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1 Criminal Law 101 Course 2013 Tuesday 4.5 hours including 1.5 ethics Ch :30 Session I - Behind the Scenes: Prosecutors, Criminal Defense Lawyers and Their Clients 1.5 hr (.5 ethics) (1:31:00) 2:01 Session II - Investigations, Pretrial Motions and Developing Your Theory of the Case 1.5 hr (.5 ethics) (41:00) 2:42 Break Ch 3 2:57 Session III - Texas Criminal Trial: From Subpoena to Notice of Appeal 1.5 hr (.5 ethics) (2:04:00) 6:00 Adjourn MCLE COURSE NO HOURS (1.5 ETHICS) Video San Antonio September 18-20, 2013 Video Houston October 9-11, 2013

2 Advanced Criminal Law Course 2013 Wednesday 8.5 hours including 1 hour ethics Ch 1-3 Thursday 8.25 hours including 1.25 hours ethics Ch :30 Supreme Court Update.75 hr (47:00) 9:17 Jury Charges.5 hr (31:00) 9:48 Eyewitness Identification.5 hr (23:00) 10:11 Break Ch :21 Technology in the Courtroom.75 hr (42:00) 11:03 Legal Standards for Forensic Evidence.5 hr (32:00) 11:35 Break Lunch Provided Ch :45 Legislative Update.75 hr (46:00) 12:31 Defenses.75 hr (49:00) 1:20 Break 1:30 Criminal Adjudications and Potential Consequences.5 hr (.25 ethics) (31:00) Ch :02 Effective Representation of Counsel.75 hr ethics (45:00) 2:47 Fourth Amendment Overview.75 hr (53.00) 3:40 Break Ch :50 Fifth Circuit Update.75 hr (41:00) 4:31 Death Penalty Overview.75 hr (34:00) 5:05 Punishment Alternatives.5 hr (31:00) 5:36 Break Ch 16 5:46 Preparing for the Board Specialization Certification Exam (40:00) (No MCLE credit) 6:26 Adjourn 8:30 Sentencing.5 hr (37:00) 9:07 Juvenile Law Update/Overview.75 hr (.25 ethics) (43:00) Ch :50 Court of Criminal Appeals Update.75 hr (42:00) 10:32 Break 10:42 Voir Dire Jury Selection 1 hr (57:00) Ch :39 Court Costs: Why They Matter.5 hr (28:00) 12:07 Break Lunch Provided 12:17 Recusals and Disqualifications.5 hr (31:00) 12:48 Brady and Exculpatory Evidence.5 hr ethics (29:00) 1:17 Break 1:27 Preservation of Error.5 hr (31:00) Ch :58 Extraneous Offenses.5 hr (30:00) 2:28 Investigative Detentions.5 hr (30:00) 2:58 Break 3:08 Ethically Dealing with the Media.5 hr ethics (29:00) Ch :37 Mental Health/Specialty Courts Overview.75 hr (52:00) 4:29 Expunctions.5 hr (30:00) 4:59 Immigration Overview.5 hr (26:00) 5:25 Adjourn MCLE COURSE NO HOURS (2.25 ETHICS) Video San Antonio September 18-20, 2013 Video Houston October 9-11, 2013

3 Advanced Criminal Law Course 2013 Friday Child Sexual Assault Track 3.5 hours CH :30 Recent Developments in Child Abuse Cases.75 hr (43:00) 9:13 Risk Assessment and Punishment Evidence.75 hr (40:00) 9:53 Sex Offender Probation.5 hr (38:00) 10:31 Break CH :41 The Use and Misuse of Social Media.75 (37:00) 11:18 Presenting and Objecting to Expert Testimony.75 (52:00) 12:10 Break Lunch Provided So You Want to Make a Federal Case Out of It? 3.5 hours CH :25 Federal Release and Detention.5 hr (29:00) 12:54 Immigration/Illegal Re-entry.5 hr (33:00) 1:27 Break 1:37 Health Care Fraud.5 hr (32:00) CH :09 The Relation of Multiple Sentences Among Different Jurisdictions.5 hr (29:00) 2:38 Sex Offender Registration Notification Act.5 hr (34:00) 3:12 Break 3:22 Firearms Cases.5 hr (30:00) Appellate Advocacy Track 3.25 hours CH :30 State Writs of Habeas Corpus.5 hr (30:00) 9:00 Petitions for Discretionary Review.5 hr (30:00) 9:30 Pre-Trial Appeals.5 hr (30:00) 10:00 Break CH :10 Brief Writing & Oral Argument.5 hr (30:00) 10:40 Motions for New Trial.5 hr (25:00) 11:05 A View from the Bench: What Works, What Doesn t, and What Drives Us Crazy.75 hr (48:00) 11:53 Break Lunch Provided Digital Evidence Track 3.5 hours CH :08 High Tech