TEXAS ADVANCED PARALEGAL SEMINAR OCTOBER 1-3, 2014 DoubleTree Hotel, (North IH-35) - Austin, TX WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1 9:00 am 10:00 am SPEAKER SCHEDULE What's Legal and What's Not and When to Call the Criminal Defense Attorney for Your Client (Electronic surveillance/tracking and legalities of all types) - Civil Trial Law, Criminal Law, Family Law Panel: Claude Bookout, Private Investigator, Austin and Ryan Deck, Attorney at Law, Round Rock Estate Planning Update - Estate Planning & Probate Law Kelly Kocurek, Attorney at Law, Austin Subrogation and Liens in Personal Injury Cases - Personal Injury Trial Law Judy Kostura, Attorney at Law, Austin The Litigation Process: How to move Discovery, Depositions and Trials Faster and Get Better Results - Civil Trial Law, Personal Injury Trial Law Adam Loewy, Attorney at Law, Austin Lessons Learned: How to Respond to Administrative Charges of Discrimination - Labor & Employment Law Ann Abrams Price, Attorney at Law, Austin Texas Board of Legal Specialization- Labor and Employment Law 1 TAPS 2014 Speaker Schedule
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1 10:10 am 11:10 am Considering Animals in Estate Planning - Estate Planning & Probate Law Carole Callaghan, Attorney at Law, Austin Crime Victim Rights and Torts Involving Crime Victims - Civil Trial Law, Personal Injury Trial Law Kevin Madison, Attorney at Law, Austin The Devil is in the Details: Preparing Your Client and Attorney for Successful Mediation - Family Law Joshua Murray, Attorney at Law, Cedar Park Common Construction Law Traps for the Unwary - Civil Trial Law, Construction Law, Real Estate Law Matthew C. Ryan, Attorney at Law, Austin Forensic Investigation of Computer Crimes (e-discovery) - Civil Trial Law, Criminal Law, Family Law, Personal Injury Law Reid Whitliff, Attorney at Law, Austin 11:30 am 12:30 pm Does My Client Need a TRO? - Civil Trial Law Karen Burgess, Attorney at Law, Austin Texas Board of Legal Specialization- Civil Trial Law Throw Out All Your Preconceived Notions About Foreclosure Actions - Real Estate Law William Gammon, Attorney at Law, Austin The Client is Incapacitated - What Do You Do Next? - Estate Planning & Probate Law Lauren Davis Hunt, Attorney at Law, Austin What's New in the TRCP and How Does It Affect You? - Administrative Law, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Civil Trial Law, Family Law Jeffrey D. Janota, Attorney at Law, Austin 2 TAPS 2014 Speaker Schedule
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1 11:30 am 12:30 pm Texas Peace Officer's Crash Report: How to Get It, Read It, and Use It in Your Practice - Personal Injury Trial Law Chris Pearson, Attorney at Law, Austin Lunch Break - 12:30 pm 1:30 pm 1:30 pm 2:30 pm The 31 Flavors of ADR All Areas of Law (TBLS Approved for Civil Trial Law, Personal Injury Trial Law, Real Estate Law) Panel: Greg Bourgeois, Attorney at Law, Austin, Ben Cunningham, Attorney at Law, Austin, Kenneth Davison, Attorney at Law, Austin, and Honorable Judge Joe Hart, Austin Handlng Complex Litigation on a Shrinking Budget - Civil Trial Law, Personal Injury Trial Law Kevin W. Brown, Attorney at Law, Austin Texas Board of Legal Specialization- Civil Trial Law Pass the Dirt Please (2 hour presentation) - Real Estate Law Charles H. Newman, III, Attorney at Law, Fort Worth Texas Board of Legal Specialization- Real Estate Law - Commercial and Real Debbie House, CP, TBLS - BCP, Fort Worth Texas Board of Legal Specialization (Paralegal) - Real Estate Law Family and Guardianship Issues When Special Needs are Involved - Estate Planning & Probate Law, Family Law Keith Maples, Attorney at Law, Austin When States Are Creditors: Why 525 Matters and Should Be Expanded - Bankruptcy Law Patricia (Patty) Baron Tomasco, Attorney at Law, Austin Texas Board of Legal Specialization- Bankruptcy Law - Business 3 TAPS 2014 Speaker Schedule
