunch provided on the first day
•
Thursday evening reception honoring
the Judiciary
(Austin site only)
•
Complimentary wireless signal in the
meeting room
•
Special presentation on preparing for
the specialization exam
•
Course materials provided as a PDF
download and printed notebook, or
receive the PDF download only for a
discount!
Arrive in Austin a day early to attend the
Civil Appellate Practice 101 Course
(Separate registration required)
MCLE CREDIT
TexasBar
CLE presents the 28th Annual
Advanced
Civil Appellate Practice
Course
Cosponsored by the Appellate Section of the State Bar of Texas
Register early and
save $50!
Appellate Section members
can
save $100!
Attorneys licensed 5 years or
less attend for
half off!
LIVE Austin
September 4-5, 2014
Four Seasons Hotel
Register by
August 21
to save!
VIDEO
Dallas
October 9-10, 2014
Cityplace Events
Register by
September 25
to save!
12.75 HOURS (1.5 ETHICS)
MCLE COURSE NO: 901294369
Applies to the College of the State Bar of Texas and the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Civil Appellate Law, Civil Trial Law, Family Law, and Personal Injury Trial Law.
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Thursday
7 hours (.5 ethics)
8:00 RegistrationCoffee & Pastries Provided 8:50 Welcoming Remarks
Course Director Kent G. Rutter, Houston Haynes and Boone
9:00 Texas Supreme Court Update .5 hr Hon. Don R. Willett, Austin
Justice, Texas Supreme Court Jane M. N. Webre, Austin Scott, Douglass & McConnico 9:30 Defending and Attacking
Damages on Appeal .5 hr Hon. Tracy E. Christopher, Houston Justice, Fourteenth Court of Appeals 10:00 Interlocutory Appeals .5 hr
Hon. Sharon McCally, Houston Justice, Fourteenth Court of Appeals 10:30 Break
10:45 Court of Appeals Panel: Notice of Appeal Through Briefing .66 hr (.25 ethics)
Moderator
Kirsten M. Castaneda, Dallas Locke Lord
Hon. Gina Benavides, Edinburg Justice, Thirteenth Court of Appeals Hon. Rebeca A. Huddle, Houston Justice, First Court of Appeals Hon. Guadalupe Rivera, El Paso Justice, Eighth Court of Appeals Hon. Jeffrey L. Rose, Austin Justice, Third Court of Appeals 11:25 Conflicts Among the Courts of
Appeals: Challenges for Judges and Practitioners .5 hr
Hon. Kem Thompson Frost, Houston Chief Justice, Fourteenth Court of Appeals
Jeffrey Oldham, Houston Bracewell & Giuliani Cynthia K. Timms, Dallas Locke Lord
11:55 Break - Lunch Served
12:15 Lunch Presentation: How Appellate Judges Make Decisions .75 hr Hon. Eva Guzman, Austin Justice, Supreme Court of Texas Prof. Josh Blackman, Houston South Texas College of Law Prof. Lee Epstein, Los Angeles, CA University of Southern California 1:00 Break
1:15 Is Link Rot Destroying Star Decisis? .33 hr Arturo Torres, Lubbock
Texas Tech University
1:35 Statutory Construction .5 hr Scott Rothenberg, Houston Law Offices of Scott Rothenberg 2:05 Common Mistakes in Legal Writing:
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly .5 hr Chad Baruch, Dallas
Men’s Basketball Coach, Paul Quinn College
The Law Office of Chad Baruch 2:35 Supreme Court Panel .75 hr (.25 ethics)
Moderator
Hon. Scott A. Brister, Austin
Justice, Supreme Court of Texas (ret.) Andrews Kurth
Hon. Jeffrey V. Brown, Austin Justice, Supreme Court of Texas Hon. Paul W. Green, Austin Justice, Supreme Court of Texas Hon. Debra H. Lehrmann, Austin Justice, Supreme Court of Texas 3:20 Break
3:35 The Power to Act: Understanding the Trial Court’s Plenary Jurisdiction .42 hr Lisa Bowlin Hobbs, Austin
Kuhn Hobbs
4:00 Supersedeas Bonds – A Texas/ Federal Comparison .42 hr Charles T. Frazier, Jr., Dallas
Alexander Dubose Jefferson & Townsend 4:25 Jury Charges .5 hr
David E. Keltner, Fort Worth Kelly Hart & Hallman
4:55 Adjourn – Section Meeting 5:15 Join us for a Reception honoring
the Judiciary, sponsored by the Appellate Section (Austin Only)
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MCLE CREDIT
Civil Appellate Practice 101
LIVE Austin
| September 3, 2014 | Four Seasons Hotel
Attorneys licensed 5 years or less attend for
half off!