Demonstrative Evidence.5 hr (32:00) 12:40 Cell Phone Forensics.75 hr (44:00) 1:24 Break 1:34 Introduction to Computer Forensics.75 hr (46:00) CH :20 Evidence in an Electronic Age.5 hr (20:00) 2:40 Social Media.5 hr (29:00) 3:09 Tips for Tablet Technology.5 hr (29:00) 3:38 Adjourn Vehicular Crimes Track 6.75 hours CH :30 Case Law Update and Current Trends in Felony Vehicular Crimes.75 hr (39:00) 9:09 Punishment Strategies.75 hr (49:00) 9:58 Break CH :08 Causation Analysis on Intoxication Manslaughter Cases.75 hr (39:00) 10:47 The Neurological Effects of Alcohol on the Brain 1 hr (57:00) 11:44 Break Lunch Provided CH :59 Blood Cases Case Law Update.75 hr (44:00) 12:43 DRE Evidence: DRE Instructor.75 hr (43:00) 1:26 Break 1:36 Discovery What You Should Be Asking for on Intoxication Manslaughter Cases.5 hr (31:00) CH :07 Crash Reconstruction Expert.75 hr (45:00) 2:52 Emerging Technology for DWI Bond & Community Supervision.75 hr (24:00) 3:16 Adjourn 3:52 Federal Sentencing Guidelines Update.5 hr (26:00) 4:18 Adjourn MCLE COURSE NO HOURS (2.25 ETHICS) Video San Antonio September 18-20, 2013 Video Houston October 9-11, 2013

4 39th Annual Advanced Criminal Law Course Arrive a day early to attend the Criminal Law 101 Course (Separate registration required) Special Highlights Full-day workshop on Vehicular Crimes Half-day workshops on Appellate Advocacy, Child Sexual Assault, Digital Evidence, and Federal Law Special session on preparing for the Specialization Exam Course Amenities Networking break sponsored by the Criminal Justice Section Monday evening welcoming reception Speaker Bullpen for attendee Q & A Complimentary internet provided in the meeting room Course materials available on a convenient USB drive LIVE Dallas July 22-25, 2013 Westin Galleria Dallas VIDEO San Antonio September 18-20, 2013 (Convention Center) VIDEO Houston October 9-11, 2013 Lawyers licensed 5 years or less attend the Advanced Course for half off! Course materials available on a USB drive MCLE CREDIT Up to HOURS and 2.25 ETHICS)

5 TexasBarCLE presents the 39th Annual Arrive a day early to attend the Criminal Law 101 Course Experienced Texas Criminal Law practitioners will discuss the nuts and bolts of how to handle a criminal case from beginning to end. Starting with general business practices and ending with how to file a notice of appeal, the afternoon will be divided up into three sessions, all of which will provide specific information regarding practice tips, substantive law and trial advocacy pointers. Topics will cover fee contracts, marketing, jail release, bail live Dallas Westin Galleria Dallas July 21, 2013 Sunday 4.5 hours including 1.5 ethics 12:30 Registration 1:10 Welcoming Remarks Course Director Patricia J. Cummings, Round Rock Law Office of Patricia J. Cummings 1:15 Session I - Behind the Scenes: Prosecutors, Criminal Defense Lawyers and Their Clients 1.5 hr (.5 ethics) video San Antonio (Convention Center) September 17, 2013 reduction, standards for arrest, searches, oral and written confessions, the exclusionary rule, investigating the case, theory of the case, plea negotiations, the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct, Brady v. Maryland, discovery, pretrial motions, charging instruments, voir dire, trial practices, the Texas Rules of Evidence, the jury charge, Texas sentencing scenarios, collateral consequences of conviction, motions for new trial and notice of appeal. 