Advanced Personal Injury Law

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1 25th Annual Advanced Personal Injury Law Course Dallas July 15-17, 2009 August 5-7, 2009 Highlights September 2-4, 2009 VIDEO October 7-9, 2009 VIDEO South Padre Island October 21-23, 2009 Register early and save $50-Litigation Section members can save $80! Breakfast each day and two buffet lunches Complimentary self-parking at all locations Free wireless signal and convenient access to powerstrips After the course, FREE online access to on-demand video replays of each topic plus downloadable PDFs of each course book chapter! Course materials available on a USB flash drive

2 TexasBarCLE presents the 25th Annual Advanced Personal Injury Law Course Cosponsored by the Litigation Section of the State Bar of Texas Dallas Cityplace Conference Center July 15-17, 2009 Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort & Spa August 5-7, 2009 Westin Oaks Hotel September 2-4, 2009 VIDEO Norris CityCentre October 7-9, 2009 VIDEO South Padre Island Sheraton South Padre Island October 21-23, 2009 MCLE CREDIT 19 HOURS (2 ETHICS) MCLE COURSE NO: Applies to the College of the State Bar of Texas and to the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Civil Appellate Law, Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury Trial Law. Wednesday 7.25 hours including.75 hour ethics 8:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:40 Welcoming Remarks Course Director Guy D. Choate, San Angelo Webb Stokes & Sparks Course Director Joel J. Steed, Rockwall Steed Flagg 8:45 Supreme Court Update and Statistics.75 hr Pamela Stanton Baron, Austin Attorney at Law 9:30 Evidence Update.5 hr George Tex Quesada, Dallas Sommerman & Quesada 10:00 Preservation of Error.5 hr Hon. David E. Keltner, Fort Worth Kelly Hart & Hallman 10:30 Break 10:45 Legislative Update.75 hr David E. Chamberlain, Austin Chamberlain McHaney Guy D. Choate, San Angelo Webb Stokes & Sparks Jay Harvey, Austin Winckler & Harvey James Jay Old, Jr., Beaumont Germer Gertz 11:30 Landing in Federal Court: Now What?.5 hr Hon. Jeff Kaplan, Dallas US Magistrate Judge Northern District of Texas 12:00 Break - Lunch Served 12:15 Lunch Presentation: Ethical Challenges of the Future.75 hr ethics William J. Chriss, Austin Gravely & Pearson 1:00 Break 1:15 Texas Civil Procedure.5 hr Prof. Elaine A. Carlson, South Texas College of Law 3 1:45 Products Liability/Preemption.75 hr Andrew L. Andy Payne, Dallas Payne Mitchell Law Group 2:30 Proportionate Responsibility.5 hr Knox D. Nunnally, Vinson & Elkins 3:00 Break 3:15 Premises 1 hr Slip & Fall Inadequate Security Chapter 95 Douglas D. Fletcher, Dallas Fletcher, Farley, Shipman & Salinas Mark S. Werbner, Dallas Sayles Werbner 4:15 Experts.75 hr Don W. Kent, Tyler Kent Good Anderson & Bush 5:00 Adjourn Thursday 7.25 hours including.75 hour ethics 8:00 Continental Breakfast 8:30 Insurance Toolkit: Important Tools Every Lawyer Should Have in Representing Clients.75 hr Ernest Martin, Jr., Dallas Haynes and Boone 9:15 Discovery Update.75 hr Paul N. Gold, Aversano & Gold 10:00 Break 10:15 Medical Malpractice Update.75 hr Dallas and Paula F. Sweeney, Dallas Howie & Sweeney Jim M. Perdue, Jr., Perdue and Kidd 11:00 Damages.5 hr Alexander B. Klein, III, The Klein Law Firm 11:30 Responsible 3rd Parties.5 hr William R. Edwards, Corpus Christi The Edwards Law Firm 12:00 Break - Lunch Served