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1 2:30 pm 3:30 pm Secondary Payor, Medicare and Medicaid - Personal Injury Trial Law Ranelle M. Meroney, Attorney at Law, Austin Texas Board of Legal Specialization- Personal Injury Trial Law RSU's and Stock Options - What Are They and What Do You Do with Them? - Estate Planning & Probate Law, Family Law Keith Maples, Attorney at Law, Austin Spring Liberty, CP, TBLS - BCP, Austin Texas Board of Legal Specialization (Paralegal)- Family Law Pass the Dirt Please (2 hour presentation- continued from 1:30 am) - Real Estate Law Charles H. Newman, III, Attorney at Law, Fort Worth Texas Board of Legal Specialization- Real Estate Law - Commercial and Real Debbie House, CP, TBLS - BCP, Fort Worth Texas Board of Legal Specialization (Paralegal) - Real Estate Law The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly - Anti-Bullying Laws and Protecting Students - Civil Trial Law, Criminal Law, Personal Injury Trial Law Beverly E. Reeves, AISD Ombudsman, Austin Case Law Update - Insurance (Commercial, Health, Disability and Automobile) - Civil Trial Law, Personal Injury Trial Law, Real Estate Law Suzette Selden, Attorney at Law, Austin 3:45 pm 4:45 pm Professionalism for the Paralegal - Ethics Thomas L. Ausley, Attorney at Law, Austin Texas Board of Legal Specialization- Civil Trial Law, Family Law Ad Valorem Tax Law in a Nut Shell - Real Estate Law, Tax Law Michael Balcezak, Attorney at Law, Austin Sharon Coffee Baxter, Attorney at Law, Austin 4 TAPS 2014 Speaker Schedule
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1 3:45 pm 4:45 pm Fracing, Fracking, Fracturing - Overview and Recent Developments - Administrative Law, Civil Trial Law, Oil, Gas & Mineral Law Olga Kobzar, Attorney at Law, Austin Ultimate Family Law Trial Notebook - Family Law Nikki G. Maples, Attorney at Law, Austin Social Media in Litigation, Discovery and the Courtroom - Civil Trial Law, Personal Injury Trial Law Amy C. Welborn, Attorney at Law, Austin THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2 8:00 AM 9:00 am Modern ESI Requests and Forms of Protection - Civil Trial Law, Criminal Law, Family Law, Personal Injury Law Craig D. Ball, Attorney at Law, Forensic Technologist, Certified Computer Forensic Examiner, Special Master in ediscovery (for courts), Austin Business Valuations, Tracings and What Paralegals Need to Know about it All - Family Law Larry Bradford, CPA, Austin Consumer Bankruptcy Issues in an Uncertain World - Bankruptcy Law Panel: Brian T. Cumings, Attorney at Law, Austin, Caroline Squires, Attorney at Law, Austin, and Jennifer Wertz, Attorney at Law, Austin Due Diligence in Mergers and Acquisition Transactions - Corporate Law Mary Marek, Attorney at Law, Austin How Healthcare Reform Affects Your Clients, Your Firm and You - Civil Trial Law, Family Law, Personal Injury Trial Law Kathy L. Poppitt, Attorney at Law, Austin 5 TAPS 2014 Speaker Schedule
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2 9:10 am 10:10 am Closing the File and Covering Your Assets - Family Law Kelly Ausley-Flores, Attorney at Law, Austin "Can You Hear Me, Can You Hear Me Now?" The Keys in Communication-A Paralegal's Greatest Skill or Worst Handicap - All Areas of Law Sheryl Draker, Attorney at Law, Austin Transactional Drafting - Corporate Law (Mergers & Acquisitions) Howard D. Nirken, Attorney at Law, Austin Disability Law Overview - Personal Injury Trial Law Greg Reed, Attorney at Law, Austin Texas Board of Legal Specialization- Personal Injury Trial Law Adversary Proceedings in Bankruptcy Cases - Bankruptcy Law Rich Villa, Attorney at Law, Partner, Austin 11:00 am 12:00 pm Expert Advice: Using a Psychologist in Civil or Criminal Matters - Criminal Law, Family Law Panel: Dan Dworin, Attorney at Law, Austin, Texas Board of Legal Specialization- Family Law; Amy K. Gehm, Attorney at Law, Austin, Texas Board of Legal Specialization- Family Law; and Stephen A. Thorne, Ph.D., West Lake Hills Law, Regulation, and the Shale Revolution - Oil, Gas & Mineral Law John R. Hays, Jr., Attorney at Law, Austin Chapter 11 Bankruptcy: Your Role and Everyone Else's - Bankruptcy Law Peter C. Ruggero, Attorney at Law, Austin Texas Board of Legal Specialization- Bankruptcy Law Business EMTALA and Ch. 74: What You May Be Overlooking - Personal Injury Trial Law Lauren Sprouse, Attorney at Law, Austin 6 TAPS 2014 Speaker Schedule
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2 11:00 am 12:00 pm Presentation topic to be determined - Civil Trial Law James Twombly, Attorney at Law, Austin 1:30 pm 2:30 pm Inter Partes Reviews - Intellectual Property Law Peter Ayers, Attorney at Law, Austin Discovery -- Requests, Objections and How to Use It to Your Client's Benefit! - All Areas of Law Jonathan Friday, Attorney at Law, Austin Appellate Practice from Every Angle: A Paralegal Perspective - Appellate Law Karl E. Hays, Attorney at Law, Austin Texas Board of Legal Specialization- Civil Appellate Law, Civil Trial Law, Family Law Adoptions - What you MUST Know - Family Law Denise Hyde, Attorney at Law, Austin Ethical Considerations in Hiring a Forensic Genealogist Ethics, (areas of law approved by TBLS: Civil Trial Law, Estate Planning & Probate Law, Family Law, Personal Injury Law), Immigration Law, Oil, Gas & Mineral Law Wanda Smith Kearns, Attorney at Law, Plano 2:40 pm 3:40 pm Same Sex Issues in Family Law - Family Law Panel: Robert (Bob) Luther, Attorney at Law, Austin, Texas Board of Legal Specialization- Family Law; Suzanne Bryant, Attorney at Law, Austin; and Margaret Tucker, Attorney at Law, Austin What You Need to Know About Multi-District Litigation (MDL) - Civil Trial Law Stephen Huffaker, Attorney at Law, Partner, Austin 7 TAPS 2014 Speaker Schedule
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2 2:40 pm 3:40 pm Social Media and the Law emphasizing Criminal, Family and Personal Injury Law - Criminal Law, Family Law, Personal Injury Trial Law Todd Nickle, Attorney at Law, Austin Privacy/Data Security Overview - Administrative Law, Civil Trial Law, Corporate Law Charles "Chuck" M. Salmon, Attorney at Law, Austin New Developments in Intellectual Property Law - Intellectual Property Law William W. Wiese, Attorney at Law, Austin FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3 8:30 AM 9:30 am PARALEGAL PROFESSION (Tips and Tricks) 9:40 am 10:40 am Social Media - Getting It In & Keeping It Out - Litigation Areas of Law Alifya Curtin, Attorney at Law, Austin Legal Holds and Data Preservation - Civil Trial Law, Personal Injury Trial Law J. David Rowe, Attorney at Law, Austin 11:00 am 12:00 pm The Rough and Tumble World of Assault/Family Violence - Criminal Law, Family Law Panel: Sam Bassett, Attorney at Law, Austin, Texas Board of Legal Specialization- Criminal Law; and The Honorable Judge John B. McMaster, Georgetown How to Write Right! - All Areas of Law Debra Crosby, Past President of the Paralegal Division, Austin 8 TAPS 2014 Speaker Schedule
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3 12:00 noon 1:30 pm TAPS ATTENDEE LUNCHEON, KEYNOTE ADDRESS Dance with the One that Brung You (a presentation on the evolution and future of the paralegal professional) - Ethics Thomas H. Watkins, Attorney at Law, Austin Texas Board of Legal Specialization- Civil Trial Law 9 TAPS 2014 Speaker Schedule