2:45 Session II - Investigations, Pretrial Motions and Developing Your Theory of the Case 1.5 hr (.5 ethics) NOTE: There will be a 15-minute break midway through Session II. Early check-in for Advanced Criminal Law will be available at this time. 4:30 Session III - Texas Criminal Trial: From Subpoena to Notice of Appeal 1.5 hr (.5 ethics) 6:00 Adjourn video Houston October 8, 2013 Register early and save $50! Criminal Justice Section members save $75! Attorneys licensed 5 years or less can attend for half off! live Dallas July 22-25, 2013 Westin Galleria Dallas Register by July 8 to save! video San Antonio September 18-20, 2013 (Convention Center) Register by Sept. 4 to save! video Houston October 9-11, 2013 Register by Sept. 25 to save! #TBCLEcrim The Speakers Bullpen Many speakers will be available for your questions directly following their presentations in area outside the main ballroom. MCLE Course NO: MCLE CREDIT 4.5 HOURS (1.5 ETHICS) Applies to the College of the State Bar of Texas and to the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Criminal Law, Criminal Appellate Law and Juvenile Law. Faculty: Course Director Patricia J. Cummings, Round Rock Law Office of Patricia J. Cummings David Michael Gonzalez, Austin Sumpter & Gonzalez Todd Andrew Nickle, Austin Law Office of Todd A. Nickle 2

6 Advanced Criminal Law Course Cosponsored by the Criminal Justice Section of the State Bar of Texas TexasBarCLE Advanced Courses are sponsored by LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Early check-in Sunday from 3:00 5:00 p.m. Monday 6.5 hours including 1 ethics 8:00 Registration 8:40 Welcoming Remarks Course Director George M. Secrest, Jr., Houston Bennett & Secrest 8:45 Supreme Court Update.75 hr Hon. Henry J. Bemporad, San Antonio Magistrate Judge, United States District Court for the Western District of Texas 9:30 Jury Charges.5 hr Christopher J. Downey, Houston The Downey Law Firm 10:00 Eyewitness Identification.5 hr Russell Wilson II, Dallas Dallas County District Attorney s Office 10:30 Break 10:45 Technology in the Courtroom.75 hr Matt D. Powell, Lubbock Office of the Criminal District Attorney 11:30 Legal Standards for Forensic Evidence.5 hr Gary Udashen, Dallas Sorrels Udashen & Anton 12:00 Lunch on Your Own 1:15 Legislative Update.75 hr Lindsey Roberts, Georgetown Mills & Williams Christie Noelle Williams, Dallas Mills & Williams 2:00 Defenses.75 hr Jack Strickland, Jr., Fort Worth Tarrant County District Attorney s Ofc. Elizabeth Christina Jack, Fort Worth Tarrant County District Attorney s Ofc. 2:45 Criminal Adjudications and Potential Consequences.5 hr (.25 ethics) Randy T. Leavitt, Austin Law Offices of Randy T. Leavitt 3:15 Warren Burnett and Michael K. Moore Award Presentations and Networking Break sponsored by the Criminal Justice Section 3:45 Effective Representation of Counsel.75 hr ethics Randy Schaffer, Jr., Houston The Schaffer Firm 4:30 Fourth Amendment Overview.75 hr Gerald H. Goldstein, San Antonio Goldstein, Goldstein & Hilley 5:15 Adjourn to Social Tuesday 7 hours including.75 ethics 8:30 Fifth Circuit Update.75 hr Tim Crooks, Houston Southern District of Texas 9:15 Death Penalty Overview.75 hr Brad D. Levenson, Austin Office of Capital Writs 10:00 Punishment Alternatives.5 hr Todd Jermstad, Belton Bell/Lampasas Counties Community 10:30 Break 10:45 Sentencing.5 hr Hon. Belinda Hill, Houston Harris County District Attorney s Office 11:15 Juvenile Law Update/Overview.75 hr (.25 ethics) Patricia J. Cummings, Round Rock Attorney & Counselor at Law 12:00 Lunch on Your Own OR 12:20 Preparing for the Board Specialization Certification Exam (presentation time is 40 minutes; no MCLE credit) Moderator D. Mark Elliston, Dallas Attorney at Law Hon. Lawrence