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1 Criminal Law Boot Camp Video Replay Schedule 4s including 1s ethics Experienced Texas criminal law practitioners present a Texas criminal case in three acts : from investigation and arrest, through trial, punishment, motion for new trial and notice of appeal. 1:00 Registration 2:00 1 ACT ONE: The Rights of the Police to Investigate Crime and Apprehend Criminals 1s (.5 ethics) 3:30 Break and Snack 3:40 2 ACT TWO: Behind the Scenes: Prosecutors, Criminal Defense Lawyers & Their Clients 1s (.5 ethics) 5:20 Break Faculty Course Director Patricia J. Cummings, Round Rock Attorney & Counselor at Law Corby Holcomb, Austin Travis County Attorney s Office Jana K. McCown, Georgetown Williamson County District Attorney s Office Vincent W. Perini, Dallas Law Offices of Vincent W. Perini Jack V. Strickland, Fort Worth Law Offices of Jack V. Strickland 5:30 3 ACT THREE: A Texas Criminal Trial: From Subpoenas to Notice of Appeal 1s (.5 ethics) 6:55 Adjourn Video San Antonio September 13, 2009 Marriott Rivercenter Video Houston October 6, 2009 Crowne Plaza Hotel Houston River Oaks MCLE COURSE NO Up to 4.50 HOURS (1.5 HOURS ETHICS)

2 Advanced Criminal Law Course Video Replay Schedule Day hrs including 1.25 ethics 7:30 Registration 8:00 1 State Charging Instruments 8:30 2 Opening Statements 9:05 3 Final Arguments with Use of Technology 9:35 Break 9:45 4 Legislative Update 1 hr 10:40 Court of Criminal Appeals 5 Update 11:15 6 Supreme Court Update Volume 1 11:45 Lunch on your own 1:00 7 Extraneous Offenses 1:30 8 Alternative Punishments 2:00 9 Search and Seizure 2:45 10 Immigration and Deportation Issues for Criminal Practitioners 3:10 Break 3:20 11 Collateral Consequences of Conviction 3:55 30 Confessions and Statements 4:20 31 Top Ten Examples of Ineffective Assistance of Counsel and How To Avoid ethics 5:10 32 Investigative Detentions 5:40 33 Ethics in Client Relations ethics 6:05 Adjourn Volume 1 Day 2 Continued from Afternoon Workshop Sessions (Morning and Afternoon Workshops see page 2) Note: If you attend the full day Death Penalty Trials Workshop, the General Session continues at 4:00 and Adjourns at 6:15 PM. Afternoon General Session - 2s 3:00 34 Expert Testimony 3:20 35 Voir Dire 3:55 36 Eyewitness ID Issues 4:30 37 Cross Examination 5:15 Adjourn Day 3 7 hrs including 2.25 hrs ethics 8:00 20 Pleas and Ethics ethics 8:50 21 Jury Charges 9:15 22 Domestic Violence: Basic Caselaw Overview 10:00 Break 10:10 Domestic Violence: Ethical 23 Prosecution /.25 hr ethics Volume 1 10:45 24 Crawford: Now and The Future 1 hr 11:50 Lunch on your own 1:05 25 Diversion Courts and Programs 1:45 26 Mental Health Issues 2:30 27 Enhancements 3:00 Break 3:10 28 Exculpatory Evidence ethics 3:50 Wrongful Convictions 29 ethics 4:25 Adjourn Video San Antonio September 14-16, 2009 Marriott Rivercenter Video Houston October 7-9, 2009 Crowne Plaza Hotel Houston River Oaks MCLE COURSE NO Up to HOURS (4.25 HOURS ETHICS) 1

3 Advanced Criminal Law Course Video Replay Schedule Day 2 DWI and Other 12 Intoxication Offenses 3.25 hrs 8: Blood Search Warrants on DWI Refusals 8: Intoxication Manslaughter 9: Motions to Obtain Blood Test Evidence for Your Expert 10: DWI Trial Strategy 10: Motion to Suppress 11:20 Lunch on your own Juvenile 2.25 hrs 16 12: Differences Between the Practice of Juvenile Law and Criminal Law 1: Sex Offender Registration 1: Custody and Confessions 2: Legislative and Case Law Update 2:40 Adjourn Workshop General Session resumes at 3:00 ALL WORKSHOP chapters ARE IN Volume 2 Morning Workshop Options CSI Texas 3 hrs 13 8: Texas Forensic Science Commission Oversight 8: Firearms Evidence 9:00 Computer Forensics : Asphyxia and Death 10: DNA 11:05 Lunch on your own Afternoon Workshop Options Child Abuse 2.25 hrs/ ethics 17 12: Ethical Issues in Child Abuse Cases - Really!?! 