3:00 Post-Trial Motions .5 hr Connie Pfeiffer, Houston Beck Redden
3:30 Error Preservation .5 hr Hon. Jane Bland, Houston Justice, First Court of Appeals
4:00 Preparing for the Board Certification Exam (no MCLE credit)
Robert Gilbreath, Dallas
Hawkins, Parnell, Thackston & Young Margot Stander, Houston
Staff Attorney, First Court of Appeals 4:30 Adjourn – Specialization Exam
Q&A
Friday
5.75 hours (1 ethics)
8:00 Coffee & Pastries Provided 8:25 Announcements8:30 Default Judgments .5 hr
Hon. Gregory T. Perkes, Corpus Christi Justice, Thirteenth Court of Appeals 9:00 Error Preservation: Conversations
with the Trial Court and Ramifications in the Court of Appeals .66 hr (.25 ethics)
Hon. Michael C. Massengale, Houston Justice, First Court of Appeals Steven K. Hayes, Fort Worth Law Office of Steven K. Hayes 9:40 Developments and Hot Topics In
Legal Malpractice .5 hr (.25 ethics) Warren Harris, Houston
Bracewell & Giuliani
10:10 Gene Cavin Award Presentation 10:20 Break
10:30 Court of Appeals Panel: Submission Through Rehearing .66 hr
Moderator
D. Todd Smith, Austin Smith Law Group
Hon. Patricia O. Alvarez, San Antonio Justice, Fourth Court of Appeals Hon. J. Brett Busby, Houston Justice, Fourteenth Court of Appeals Hon. David Evans, Dallas
Justice, Fifth Court of Appeals Hon. Leanne Johnson, Beaumont Justice, Ninth Court of Appeals 11:10 Summary Judgments .5 hr
Hon. David Hittner, Houston
U. S. District Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas Lynne Liberato, Houston
Haynes and Boone
11:40 The Economic Loss Rule Revisited and Reimagined .42 hr
Elizabeth G. “Heidi” Bloch, Austin Husch Blackwell
12:05 Lunch on Your Own - OR - 12:30 Tips for Preparing for the
Specialization Exam (presentation time is 30 minutes, no MCLE credit) Kirsten M. Castaneda, Dallas Locke Lord
Michael S. Truesdale, Austin
Law Office of Michael S. Truesdale, PLLC 1:15 Ethical Issues for the Appellate
Specialist .5 hr ethics William J. Chriss, Austin Gravely & Pearson
1:45 Mandamus Update .5 hr Karen Precella, Fort Worth Haynes and Boone
2:15 The Legal Sufficiency Labyrinth .5 hr
Russell S. Post, Houston Beck Redden
2:45 Fifth Circuit Practice: Tips and IOPs .5 hr Dana Livingston, Austin
Alexander Dubose Jefferson & Townsend
3:15 U.S. Supreme Court Practice: Nuts and Bolts .33 hr
Aaron M. Streett, Houston Baker Botts
3:35 Adjourn
Wednesday
6 hours (.5 ethics)
8:00 RegistrationCoffee & Pastries Provided 8:25 Welcoming Remarks
Course Director Lisa Bowlin Hobbs, Austin Kuhn Hobbs
8:30 Jury Charge .5 hr Daryl L. Moore, Houston Daryl L. Moore, PC
9:00 Standards of Review .5 hr Hon. Adele O. Hedges, Houston Chief Justice, Fourteenth Court of Appeals (ret.)
Attorney at Law PLLC
9:30 Federal v. State Comparisons .5 hr William Feldman, Houston
Haynes and Boone
Anne McGowan Johnson, Dallas Haynes and Boone
10:00 Break
10:15 Interlocutory Appeals .5 hr Amanda Garrett Taylor, Austin Martens, Todd & Leonard
10:45 Messing with the Appellant .42 hr Stacy Obenhaus, Dallas
Gardere Wynne Sewell
11:10 The Technical Side of Appellate Advocacy .42 hr
Richard B. Phillips, Jr., Dallas Thompson & Knight
11:35 Texas Supreme Court Practice and Procedures .5 hr
Jennifer Bruch Hogan, Houston Hogan & Hogan
12:05 Lunch on Your Own
1:15 Tips for Helpful and Persuasive Briefs .5 hr (.25 ethics)
Robert Dubose, Houston
Alexander Dubose Jefferson & Townsend 1:45 Summary Judgment .5 hr
David F. Johnson, Fort Worth Winstead
2:15 Mandamus .5 hr (.25 ethics) Susan L. Hays, Austin Law Office of Susan Hays 2:45 Break - Early check-in for the
Advanced Course
6 HOURS (.5 ETHICS)
MCLE COURSE NO: 901294368
Applies to the College of the State Bar of Texas and the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Civil Appellate Law, Civil Trial Law, Family Law, and Personal Injury Trial Law.
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Kent G. Rutter ...Houston Planning Committee
Chad Baruch ...Dallas Elizabeth G. “Heidi” Bloch ...Austin Hon. J. Brett Busby ...Houston Kirsten M. Castaneda ...Dallas Hon. Tracy E. Christopher ...Houston Robert Dubose...Houston Steven K. Hayes ... Fort Worth Susan Hays ...Austin Daryl L. Moore ...Houston Hon. Gregory T. Perkes ...Corpus Christi Karlene Poll ...Houston Scott Rothenberg ...Houston D. Todd Smith ...Austin Cynthia K. Timms……...Dallas
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LIVE
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(512) 478-4500 $249/night
Deadline: August 2, 2014
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VIDEO
Dallas
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(214) 515-5100
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Advanced Civil Appellate Practice
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28th Annual
Advanced Civil Appellate Practice Course
LIVE Austin September 4-5 2014 Four Seasons HotelVIDEO Dallas October 9-10, 2014 Cityplace Events