E. Meyers, Austin Judge, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Terrence W. Kirk, Austin Law Offices of Terrence Kirk Gary Wayne McNeil, Austin Executive Director, Texas Board of Legal Specialization 1:15 Court of Criminal Appeals Update.75 hr David C. Newell, Houston Harris County District Attorney s Office 2:00 Voir Dire Jury Selection 1 hr Lisa Blue, Dallas Baron & Blue 3:00 Break Robert B. Hirschhorn, Lewisville Cathy E. Bennett & Associates 3:15 Court Costs: Why They Matter.5 hr Jani J. Maselli, Houston Harris County Public Defender s Office 3:45 Recusals and Disqualifications.5 hr Edward L. Chip Wilkinson, Fort Worth Tarrant County District Attorney s Office 4:15 Brady and Exculpatory Evidence.5 hr ethics Mark G. Daniel, Fort Worth Evans Daniel Moore Evans and Lazarus 4:45 Preservation of Error.5 hr Brian W. Wice, Houston Law Offices of Brian W. Wice 5:15 Adjourn - Criminal Justice Section Meeting 5:15 Friends of Bill Meeting 3

7 Wednesday Concurrent Sessions: Choose one track or change tracks whenever you like. General Session 3.25 hours including.5 ethics 8:25 Announcements 8:30 Extraneous Offenses.5 hr Catherine Greene Burnett, Houston South Texas College of Law 9:00 Investigative Detentions.5 hr David M. Guinn, Jr., Lubbock Hurley & Guinn 9:30 Ethically Dealing with the Media.5 hr ethics Charles L. Babcock IV, Houston Jackson Walker 10:00 Break 10:15 Mental Health/Specialty Courts Overview.75 hr Hon. Marc C. Carter, Houston Judge, 228th District Court Hon. Dominique Collins, Dallas Judge, Criminal District Court No. 4 Staci D. Biggar, Houston Guerrero & Biggar 11:00 Expunctions.5 hr Andrea Leigh Westerfeld, McKinney Collin County District Attorney s Office 11:30 Immigration Overview.5 hr Edgar H. Holguin, El Paso Western District of Texas 12:00 Adjourn - Lunch on Your Own Appellate Advocacy Track 3.25 hours 8:25 Announcements 8:30 State Writs of Habeas Corpus.5 hr Michael F. Stauffacher, Austin Texas Court of Criminal Appeals 9:00 Petitions for Discretionary Review.5 hr Lisa C. McMinn, Austin State Prosecuting Attorney 9:30 Pre-Trial Appeals.5 hr Josh B. Schaffer, Houston The Schaffer Firm 10:00 Break 10:15 Brief Writing & Oral Argument.5 hr Robert B. Dubose, Houston Alexander Dubose & Townsend 10:45 Motions for New Trial.5 hr Carmen M. Roe, Houston Law Office of Carmen M. Roe 11:15 A View from the Bench: What Works, What Doesn t, and What Drives Us Crazy.75 hr Hon. Elsa R. Alcala, Austin Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals Hon. Molly M. Francis, Dallas Justice, Fifth Court of Appeals Hon. Catharina Haynes, Dallas Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit 12:00 Adjourn - Lunch on Your Own Child Sexual Assault Track 3.5 hours 1:10 Announcements 1:15 Recent Developments in Child Abuse Cases.75 hr J. Craig Jett, Dallas Burleson, Page & Gibson 2:00 Risk Assessment and Punishment Evidence.75 hr William Schmidt, Ph.D., Humble Schmidt Counseling Associates 2:45 Sex Offender Probation.5 hr Thomas G. Pappas, Dallas Burleson, Page & Gibson 3:15 Break 3:30 The Use and Misuse of Social Media.75 Rainey Webb, Fort Worth Tarrant County District Attorney s Office 4:15 Presenting and Objecting to Expert Testimony.75 Lisa M. Tanner, Austin Office of the Attorney General 5:00 Adjourn Digital Evidence Track 3.5 hours 1:10 Announcements 1:15 High Tech Demonstrative Evidence.5 hr Grant M. Scheiner, Houston Scheiner Law Group 1:45 Cell Phone Forensics.75 hr E.X. Martin III, Dallas Attorney at Law 2:30 Introduction to Computer Forensics.75 hr Kyle Gibson, Fort Worth Tarrant County District Attorney s Office Martin L. Purselley, Fort Worth Tarrant County District Attorney s Office 3:15 Break 3:30 Evidence in an Electronic Age.5 hr Hon. Ada Brown, Dallas McKool Smith 4:00 Social Media.5 hr Rick Robertson, Plano Koons Fuller 4:30 Tips for Tablet Technology.5 hr Hon. Scott J. Becker, McKinney Judge, 219th Judicial District Court 5:00 Adjourn 4