3 TexasBarCLE Advanced courses are sponsored by LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. 12:15 Lunch Presentation: Attorney Disqualification and Judicial Recusal.75 hr ethics Dallas Hon. Emily G. Tobolowsky, Dallas Judge, 298th District Court 1:00 Break Hon. Rebecca Simmons, Justice, Fourth Court of Appeals Hon. Carl H. Ginsberg, Dallas Judge, 193rd Civil District Court 1:15 7th Amendment.5 hr Hon. W. Royal Furgeson, Jr., Dallas Senior Judge Northern District of Texas 1:45 The Charge Conference: Plaintiff & Defendant Perspectives.75 hr Robert B. Gilbreath, Dallas Hawkins Parnell & Thackston John B. Gsanger, Corpus Christi The Edwards Law Firm 2:30 Settling Agreements: Doing it the Right Way.5 hr Dale D. Williams, Waco Williams & Brown 3:00 Break Speaker to be Announced 3:15 Summary Judgment.5 hr Peter M. Kelly, Law Office of Peter M. Kelly 3:45 Voir Dire and Opening Statements 1 hr Mikal Watts, Watts Law Firm Dallas Robert B. Hirschhorn, Lewisville Cathy E. Bennett & Associates Lisa Blue, Dallas Baron & Blue W. Mark Lanier, The Lanier Law Firm 4:45 Adjourn Join us at the site only for Friends & Family Night Thursday evening from 5:00 til 6:30 This special social is generously sponsored by Encore Trust. Friday 4.5 hours including.5 hour ethics 8:00 Continental Breakfast 8:30 Bankruptcy.5 hr R. Glen Ayers, Jr., Langley & Banack Our thanks to our sponsors 9:00 Trucking Regulations.5 hr Dallas and Patricia O. Alvarez, Laredo The Alvarez Law Firm Melinda S. Huff, Dallas Miller & McCarthy 9:30 Texas Standard Automobile Policy: It s Standard No More.5 hr Ranelle M. Meroney, Austin Chamberlain McHaney 10:00 Break 10:15 Subrogations and Liens.5 hr Judy Kostura, Austin Judge, Kostura & Putman 10:45 Medicaid and Medicare.5 hr Pi-Yi Mayo, Baytown Law Offices of Pi-Yi Mayo 11:15 Grievance Process.5 hr ethics Robert E. Valdez, Ray, Valdez, McChristian & Jeans 11:45 Lunch on Your Own 1:00 MDLs vs. Consolidation.5 hr April C. Robbins, Fort Worth Brackett & Ellis 1:30 Causation.5 hr William H. Bill Liebbe, Tyler Law Office of Bill Liebbe 2:00 Arbitration.5 hr K. B. Battaglini, Greenberg Traurig 2:30 Adjourn ThomsonReuters Davis Legal Nurse Consulting State Bar of Texas Insurance Trust Jordan Legal Nurse Consulting 4

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5 Reserve Your Hotel Room Early because there are a limited number of rooms that have been blocked at special rates on a space available basis. When making your reservation, inform the hotel that you will be attending this State Bar of Texas course. Don t delay making a reservation because these reserved block of rooms may fill up before the indicated deadlines below. Live Sites Dallas Live Cityplace Conference Center 2711 N. Haskell Avenue Dallas, TX Complimentary self-parking with validation coupon from State Bar staff onsite. A reserved block of room is available at the: Hotel Palomar $149 single/double 5300 E. Mockingbird Lane Dallas, TX Deadline: June 16, 2009 Live $205 single/double Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort & Spa 9800 Hyatt Resort Drive, TX Deadline: July 4, 2009 Complimentary self-parking and valet parking for a fee. Live $160 single / $175 double Westin Oaks Hotel 5011 Westheimer, TX Deadline: August 2, 2009 Complimentary self-parking in the mall garage. Video Sites Video Norris CityCentre 803 Town and Country Lane, TX (No rooms blocked for this replay.) Complimentary self-parking. South Padre Island Video $109 single/double Sheraton South Padre Island 310 Padre Boulevard South Padre Island, TX Deadline: September 20, 2009 Complimentary self-parking. Parking information is for attendees not staying at the hotel, is subject to change without notice, and is not a guarantee of available space. 6