75 hr ethics 1: Prosecuting and Defending Child Abuse Cases: The E Factors (Election, Experts, Evidence, Extraneous Acts) and Other Stuff You Might Use 1s 2:45 Adjourn Workshop General Session resumes at 3:00 Federal 3.25 hrs 9: Hot Issues to Preserve 14 8: Fifth Circuit Update 8: Emerging Trends in Prosecution 8: Internet Crimes 9: Sentencing Guidelines 10: The Sentencing Memorandum 10:55 Lunch on your own 11:15 19 Taking the Legal Specialization Exam 1 hr - not MCLE Accredited Criminal Appeals 2s/ ethics 18 12: Brief Writing 12: Oral Argument 1: State Writs 1: Federal Habeas 2: Appellate Ethics ethics 2:50 Adjourn Workshop General Session resumes at 3:00 Full Day Workshop Option Death Penalty Trials 6s 15 8: Overview of Recent Capital Decisions 8: Representing Foreign Nationals 9: Mental Illness and Mental Retardation 10: Negotiations and Plea Bargaining 11:00 Lunch on your own 12: Defense Mitigation in the Capital Case 1: The Future Danger Issue and its Proof - Prosecution Perspective 1: Death Penalty Jury Selection - Prosecution Perspective 2: The Defense Theory and Voir Dire in the Capital Case 3: Challenges to the Death Penalty Scheme 3:50 Adjourn Workshop General Session resumes at 4:00 Video San Antonio September 14-16, 2009 Marriott Rivercenter Video Houston October 7-9, 2009 Crowne Plaza Hotel Houston River Oaks MCLE COURSE NO Up to HOURS (4.25 HOURS ETHICS) 2

4 35th Annual Advanced Criminal Law Course and Criminal Law Boot Camp LIVE Dallas July 20-23, 2009 VIDEO San Antonio September 14-16, 2009 VIDEO Houston October 7-9, 2009 GREAT CLE AND GREAT CHOICES! Prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges, and experts provide important updates and insights from their perspectives. Choose electronic or hard-copy course materials. Miss a topic? Registrants may watch speeches online soon after the course for free! Registering 5 or more people? Get a group discount! See the registration form. Bring your laptop: electrical power and a wireless signal will be provided. Join us for a Welcoming Social on Monday (live site only). Up to 25.5 hours of MCLE credit and up to 4.25 hours of ethics A FULL DAY OF BREAKOUTS! Choose from: Morning: DWI CSI Texas Federal Crimes Death Penalty Trials Afternoon: Juvenile Child Abuse Criminal Appeals Course Materials available on a USB FLASH DRIVE

5 TexasBarCLE presents the 35th Annual Advanced Criminal Law Course and Criminal Law Boot Camp LIVE Dallas Westin Galleria Boot Camp: Sun., July 19 Advanced: Mon. Thurs., July VIDEO San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter Boot Camp: Sun., Sept. 13 Advanced: Mon. Wed., Sept VIDEO Houston Crowne Plaza Hotel Houston - River Oaks Boot Camp: Tues., Oct. 6 Advanced: Wed. Fri., October 7-9 Arriving early for the Advanced Course? Pick up your course materials during the Boot Camp. CONDENSED VIDEO REPLAYS: Four days of live programming will be condensed into three days of video replay by deletion of non-substantive parts of the program (i.e., introductions). For a revised video schedule, visit TexasBarCLE.com after August 30. Criminal Law Boot Camp 4s including 1s ethics Experienced Texas criminal law practitioners present a Texas criminal case in three acts : from investigation and arrest, through trial, punishment, motion for new trial and notice of appeal. 1:00 Registration 1:50 Welcoming Remarks 2:00 ACT ONE: The Rights of the Police to Investigate Crime and Apprehend Criminals 1s (.5 ethics) The right to arrest with and without warrants, traffic stops, pretext arrests, reasonable suspicion, crime scene search, scientific evidence, autopsies, searches with and without warrants, probable cause, Terry stops interrogations, Miranda warnings, C.C.P. Art , oral and written confessions, The Exclusionary Rule, fruit of the poisonous tree, and good faith. 