8 Thursday 3.5 hours Vehicular Crimes Track 6.75 hours 8:25 Announcements 8:30 Case Law Update and Current Trends in Felony Vehicular Crimes.75 hr M. Michael Mowla, Duncanville M. Michael Mowla, PLLC 9:15 Punishment Strategies.75 hr George R. Milner, Jr., Dallas Milner & Finn 10:00 Break 10:15 Causation Analysis on Intoxication Manslaughter Cases.75 hr Ryan Calvert, Denton Denton County District Attorney s Office 11:00 The Neurological Effects of Alcohol on the Brain 1 hr Dr. Harold C. Urschel III, Dallas Enterhealth 12:00 Lunch on Your Own 1:15 Blood Cases Case Law Update.75 hr Deandra M. Grant, Richardson Law Office of Deandra M. Grant 2:00 DRE Evidence: DRE Instructor.75 hr Don Egdorf, Houston Houston Police Department 2:45 Discovery What You Should Be Asking for on Intoxication Manslaughter Cases.5 hr Alison Baimbridge, Houston Harris County District Attorney s Office 3:15 Break 3:30 Crash Reconstruction Expert.75 hr Trey Cox, Houston Houston Police Department 4:15 Emerging Technology for DWI Bond & Community Supervision.75 hr Jeffrey Kelly, Dallas Dallas County Department of Criminal Justice Tomasa Ortiz, Dallas Dallas County Department of Criminal Justice 5:00 Adjourn So You Want to Make a Federal Case Out of It? 8:25 Announcements 8:30 Federal Release and Detention.5 hr Jose I. Gonzalez-Falla, Austin Western District of Texas Kebharu H. Smith, Houston U. S. Attorney s Office Southern District of Texas 9:00 Immigration/Illegal Re-entry.5 hr Kyle B. Welch, McAllen Southern District of Texas 9:30 Health Care Fraud.5 hr David L. Botsford, Austin Botsford & Roark 10:00 Break 10:15 The Relation of Multiple Sentences Among Different Jurisdictions.5 hr Alexander Bunin, Houston Harris County Public Defender s Office 10:45 Sex Offender Registration Notification Act.5 hr Erik A. Hanshew, El Paso Western District of Texas 11:15 Firearms Cases.5 hr John B. Ross, Beaumont U. S. Attorney s Office Eastern District of Texas 11:45 Federal Sentencing Guidelines Update.5 hr Peter M. Fleury, Fort Worth Northern District of Texas 12:15 Adjourn MCLE CREDIT MCLE COURSE NO: Up to HOURS Up to 2.25 ETHICS Applies to the College of the State Bar of Texas and to the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Criminal Appellate Law, Criminal Law and Juvenile Law. 5

9 fyi TexasBarCLE.com Ways to Save on This Course! Meet the Register By Deadline and Save $50 because early registrations help us ensure that sufficient course books, seating, and refreshments are available. Course materials and seating will be reserved for preregistrants until the start of the first topic. Reserve Your Hotel Room Early Hotel rooms have been blocked at special rates on a space available basis. To make a reservation, contact the hotel and indicate that you will be attending this State Bar of Texas course. Criminal Justice Section Members Can Save $75 by registering by the Register by date (thereafter, save $25). Not a member? To join, sections@texasbar.com or phone , x1425. Please do not send Section membership payment with your registration fee. Earn Discounts by Registering Five or More from your firm or agency. Contact Firm & Group Sales Manager Laura Angle of TexasBarSolutions at or laura.angle@texasbar.com. HALF OFF for