6 fyi I N F O R M A T I O N Ways to Save on This Course! Beat the Register By 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 pre-registrants until the start of the first topic. Litigation Section Members Can Save up to $80 because the Section cosponsors this course with TexasBarCLE. If you are already a Section member before you register for this course you save $30. Register by the Register by deadline and you save an additional $50! If you are not a Section member at the time of registration, you will be enrolled in the Section at no cost, unless you specifically decline by checking the box on the registration form. Complimentary memberships are not eligible for the Section s $30 discount for this course. For more information about the Litigation Section or this complimentary membership offer, call Elizabeth Mack at (214) Earn Discounts by Registering Five or More from your firm or agency. Contact Legal Education Sales Consultant Laura Angle of TexasBarSolutions at or langle@texasbar.com. State Bar Policy Allows Some Judges To Attend for 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 for Attendees Not Staying at the Hotel is subject to change without notice and is not a guarantee of available space. Self-parking is complimentary at all sites; see page 5 for details. If You Need Special Accommodations to Attend, please contact us as soon as possible at , x1797. For the Cityplace Conference Center in Dallas, please call us at , x1797 in advance of your arrival so that assisted parking can be arranged for drivers of handicapdesignated vehicles. Registered But Can t Attend? Still Earn Participatory 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. 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. Course Directors Guy D. Choate... San Angelo Joel J. Steed... Rockwall Planning Committee Charles G. Bell...Dallas Quentin Brogdon...Dallas Laura E. Brown... Waco David E. Chamberlain...Austin Paul N. Gold... John B. Gsanger...Corpus Christi Peter M. Kelly... Don W. Kent... Tyler William H. Liebbe... Tyler Joe L. Lovell...Amarillo Ben Taylor...Dallas Stan Thiebaud...Dallas TexasBarCLE Planning Team Kandi Botello... Program Coordinator Montgomery Miller...Sr. Program Attorney Litigation Section of the State Bar of Texas Elizabeth Mack...Chair Fred Bowers... Chair-Elect Walker Friedman... Vice-Chair Linda S. McDonald...Secretary Michael Smith... Treasurer Alistair Dawson... 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 FREE TO OUR REGISTRANTS! Online Videos of the Presentations & PDFs of the 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

7 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. Save up to $80! Advanced Personal Injury Law Course Each site includes breakfast each day and two lunches! I choose to attend: q DALLAS Live July $745 Take $50 off: Register by July 1 q SAN ANTONIO Live August $745 Take $50 off: Register by July 22 q HOUSTON Live September $745 Take $50 off: Register by August 19 q HOUSTON Video October $545 Take $50 off: Register by September 23 q SO. PADRE ISLAND Video October $545 Take $50 off: Register by October 7 3 I m entitled to 1 or 2 discounts below: q $50 OFF because I m meeting the Register by date at left. (If by mail, date of postmark will be determinative.) q $30 OFF because I m a current member of the State Bar Litigation Section OR q $25 OFF because I m a current member of the State Bar College -OR- State Bar Legal Administrators or Legal Assistants Division -OR- I m 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 p. 7). Your registration fee includes a complimentary membership in the State Bar Litigation Section through June 1, 2010 (if you are not already a member). If you are already a member of the Litigation Section, please take advantage of the $30 discount (see next column). If you do NOT want to take advantage of this special offer to join the Litigation Section, please check here: q 4 I can t attend. Just send course materials.* FREE Shipping & Handling q Course Book... $230 each q Course materials on USB drive... $230 each q Set of MP3 speeches on CD... $225 set q Set of course audio CDs... $345 set 2 I want my course materials format to be: q Electronic (PDFs on a fully-searchable USB thumb drive) q Hardcopy (1 notebook) q BOTH so I ll ADD $115 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 in this brochure). Plus 7.25% tax (8.25% for Austin address) on total. Book, USB, audio CD orders are shipped separately and filled 4-6 weeks after the live event. A bill will be sent unless a credit card charge is authorized on this form. QUESTIONS? , x

8 State Bar of Texas P. O. Box Austin, TX th Annual Advanced Personal Injury Law Course July 15-17, 2009 Dallas August 5-7, 2009 September 2-4, 2009 VIDEO October 7-9, 2009 VIDEO October 21-23, 2009 South Padre Island NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO AUSTIN, TEXAS The benefits of membership in the Litigation Section One of the largest State Bar sections, the Litigation Section commits to information and education about important and news-making topics that impact the profession. All members receive the respected quarterly journal, The Advocate, featuring updates and analyses of issues by some of the state s most distinguished practitioners. The Section provides grants to worthy projects, sponsors ethics-accredited programs and lectureships at law schools, and works to attract nationally known keynote speakers for the Bar s Annual Meeting. When there are court rules being considered that will affect how lawyers practice, the Section takes a lead in advocacy with the Texas Supreme Court. Finally, the Section cosponsors top-notch continuing legal education with TexasBarCLE, earning its members a discount. In a typical year, this would mean discounted attendance at these popular programs: the Litigation Update Institute, the Electronic Evidence and Digital Discovery Institute, the Advanced Evidence and Discovery Course, the Advanced Civil Trial Course, and the Advanced Personal Injury Law Course. Sections can do much to enhance your professionalism. Enjoy the benefits of membership in the Litigation Section!