3:30 Break and Snack 3:40 ACT TWO: Behind the Scenes: Prosecutors, Criminal Defense Lawyers & Their Clients 1s. (.5 ethics) Meeting the client and entourage for the first time, getting client out of jail, reduction of bail, examining trials, grand juries, fees & contracts, communicating with the client, investigating the case, analyzing the case, discovery & other pretrial motions, pretrial hearing, punishment, Texas sentencing scenarios, probation, 3g offenses, plea bargaining, guilty pleas, tampering with witnesses, collateral consequences of conviction, victims and their rights. 5:10 Break 5:20 ACT THREE: A Texas Criminal Trial: From Subpoenas to Notice of Appeal 1s (.5 ethics) Eve of trial, subpoenas, continuances, amending the indictment, notice of enhancements, motions in limine, Voir Dire, opening statement, witnesses, the Rule, cross-examination and impeachment, offering evidence, objecting and preserving error, extraneous offenses, opening the door, doctrine of curative admissibility, the DeGarmo doctrine, court s charge, jury summation, Guilty verdict and Punishment Trial, motion for new trial, notice of appeal. 6:50 Adjourn Faculty Course Director Patricia J. Cummings, Round Rock Attorney & Counselor at Law Corby Holcomb, Austin Travis County Attorney s Office Jana K. McCown, Georgetown Williamson County District Attorney s Office Vincent W. Perini, Dallas Law Offices of Vincent W. Perini Jack V. Strickland, Fort Worth Law Offices of Jack V. Strickland MCLE CREDIT 4.5 HOURS (1.5 ETHICS) MCLE COURSE NO: Applies to the College of the State Bar of Texas and to the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Criminal Law and Juvenile Law 3

6 Advanced Criminal Law Course Cosponsored by the State Bar of Texas Criminal Justice Section TexasBarCLE Advanced Courses are sponsored by LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Day 1 6s including 0 hrs ethics 8:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast (Live site only) 8:30 Announcements and Welcoming Remarks Course Director Mark G. Daniel, Fort Worth Evans Daniel Moore and Evans Craig M. Watkins, Dallas District Attorney Dallas County District Attorney s Office 8:45 State Charging Instruments Terri Moore, Dallas Dallas County District Attorney s Office 9:15 Opening Statements Jeffrey A. Kearney, Fort Worth Kearney Wynn 9:45 Final Arguments with Use of Technology H.F. Rick Hagen, Denton Jackson & Hagen 10:15 Break 10:30 Legislative Update 1 hr Shannon Edmonds, Austin Director of Governmental Relations Texas District and County Attorneys Association Keith Hampton, Austin Hampton Law Office 11:30 Court of Criminal Appeals Update David C. Newell, Houston Assistant District Attorney Harris County District Attorney s Office 12:15 Lunch on your own 1:30 Supreme Court Update Gary A. Udashen, Dallas Sorrels Udashen & Anton 2:00 Extraneous Offenses Professor Catherine Greene Burnett, Houston Associate Dean & Professor of Law South Texas College of Law 2:30 Alternative Punishments Hon. L. J. Gist, Beaumont Judge, Drug Impact Court 3:00 Break 3:15 Search and Seizure David Michael Guinn, Jr., Lubbock Hurley & Guinn 4:00 Immigration and Deportation Issues for Criminal Practitioners Marina Garcia Marmolejo, San Antonio Thompson & Knight 4:30 Collateral Consequences of Conviction Randy T. Leavitt, Austin Law Offices of Randy T. Leavitt 5:15 Adjourn to Welcoming Social (live site only) 6:45 Social concludes Our thanks to our sponsor State Bar of Texas Insurance Trust Course Director Mark G. Daniel...Fort Worth Planning Committee Richard A. Anderson...Dallas Betty Blackwell...Austin David Burrows...Dallas Patricia J. Cummings... Round Rock H. F. Rick Hagen... Denton Michael P. Heiskell...Fort Worth Randy T. Leavitt... Austin Alan L. Levy...Fort Worth Hon. Lawrence E. Meyers...Austin E. G. Gerry Morris...Austin John P. Niland...Austin Lindsey Charles Roberts... Georgetown Richard B. Roper, III...Dallas Mark Stevens...San Antonio Gary Alan Udashen...Dallas Criminal Justice Section of the State