Tuesday, March 2
Austin Bar Association Night with the Austin Toros
Time: CLE & Networking: 6:00 p.m., Game: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Austin Convention Center, 500 East Cesar Chavez Street
Topic: TBA
Speaker: Chris Gunter
CLE will be provided
Cost: $12 for sideline seats, $35 for floor seats
RSVP to Brian Hopkins at (512) 236-8333 or bhopkins@austintoros.com
For more information on CLE please contact Michelle McFadyen at (512) 472-0279 or michelle@austinbar.org.
Wednesday, March 3
Family Law Section Meeting
Time: 11:45 a.m.
Location: Green Pastures Restaurant, 811 W. Live Oak
Topic: Prospective from the Hays County Bench
Speaker: Judge Brenda Smith
CLE: .75 hours including .5 hours of ethics
Cost: $18 for Section Members, $20 for Non Members
RSVP to Jahna Chism at (512) 904-1444 or abafls@yahoo.com
Labor & Employment Law Section Meeting
Time: Noon
Location: Austin Bar Association, 816 Congress Avenue, Suite 700
Topic: FLSA Collective Actions
Speakers: Michael Fox, Robert Chance, Rex Burch
CLE: .75 hours
Cost: $15 for Section Members, $20 for Austin Bar Association and AYLA Members and $30 for Non-Members
RSVP to abalandelaw@gmail.com
Thursday, March 4
Civil Appellate Law Section Meeting
Time: Noon
Location: Green Pastures Restaurant, 811 W. Live Oak Street
Topic: The Texas Supreme Court: Lessons and Surprised from the Past Four Terms
Speaker: Justice Don R. Willet
CLE: 1 hour
Cost: $18
RSVP to D. Todd Smith at (515) 439-3230 or todd@appealsplus.com
Environmental Law Section Meeting
Time: Noon
Location: Austin Bar Association, 816 Congress Avenue, Suite 700
Topic: Essentials of Texas Water Resources - LIVE
Speakers: Russell S. Johnson, Pricilla Hubenak, Tom Bohl, Lynn Sherman, Jeffery A. Leuschel, Steve Kosub and Mary Sahs
CLE: 1 hour
Cost: $12 for Section Members, $15 for Non-Members
RSVP to Shana horton at (512) 239-1088 or shorton@tceq.state.tx.us
International Law Section Meeting
Time: Noon
Location: The Clay Pit, 1601 Guadalupe Street
Topic: The UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods: The International Lawyers Ethical Obligation to Understand It's Importance and Application
Speaker: Martin D. Lutz
CLE: 1 hour including .5 hours of ethics
Cost: Free for Section Members, $5 for Austin Bar Association and AYLA Members, $10 for Non-Members
RSVP to Martin Lutz at mlutz@dbcllp.com
Friday, March 5
Anatomy of an Administrative Hearing
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Time: 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Location: Austin Bar Association, 816 Congress Avenue, Suite 700
Topic: Mediation - The Role and Importance of Mediation in the Administrative Hearing Process
Speakers: Todd Burkey, Kyle Lucas and Amanda Ellis
Topic: Informal Settlement Conferences - Advocating Effectively in an ISC
Speaker: Nancy Leshikar
Topic: Preparing to File Your Case - Drafting the Notice of hearing and Complying with the SOAH Rules
Speaker: Amy Larson
Topic: Evidence - Evidentiary Issues and Practice Tips
Speaker: John Beauchamp
Topic: Ethically Dealing with Pro Se Litigants
Speaker: Andrew MacRae
Topic: Judicial Panel - The Five Most Common Points of Reversible Error in Suits for Judicial Review
Speakers: Judge Stephen Yelenosky and Chief Justice Woodie Jones
Topic: Discovery - Using Discovery to Your Advantage in Contest Cases
Speaker: Paul Terrill
Topic: Mock Trial of SOAH - A Birds-Eye View of a Mock Contested Case
Speakers: Raymond Winter, Nicole Bunker Henderson, Jason Ray, Paul Keeper
Topic: Ex Parte Communications and Small Agencies - Potential Ex Parte Traps in Contested Case Proceedings Before Small Agencies
Speaker: Dudley McCalla
Topic: Changes to Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law - Restrictions on an Agency in Going from Proposal for Decision to Issuance of a Final Decision
Speaker: Don Walden
Topic: Effective Representation on Motions for Rehearing
Speaker: Leonard Dougal
CLE: 6.25 hours including 1 hour of ethics
Cost: $105 for Section Members, $120 for Austin Bar Association Members, $150 for Non-Members
RSVP to Michelle McFadyen at (512) 472-0279 or michelle@austinbar.org
