TEXAS ADVANCED PARALEGAL SEMINAR OCTOBER 2-4, 2013 Omni Hotel, (Colonnade) San Antonio, TX WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2 9:45 am 10:45 am SPEAKER SCHEDULE Effective Use of Discovery for Litigation - Personal Injury Law, Civil Trial Law Don Crook, Attorney at Law, San Antonio Texas Board of Legal Specialization - Personal Injury Trial Law Texas Family Law Practice Manual - The Bible of a Family Law Practice - Family Law Charla D. Davies, Attorney at Law, San Antonio Recognizing Potential Criminal Issues in Civil Cases - Civil Trial Law, Criminal Law, Estate Planning & Probate Law, Family Law, Personal Injury Law Ronald P. Guyer, Attorney at Law, San Antonio Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are - Constructive Notice of Unrecorded Agreements in Oil and Gas Titles - Oil, Gas & Mineral Law, Real Estate Law Peter Hosey, Attorney at Law, San Antonio Texas Board of Legal Specialization - Oil, Gas & Energy Law Construction Law: Document Review for Paralegals - Contract Law, Construction Law, Arbitration Law Lewin Plunkett, Attorney at Law, San Antonio Texas Board of Legal Specialization - Personal Injury Trial Law, Civil Trial Law TAPS 2013 Speakers Page 1
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2 11:00 am 12:00 noon Paid vs. Incurred Meds - Personal Injury Law John Curney, Attorney at Law, San Antonio Texas Board of Legal Specialization - Personal Injury Law Causes of Action in Family Law - Family Law H. E. Mendez, Attorney at Law, San Antonio Private Judging: What Is This? - Civil Trial Law, Mediation & Arbitration Law, Family Law, Personal Injury Law Phylis J. Speedlin, Justice, San Antonio Texas Board of Legal Specialization - Personal Injury Trial Law Moving at a Shale Pace: A Newsstand of Hot Regulatory Topics in the Texas Oil & Gas Industry - Oil, Gas & Mineral Law Patrick Forbis, Regulatory Consultant, Austin Skipper Lay, Attorney at Law, Austin Texas Board of Legal Specialization - Oil, Gas & Mineral Law Estate Planning and Probate: A Toolbox for Paralegals - Estate Planning & Probate Law, Civil Trial Law Lauren P. McLaughlin, Attorney at Law, San Antonio 1:00 pm 2:00 pm Witness Preparation - Where Paralegals Shine! - Family Law, Civil Trial Law, Personal Injury Law Sheryl G. Draker, Attorney at Law, Austin Andi St. Leger, Attorney at Law, Austin Texas Board of Legal Specialization - Family Law Characterization, Tracing and other Critical Issues - Family Law Larry C. Bradford, CPA, Austin Mediation: What Seems to Be the Problem Here? - All Areas of Law George G. Brin, Attorney at Law, San Antonio Real Estate Issues in Bankruptcy - Bankruptcy Law, Real Estate Law Thomas Rice, Attorney at Law, San Antonio Texas Board of Legal Specialization - Bankruptcy Law TAPS 2013 Speakers Page 2
Social Media in the Workplace - Labor & Employment Law, Civil Trial Law Dawn B. Finlayson, Attorney at Law, San Antonio Texas Board of Legal Specialization - Labor and Employment Law WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2 2:10 pm 3:10 pm Texas Prompt Pay Recovery Program: How This Impacts Your Healthcare Practice- Healthcare Law, Civil Trial Law Brian Berryman, Attorney at Law, San Antonio Preparing for Temporary Orders: Where Most of the Work Should Take Place - Family Law Jean S. Brown, Attorney at Law, San Antonio Preparing the Ultimate Trial Notebook - All Areas of Law except Administrative Lisa Sprinkle, CP, TBLS-BCP, Paralegal, El Paso Texas Board of Legal Specialization - Civil Trial Law As Is Issues in both Pre & Post Sale - Real Estate Law, Contract Law Michael Baucum, Attorney at Law, San Antonio Texas Board of Legal Specialization - Commercial and Residential Real Estate Law Choice of Entity - Does it Matter? - What's the Difference? Corporate Law Will E. Liebmann, Attorney at Law, San Antonio 3:30 pm 4:30 pm Appellate Law Practice with a Spotlight on Mandamus - Appellate Law, Civil Litigation Honorable Sandee Bryan Marion, Justice, Fourth Court of Appeals, San Antonio Texas Board of Legal Specialization Family Law Lorien Whyte, Attorney at Law, San Antonio Social Studies and Other Forensic Services in Family Law Cases - Family Law Dina Trevino, PhD, Psychologist, and Richard Theis, PhD, Psychologist, San Antonio TAPS 2013 Speakers Page 3
Federal Tort Claims Act & Texas Tort Claims Act (and How to Avoid a Grievance And Federal Prison on a F.T.C.A. Claim) - Personal Injury Law, Civil Trial Law Julian T. Lopez, Attorney at Law, San Antonio Negotiating Commercial Purchase and Sale Agreements - Real Estate Law (commercial transactions) J. Patrick Rouse, Attorney at Law, San Antonio Ever heard of the Texas Lawyer's Creed? Mandate for Professionalism - Ethics Heather Clement Tessmer, Attorney at Law, Fair Oaks Ranch THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3 8:00 am 9:00 am Board Complaints: An Unexpected Complication of Tort Reform - Personal Injury Law, Civil Trial Law Blake Zuber, Attorney at Law, San Antonio The Grass Had Better Be A Lot Greener - Family Law Joe H. Rentz, Attorney at Law, Houston Texas Board of Legal Specialization - Family Law I Did It! I Went Paperless! (And So Can You) -- All areas of Law Jefferson Moore, Attorney at Law, San Antonio Protective Orders: Peace Out, I Will Survive - Family Law, Criminal Law Richard Loza, Attorney at Law, San Antonio Trends in South Texas Oil and Gas Litigation (cause of action; mutual interest agreements) - Oil, Gas & Mineral Law, Civil Trial law, Transactional Law, Corporate Law Corey Wehmeyer, Attorney at Law, San Antonio 9:10 am 10:10 am The Greying of the Legal Profession and Support Staff. Options? - All areas of law Carl Robin Teague, Attorney at Law, San Antonio TAPS 2013 Speakers Page 4