Bar of Texas Hon. L. J. Gist...Chair Hon. Rose Guerra Reyna... Vice Chair J. Craig Jett... Chair-Elect Jack V. Strickland, Jr... Secretary/Treasurer Hon. Rene A. Guerra... Immediate Past Chair State Bar of Texas Harper Estes...President Joe Shannon, Jr... Chair of the Board Roland Johnson... President-Elect Gib Walton... Immediate Past President Sylvia Cardona...TYLA President F. R. Buck Files, Jr...Chair, CLE Committee Van Galen Hilley...Chair, Board PDP Committee Michelle E. Hunter...Executive Director Patrick A. Nester... Director, TexasBarCLE Ann H. Kloeckner...Sr. Program Attorney Nancy Hatten... Program Coordinator MCLE CREDIT Up to HOURS (4.25 ETHICS) MCLE COURSE NO: Applies to the College of the State Bar of Texas and the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Criminal Law and Juvenile Law. 4

7 Day 2 Morning Workshops - Choose One - Continental Breakfast served at live site - 8:15 Opening Remarks for all morning workshops CSI Texas 3 hrs (includes a 15 minute break at 10:00 a.m.) Alan L. Levy, Fort Worth Chief, Criminal Division Wes Ball, Arlington Ball & Hase 8:30 Texas Forensic Science Commission Oversight Samuel E. Bassett, Austin Presiding Officer, Texas Forensic Science Commission Minton Burton Foster & Collins 9:00 Firearms Evidence Ron Fazio,D-ABC, Euless Laboratory Director Integrated Forensic Laboratories 9:30 Computer Forensics Jason Park, Dallas Forensic Computer Examiner Litigation Solution, Inc. 10:15 Asphyxia and Death Sridhar Natarajan, MD, MS, Lubbock Director and Chief Medical Examiner Lubbock County 11:00 DNA Arthur J. Eisenberg, Ph.D., Fort Worth Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine DWI and Other Intoxication Offenses 3.25 hrs (includes a 15 minute break at 10:00 a.m.) David Burrows, Dallas Attorney at Law Richard Brad Alpert, Fort Worth Tarrant Co. Criminal District Attorney s Office 8:30 Blood Search Warrants on DWI Refusals Tanya Dohoney, Fort Worth Assistant Criminal District Attorney Tarrant County 9:15 Intoxication Manslaughter Richard Brad Alpert, Fort Worth Tarrant Co. Criminal District Attorney s Office 10:15 Motions to Obtain Blood Test Evidence for Your Expert Deandra M. Grant, Plano Law Office of Deandra M. Grant 10:45 DWI Trial Strategy David Burrows, Dallas Attorney at Law 11:30 Motion to Suppress Robert N. Udashen, Dallas Sorrels Udashen & Anton 12:00 Lunch on your own for all morning workshops Federal 3.25 hrs (includes a 15 minute break at 10:00 a.m.) Richard B. Roper, III, Dallas Thompson and Knight Richard A. Anderson, Dallas Federal Public Defender Federal Public Defender s Office, Northern District 8:30 Fifth Circuit Update Tim Crooks, Houston Assistant Federal Public Defender Southern District of Texas 9:00 Emerging Trends in Prosecution Richard B. Roper, III, Dallas Thompson and Knight 9:30 Internet Crimes G. Patrick Black, Tyler Federal Public Defender Eastern District of Texas 10:15 Sentencing Guidelines John M. Helms, Jr., Dallas Fish & Richardson 11:00 Hot Issues to Preserve Jason D. Hawkins, Frisco Assistant Federal Public Defender Northern District of Texas Jerry Van Beard, Fort Worth Assistant Federal Public Defender Northern District of Texas 11:30 The Sentencing Memorandum Richard A. Anderson, Dallas Federal Public Defender Northern District of Texas Day 2 Afternoon Workshops - Choose One Child Abuse 2.25 hrs/ ethics J. Craig Jett, Dallas Burleson Pate & Gibson Lisa M. Tanner, Austin Office of the Attorney General 1:15 Ethical Issues in Child Abuse Cases - Really!?! ethics Thomas G. Pappas, Dallas Burleson Pate and Gibson 2:00 Prosecuting and Defending Child Abuse Cases: The E Factors (Election, Experts, Evidence, Extraneous Acts) and Other Stuff You Might Use 1s J. Craig Jett, Dallas Burleson Pate and Gibson Lisa M. Tanner, Austin Office of the Attorney General 3:30 Adjourn Day 2 4:00 Criminal Appeals 2s/ ethics Brian W. Wice, Houston Law