Attorneys Licensed 5 Years or Less! You read that right! See the registration form. Need Financial Assistance to Attend? TexasBarCLE makes a limited number of scholarships available for attendance at live courses and selected video replays. To learn more, call Mon-Fri 8am-5pm CT to Sara at , x1490. Please apply at least 4 weeks prior to the event. Active State and Texas-Area Federal Judges, Administrative Law Judges, Hearings Examiners, and Their Court Staff Attorneys May Attend for Free, Provided: (1) the course directly relates to the judge s tribunal s jurisdiction, (2) the judge is a full-time judge or retired under the judicial retirement system and (3) space is available for all paying registrants. This privilege does not extend to receivers, trustees, other court staff, or persons serving part-time in a judicial capacity. Actual attendance is required in order to receive course materials. Parking Information is subject to change without notice and is not a guarantee of available space. DALLAS: Complimentary self-parking is available at the hotel. SAN ANTONIO: Self-parking is $10 per day or $17 for overnight guests; valet parking is $ HOUSTON: Self-parking at the Crowne Plaza is complimentary daily; please see the State Bar staff on site for a voucher or validation ticket or $8 for overnight guests. If You Need Special Accommodations to Attend please contact us as soon as possible at , x1797. Registered But Can t Attend? Still Earn MCLE Credit and receive course materials by (1) calling , x1574 to transfer your registration to a later presentation or (2) taking the course online later, in which case you ll automatically be sent the course materials; see FREE TO OUR REGISTRANTS!, below. If you wish a refund instead, mail or fax ( ) your request so that we receive it at least one business day before the program. FREE TO OUR REGISTRANTS! Online Videos and MP3s of the Topics, as Well as PDFs of Course Materials, will be available to registrants 6-8 weeks after the course. Provide your address when preregistering to be notified when and how these benefits may be accessed. (Note: Presentation lengths may vary from that which was advertised.) There s no extra charge; as a registrant, you re already entitled! Interested in Sponsoring or Exhibiting at This Course or Others? Contact Julie Marshall at or julie.marshall@texasbar.com. Tweet About This Course! Include hashtag #TBCLEcrim Policy of Impartiality The State Bar of Texas does not endorse political candidates. When a candidate for public office is included in promotion for or participates in a TexasBarCLE event, the State Bar is not taking a position for or against anyone s candidacy. 6 Live Dallas Westin Galleria Dallas Dallas Parkway Dallas, TX (972) $149 single/double room Deadline: June 21 VIDEO San Antonio (Convention Center) 303 Blum Street San Antonio, TX (210) $85 single/double room Deadline: August 18 VIDEO Houston 2712 Southwest Freeway Houston, TX (713) No rooms have been blocked for this showing. EARN MORE MCLE CREDIT! Attending the Advanced Criminal Law Course in person can earn you up to MCLE hours, including 2.25 ethics (depending on which tracks you attend). However, as a registrant you are entitled, at no extra charge, to watch any or all of this Advanced Course once it is archived at TexasBarCLE.com. This means you can watch topics you do not attend in person and earn up to an additional 13.5 hours. That s a total of hours, including 2.25 ethics hours you can earn! The archived course will become available 6-8 weeks after the live event and be online for about a year.