The Hidden Potential Revenue of a Worker's Compensation Claim - Personal Injury Law Hector Cavazos, Attorney at Law, San Antonio Marie Galindo, Attorney at Law, San Antonio Family Law - Legislative Update 2013 - Family Law Mary Evelyn McNamara, Attorney at Law, Austin Texas Board of Legal Specialization - Family Law The Top 15 Myths of Immigration Law and what they really mean! - Immigration Law Alfredo Lozano, Attorney at Law, San Antonio Texas Board of Legal Specialization - Immigration and Nationality Law Working Together to Provide Access to Justice to Low-Income Texans - Public Law Ann Zaragoza, Branch Manager, San Antonio THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3 11:00 am 12:00 noon Vanishing Civil Jury Trial - Civil Trial Law Xavier Rodriguez, Judge, San Antonio An Overview of Child Protection Services Litigation - Family Law Mauro Valdez, Jr., Attorney at Law, San Antonio Searching Databases in Texas Courts: What is Available and What You Can Find - Corporate Law, Estate Planning & Probate Law, Civil Trial Law, Personal Injury Law Dan Vana, Attorney at Law, San Antonio Foreign Filing Strategies - Intellectual Property Law Pamela B. Huff, Attorney at Law, San Antonio More Nuts than Bolts: Quirks Encountered in Bankruptcies - Bankruptcy Law, Civil Trial Law Meghan E. Bishop, Attorney at Law, San Antonio TAPS 2013 Speakers Page 5
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3 1:00 pm- 2:00 pm Settlement Releases: You Want Me to Sign What? - Personal Injury Law Wyatt Wright, Attorney at Law, San Antonio A Family Law Hitchhiker's Guide to Procedure & Evidence - Family Law Renée McElhaney, Judge, San Antonio Texas Board of Legal Specialization - Civil Appellate Law Texas Rules of Civil Procedure (TCRP): Changes in Latitude and Changes in Attitude - Civil Trial Law Bruce Anderson, Attorney at Law, Advocate of the American Board of Trial Advocates, San Antonio Texas Board of Legal Specialization - Civil Trial Law, Personal Injury Law Advanced Issues in Bankruptcy Practice - Bankruptcy Law R. Glen Ayers, Attorney at Law, San Antonio William R. Davis, Attorney at Law, San Antonio Texas Board of Legal Specialization - Bankruptcy Law Immigration and Divorce - Immigration Law, Family Law Tammy L. Wincott, Attorney at Law, San Antonio 2:30 pm 3:30 pm Local Rules Bexar County Civil District Courts - Family Law Barbara Nellermoe, Judge, San Antonio Everything You Never Wanted To Know About QDRO s and All That You Must Know! - Family Law Deborah Ebner, Attorney, ERISA Consulting Group, Austin HIPAA Privacy Rule - A Compliance Guide - Personal Injury Law, Family Law, Healthcare Law, Employee Benefits, Labor & Employment Law, Civil Trial Law, Probate & Estate Planning Law Jillian Gordon, Attorney at Law, San Antonio Bankruptcy and Personal Injury: When Two Worlds Collide - Bankruptcy Law, Personal Injury Law Ruben E. Vasquez, Attorney at Law, San Antonio TAPS 2013 Speakers Page 6
Practical Tips for Oil and Gas Litigation- Oil, Gas & Mineral Law, Civil Trial Law Jeffrey R. Akins, Attorney at Law, San Antonio Texas Board of Legal Specialization - Oil, Gas & Mineral Law THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3 3:40 pm 4:40 pm Jury Selection Dos and Don'ts - Family Law, Civil Trial Law, Personal Injury Law James E. Monnig, Attorney at Law, San Antonio Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) - Myths and Misconceptions - Family Law Larry Noll, Judge, San Antonio Texas Board of Legal Specialization - Family Law and Real Estate Law - Residential Patent Law Update - Intellectual Property Law and Civil Litigation Derrick A. Pizarro, Attorney at Law, San Antonio Chapters 7 & 13: Consumer Bankruptcy Creditors, Means Testing & IRS Treatment - Bankruptcy Law Kristina Gonzales, Attorney at Law, San Antonio The Life and Times of a Criminal Case - Criminal Law Ron Rangel, Judge, San Antonio FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4 8:30 am 9:30 am TAPS Leadership Summit FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4 9:40 am 10:40 am Avoiding a Grievance - Ethics James Ehler, Attorney at Law, San Antonio Special Topics in Legal Drafting for Advocates - All Areas of Law Walter A. Wright, J.D., LL.M., Associate Professor, San Marcos TAPS 2013 Speakers Page 7
11:00 am 12:00 noon The IPad Litigator: A Day in the Life - All Areas of Law Mark Unger, Attorney at Law, San Antonio The Silent Witness - All Areas of Law Linda James, Board Certified Forensic Document Examiner, Plano 12:00 noon 1:30 pm Luncheon Speaker Practicing Law and Wellness: Modern Strategies for the Paralegal Dealing with Anxiety, Addiction and Depression - Ethics Allan K. DuBois, Attorney at Law, San Antonio Thomas g. Keyser, Attorney at Law, San Antonio Ballroom CDE TAPS 2013 Speakers Page 8