Offices of Brian W. Wice Edward L. Chip Wilkinson, Fort Worth 1:15 Brief Writing James C. Ho, Austin Solicitor General of Texas 1:45 Oral Argument Brian W. Wice, Houston Law Offices of Brian W. Wice 2:15 State Writs Michael F. Stauffacher, Austin Supervising Attorney, Post-Conviction Writs Section Texas Court of Criminal Appeals 2:45 Federal Habeas Jani J. Maselli, Houston Law Office of Jani J. Maselli 3:15 Appellate Ethics ethics Edward L. Chip Wilkinson, Fort Worth 3:45 Adjourn Juvenile 2.25 hrs Moderator Patricia J. Cummings, Round Rock Attorney & Counselor at Law 1:15 Differences Between the Practice of Juvenile Law and Criminal Law Stephanie L. Stevens, San Antonio St. Mary s School Of Law 1:45 Sex Offender Registration Laura A. Peterson, Garland Humphreys & Peterson Law Firm 2:15 Custody and Confessions Sharon N. Pruitt, Austin Assistant Attorney General Office of the Attorney General 3:00 Legislative and Case Law Update Riley N. Shaw, Fort Worth 3:30 Adjourn Taking the Legal Specialization Exam (1 hr - Not MCLE Accredited) Moderator: D. Mark Elliston, Dallas - Attorney at Law Hon. Lawrence E. Meyers, Austin - Judge, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Terrance W. Kirk, Austin - Law Offices of Terry Kirk Gary McNeil, Austin - Exec. Director - Texas Board of Legal Specialization

8 Day 2 Full Day Workshop Day 3 Death Penalty Trials 6s John P. Niland, Austin Director, Capital Trial Project Texas Defender Service Robert K. Gill, Fort Worth Deputy Director, Criminal Division 8:30 Overview of Recent Capital Decisions Mark Stevens, San Antonio Law Offices of Mark Stevens 9:15 Representing Foreign Nationals Katherine Scardino, Houston Law Office of Katherine Scardino 10:00 Break 10:15 Mental Illness and Mental Retardation Lydia M. V. Brandt, Richardson The Brandt Law Firm 11:00 Negotiations and Plea Bargaining Greg Westfall, Fort Worth Greg Westfall, Attorney at Law 11:45 Defense Mitigation in the Capital Case Philip Alan Wischkaemper, Lubbock Capital Assistance Attorney Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association 12:30 Lunch on your own 1:45 The Future Danger Issue and its Proof - Prosecution Perspective.75 hr Tiffany Burks, Fort Worth 2:30 Death Penalty Jury Selection - Prosecution Perspective Kevin Rousseau, Fort Worth 3:15 Break 3:30 The Defense Theory and Voir Dire in the Capital Case Carlos Garcia, Austin Attorney at Law 4:15 Challenges to the Death Penalty Scheme John P. Niland, Austin Director, Capital Trial Project Texas Defender Service 5:00 Adjourn 7 hrs including 2.25 hrs ethics 8:15 Announcements and Continental Breakfast (Live site only) 8:30 Pleas and Ethics ethics John M. Bradley, Georgetown District Attorney Williamson Co. District Attorney s Office 9:15 Jury Charges George Edward Dix, Austin Professor of Law University of Texas School of Law 9:45 Domestic Violence: Basic Caselaw Overview Hon. Elizabeth I. Frizell, Dallas Judge, Co. Criminal Court #11 10:30 Break 10:45 Domestic Violence: Ethical Prosecution /.25 hr ethics Erin Elizabeth Hendricks, Dallas Assistant Criminal District Attorney Dallas Co. District Attorney s Office 11:30 Crawford: Now and The Future 1 hr Hon. Dibrell Dib Waldrip, New Braunfels Judge, 433rd District Court 12:30 Lunch on your own Day hrs including 1.25 hrs ethics 8:15 Announcements and Continental Breakfast (Live site only) 8:30 Confessions and Statements David L. Botsford, Austin Botsford & Roark 9:15 Top Ten Examples of Ineffective Assistance of Counsel and How To Avoid ethics Randy Schaffer, Jr., Houston The Schaffer Firm 10:00 Investigative Detentions L.E. Ted Wilson, III, Houston Attorney at Law 10:30 Break 1:45 Diversion Courts and Programs Hon. John Coleman Creuzot, Dallas Judge, Criminal District Court #4 Hon. Sharen Wilson, Fort Worth Judge, Criminal District Court #1 2:30 Mental Health Issues Hon. Susan Hawk, Dallas Judge, 291st District Court 3:15 