10 Registration Form W A Y S T O R E G I S T E R Online TexasBarCLE.com credit card only Phone , x1574 during business hours credit card only Fax credit card only Mail State Bar of Texas - CLE LB # P. O. Box Dallas, TX check or credit card Registering five or more? Laura Angle at laura.angle@texasbar.com for group discount information. Lawyers licensed 5 years or less get HALF OFF the Advanced Course! Advanced Criminal Law Course and Criminal Law 101 A limited number of scholarships are available through the Criminal Justice Section! Details are available at 1 Advanced Criminal Law Course [5015] Dallas LIVE, July q Regular Registrant...$695 Take $50 OFF: Register by July 8, 2013 q Licensed 5 years or less, HALF OFF...$347.50* San Antonio VIDEO, September q Regular Registrant...$545 Take $50 OFF: Register by September 4, 2013 q Licensed 5 years or less, HALF OFF...$272.50* Houston VIDEO, October 9-11 q Regular Registrant...$545 Take $50 OFF: Register by September 25, 2013 q Licensed 5 years or less, HALF OFF...$272.50* Criminal Law 101 Course [5016] q Dallas LIVE, July $145* q San Antonio VIDEO, September $125* q Houston VIDEO, October $125* I may attend complimentary because I am: q a qualifying judge or q court staff attorney (see p. 6) I want my course materials format to be: q Advanced Electronic materials (PDFs on a USB drive) q Advanced Hard-copy materials (3 notebooks) q BOTH for the Advanced Course so I ll ADD $140 q 101 Electronic materials (PDFs on a USB drive) q 101 Hard-copy materials (1 notebook) q BOTH for the 101 course so I ll ADD $25 I m entitled to 1 or 2 discounts on the Advanced Course. (Lawyers licensed 5 years or less, as well as registrants for the 101 Course, should skip this section.) q $50 OFF because I m registering by the Register by date at the left. (If by mail, date of postmark will be determinative.) $25 OFF because (choose 1 box only) I m a member of the q Criminal Justice Section q State Bar College q Legal Administrators or Paralegal Division I can t attend. Just send course materials.** FREE Shipping & Handling Advanced Course q Book set q USB drive...$280 each 101 Course q Book q USB drive...$45 each * No discounts in section 3 may be taken. For information on audio CDs of course topics, contact our DVD CLE service at , x1575. MP3 files of the topics will be downloadable from TexasBarCLE.com 6-8 weeks after the course. 5 My total is $. I am paying by: q Check (enclosed) payable to the State Bar of Texas for $ q Visa q MasterCard q AMEX q Discover PLEASE PRINT LEGIBLY Account No. Exp. Date Name on card (Please print) Signature State Bar Membership No. Registrant Name Firm Name/Court Address for Bar-Related Mail City/State Zip Phone ( ) Fax ( ) A confirmation of your registration will be sent to the address you provide. **PDFs of course materials will be available for purchase by the date of the course in the Online Library at TexasBarCLE.com. Registrants receive access to the PDFs at no additional charge (see Free to Our Registrants on p. 6). Plus 8.25% sales tax on total. Please include sales tax or attach an exemption certificate. Book and USB orders are shipped separately and filled 4-6 weeks after the live program. A bill will be sent unless a credit card charge is authorized on this form. QUESTIONS? , x FD

11 State Bar of Texas P.O. Box Austin, TX th Annual Advanced Criminal Law Course LIVE July 22-25, 2013 Dallas VIDEO September 18-20, 2013 San Antonio VIDEO October 9-11, 2013 Houston NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO AUSTIN, TEXAS Our thanks to our Sponsors Course Director George Mac Secrest, Jr...Houston Criminal Justice Section Mark Your Calendar! What Every Texas Lawyer Needs to Know About Firearms Law September 27, 2013 Norris Conference Center in Fort Worth Sex, Drugs & Surveillance January 9-10, 2014 Hilton Westchase in Houston Advanced Criminal Law July 21-24, 2014 Westin Galleria in Houston Planning Committee Betty Blackwell...Austin David Botsford...Austin Alexander Bunin...Houston Hon. Cathy R. Cochran...Austin Kenda Culpepper... Rockwall Hon. Larry J. Gist...Beaumont Jose I. Gonzalez-Falla...Austin Hon. Belinda Hill...Houston Randy T. Leavitt...Austin Kebharu H. Smith...Houston Jonathan D. Stephenson...Houston Gary A. Udashen...Dallas Brian W. Wice...Houston Edward L. Chip Wilkinson... Fort Worth Criminal Justice Section David Botsford...Chair Matt Powell... Chair-Elect Hon. Doug Skemp...Chair Lydia Clay-Jackson... Secretary Jack V. Strickland, Jr... Treasurer Hon. Rose Guerra-Reyna... Immediate Past Chair TexasBarCLE Planning Team Kandi Botello...Program Planner Jillison Hicks... Program Coordinator Yvette Flores...Written Materials Coordinator Denise Steusloff Meeting Services Coordinator State Bar of Texas Buck Files...President Frank E. Stevenson II... Chair of the Board Lisa M. Tatum... President-Elect Bob Black... Immediate Past President C.E. Rhodes...TYLA President Deborah Bullion...Chair, CLE Committee Sylvia Cardona...Chair, Board PDP Committee Michelle E. Hunter...Executive Director Patrick A. Nester... Director, TexasBarCLE 8

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