Break 3:30 Enhancements John A. Stride, Denton Chief of Appellate Division Denton Co. District Attorney s Office 4:00 Exculpatory Evidence ethics Lindsey Charles Roberts, Georgetown Assistant District Attorney Williamson Co. District Attorney s Office Christie Noelle Williams, Dallas Mills & Williams 4:45 Wrongful Convictions ethics Michael Logan Ware, Dallas Assistant District Attorney Dallas Co. District Attorney s Office 5:15 Adjourn 10:45 Ethics in Client Relations ethics Betty Blackwell, Austin Attorney at Law 11:15 Expert Testimony E. G. Morris, Austin Law Office of E. G. Morris 12:00 Lunch on your own 1:15 Voir Dire Michael P. Heiskell, Fort Worth Johnson Vaughn & Heiskell 1:45 Eyewitness ID Issues William S. Harris, Fort Worth Law Office of William S. Harris 2:15 Cross Examination Gerald H. Goldstein, San Antonio Goldstein, Goldstein & Hilley 3:00 Adjourn Advanced Criminal Law Course 6

9 You have a new partner. To help your firm devise CLE strategies, cut CLE costs and access a wider range of CLE products, TexasBarCLE offers you a new partner: our TexasBarSolutions service, your one stop source for CLE and legal research. Laura Angle, our Legal Education Consultant, will help you identify your firm s specific needs and suggest ways to keep up to date in its practice areas, efficiently and affordably. Enjoy working with a knowledgeable, friendly person who can help you create a blend of CLE events and services suited to your firm. Besides providing your attorneys with a high-quality learning experience, Laura can also save you time and money: an across the board discount on online registrations and purchases, as well as discounts based on volume buys and the number of attorneys involved. Let TexasBarSolutions be your next partner. TexasBarSolutions CLE, books, and online resources to help your firm succeed Laura Angle Legal Education Consultant TexasBarSolutions A service of the State Bar of Texas [email protected] fyi I N F O R M A T I O N Ways to Save on This Course! Beat the Early Registration Deadline and Save $50 because early registrations help us ensure that sufficient course books, seating, and refreshments are available. No confirmation will be sent. Course materials and seating will be reserved for preregistrants until the start of the first topic. Criminal Law Section Members Can Save $75 by registering by the Early Registration Deadline (thereafter, save $25); see the registration form. Not a member? To join, contact the State Bar s Sections Coordinator, Kathy Casarez, at , x1420. Please do not send Section membership payment with your registration fee. Earn Discounts by Registering Five or More from your firm or agency. Contact Legal Education Sales Consultant Laura Angle of TexasBarSolutions at or [email protected]. State Bar Policy Manual Allows Some Judges to Attend Free provided (1) the course is directly related to their tribunal s jurisdiction, (2) they are full-time judges or judges retired under the Texas Judicial Retirement System and (3) space is available for all paying registrants. This privilege does not extend to receivers, trustees, court staff, or persons serving part-time in any judicial capacity. NOTE: Judges must actually attend to receive course materials. Parking Information is subject to change without notice and is not a guarantee of available space. Mall self parking is free at the Dallas live site, and parking is free at the Houston video site. The San Antonio video site has numerous inexpensive parking options nearby. If You Need Special Accommodations to Attend, please contact us as soon as possible at , x1797. Registered But Can t Attend? Still Earn Participatory Credit. You ll automatically be sent the course materials and can also take the course online later; see FREE TO OUR REGISTRANTS! below. However, 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 of the Speeches & PDFs of Course Materials will be available to registrants 6-8 weeks after the course. Provide us your address when registering and we ll alert you when these benefits are available and how to access them. (Note: Presentation lengths may vary from that which was advertised.) There s no extra charge; as a registrant, you re already entitled! 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. 7

10 Registration Form w a y s t o r e g i s t e r Online TexasBarCLE.com credit card only Save up to $75! Phone , x2212 during business hours credit card only Fax credit card only Advanced Criminal Law Course & Criminal Law Boot Camp Mail State Bar of Texas - CLE LB # P. O. Box Dallas, TX check or credit card Registering five or more? Laura Angle at [email protected] for group discount information. 1 Here are my choices: Advanced Criminal Law Course [5015] q Dallas LIVE, July $695 Take $50 off: Register by July 6 WELCOMING SOCIAL AT THIS SITE ONLY q San Antonio VIDEO, September $545 Take $50 off: Register by August 31 q Houston VIDEO, October $545 Take $50 off: Register by September 23 BRING YOUR LAPTOP! Electrical power and a wireless signal will be provided. Criminal Law Boot Camp [5016] (No discounts under #3 apply) q Dallas LIVE, July 19...$125 q San Antonio VIDEO, September $95 q Houston VIDEO, October 6... $ I want my Advanced Course materials to be: q Electronic (PDFs on a USB drive) q Hard-copy (2 notebooks) q BOTH so I ll add $140 I am entitled to 1 or 2 discounts: q $50 OFF because I m registering by the Early Registration Deadline. (If by mail, date of postmark will be determinative.) q $25 OFF because I m a member of the State Bar College -OR-Criminal Justice Section -OR- State Bar Legal Administrators or Legal Assistants Division -OR- licensed 2 years or less. $ is my total for the course and materials. q As a judge, I AFFIRM I qualify under (State Bar Policy Manual) for complimentary admission (see pg 7.) 4 I can t attend. Just send course materials.* q Advanced Course book....$280 per set q Advanced Course USB Drive $280 each q Boot Camp book...$45 each FREE Shipping & Handling q Set of Advanced Course audio MP3 speeches on CD...$265 per set q Set of Advanced Course audio CDs...$405 per set 5 I am paying by: q Check (enclosed) payable to the State Bar of Texas for $ q Visa q MasterCard q AMEX q Discover Account No. Exp. Date Name on card (Please print) Signature State Bar Membership No. Name Badge Name Firm Name/Court Address for Bar-Related Mail City/State Zip Phone ( ) Fax ( ) *PDFs of course materials will be available for purchase 6-8 weeks after 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. 7). Plus 7.25% tax (8.25% for Austin address) on total. Book, USB, and audio CD orders are shipped separately and filled 4-6 weeks after the live program. You will be billed unless you authorized a credit card charge above. QUESTIONS? , ext

11 State Bar of Texas P. O. Box Austin, TX th Annual Advanced Criminal Law Course LIVE July 20-23, 2009 Dallas VIDEO September 14-16, 2009 San Antonio VIDEO October 7-9, 2009 Houston NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO AUSTIN, TEXAS 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 the State Bar of Texas Criminal Law Course. Dallas LIVE Westin Galleria Dallas Parkway Dallas, TX Phone: (972) $169 for a single or double room Deadline: June 22* Free self parking at the Galleria Mall San Antonio VIDEO Marriott Rivercenter 101 Bowie St. San Antonio, TX Phone: (210) $159 single/$179 double room Deadline: August 13* Parking: $25 self/$32 valet (Numerous less expensive parking options are nearby.) Houston VIDEO Crowne Plaza Hotel Houston River Oaks 2712 Southwest Freeway Houston, TX Phone: (713) $85 for a single or double room Deadline: September 29* Free Parking * The reserved block of rooms may fill up before the deadline. Act now!

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