Civil Litigation


Upcoming events


Monday, June 18: Civil Litigation Section Meeting

Time: Noon
Location: Austin Bar Association, 816 Congress Ave., Suite 700
Topic: Open Spaces, Equal Places
Speakers: Evan Kastner, Partner, Kastner Huggins Reddien Gravelle; Geoff Weisbart, Partner, Weisbart Springer  Hayes; and Kathy Herring, Fulbright & Jaworski
CLE credit: 1 hour
Cost: $15
Only checks and cash are accepted. Please make checks payable to the Civil Litigation Section. For cash payments, please have the exact change at check-in.
RSVP to Veronica Salinas at 512-744-9300 x 1339 or email vsalinas@dwmrlaw.com

Hosted by the Austin Bar Civil Litigation Section and the Austin Chapter Association of Legal Administrators.


Monday, May 21: Civil Litigation Section Meeting

Time: Noon
Location: Austin Bar Association, 816 Congress Avenue, Suite 700
Topic: You Have a Verdict - What Now?
Speakers: Amanda G. Taylor, Attorney with Hohmann, Taube & Summers and D. Todd Smith, Civil appeals specialist and president of Smith Law
CLE credit: 1 hour
Cost: $15 for Section members, Austin Bar members, and AYLA Members; and $20 for Non-Members
Only checks and cash are accepted. Please make checks payable to the Austin Bar Association. For cash payments, please have the exact change at check-in.
RSVP to Lois Gardner at 512-476-1080 or email lois@ewbankharris.com


Monday, April 16: Civil Litigation Section Meeting

Time: Noon
Location: Austin Bar Association, 816 Congress Avenue, Suite 700
Topic: iPad for Civil Litigators
Speakers:
Tom Mighell, author of iPad in One Hour for Lawyers and iPad Apps in One Hour for Lawyers, published by American Bar Association, and Chair of the American Bar Association's Law Practice Management Section.
CLE credit: 1 hour
Cost: $15 for Section Members, $15 for Austin Bar Association or AYLA Members, and $20 for Non-Members
Only checks and cash are accepted. Please make checks payable to the Austin Bar Association. For cash payments, please have the exact change at check-in.
RSVP to Cissy Castillo at 512-370-2952 or email ccastillo@winstead.com


Monday, March 19: Civil Litigation and Criminal Law Joint Section Meeting

Time: Noon
Location: Austin Bar Association, 816 Congress Ave., Suite 700
Topic: Civil and Criminal Recusal and Disqualification Motions Under the 2011 Rule Amendments 
Speakers:
Judge Dan Mills, 424th Judicial District Court of Blanco County; David Botsford, Attorney; and Retired District Judge Bob Perkins
CLE: 1 hour, including 0.5 hour of ethics credit
Cost: $15 for Section members, $15 for Austin Bar Association and AYLA members, and $25 for Non- Sections members
RSVP:  Elizabeth Walker at ewalker@brsfirm.com


Sunday, March 11: 2012 Civil Litigation Section SKI-L-E


Date:
Sunday, March 11 - Wednesday, March 14
Location:  365A Deer Valley Drive, Park City, Utah
Topics & Speakers:

Sunday
Seed and Angel Financing Strategies

J.Matthew Lyons, Andrews Kurth

Intellectual Property: A Transactional Overview
Brian L. Burgess, Burgess Law Firm

PIDs v MUDs
Steve Metcalfe, Metcalfe Wolff Stuart & Williams

Tuesday
Does an Attorney Have an Ethical Duty to Advise His Client of His Lack of Experience?
The Hororable Orlinda Naranjo, 419th Judicial Civil District Court

Association Rights and Non-Discrimination Policies
Jim Ewbank, Ewbank & Harris

Wednesday
Practicing Law in the 21th Century
Robert E. Kinney, Kinney Recruiting, Inc.

Motivation-Based Persuasion
Sally Metcalfe, Metcalfe Law

Does my Client Need a TRO ?
Karen Burgess, Richardson + Burgess

Cost:
Free to Civil Litigation Section Members, $25 for Austin Bar Association and AYLA Members, $45 for Non-Members
CLE: 5.25 hrs, including  1 hr ethics
RSVP: Eric Boucheron, 512-482-8808 or e-mail:  eboucheron@richardsonburgess.com

For more information call or e-mail: Karen Burgess at kburgess@richardsonburgess.com  or 512-482-8808




  

News:


Officers

William 'Bill' P. Johnson, Chair
Duggins Wren Mann & Romero
One American Center
600 Congress, Suite 1900
Austin, TX 78701
Phone: (512) 744-9300
Fax: (512) 744-9399
bjohnson@dwmrlaw.com
Karen Crook Burgess, Vice-Chair
Richardson + Burgess LLP
221 West 6th Street
Suite 900
Austin, TX 78701
Phone: (512) 482-8808
Fax: (512) 692-2676
kburgess@richardsonburgess.com
Frank A. King, Treasurer
Attorney General of Texas
P.O. Box 12548
Austin, TX 78711
Phone: (512) 463-2120
frank.king@oag.state.tx.us
Robyn Hargrove, Secretary
Scott Douglass & McConnico, L.L.P.
600 Congress Ave., Ste. 1500
Austin, TX 78701-0000
Phone: (512) 495-6300
Fax: (512) 474-0731
rbigelow@scottdoug.com
Jonathan M. Buck, Director
Kelly, Hart & Hallman, L.L.P.
301 Congress Ave., Ste. 2000
Austin, TX 78701-4041
Phone: (512) 495-6400
Fax: (512) 495-6619
jonathan_buck@khh.com
William J. Cobb III, Director
Jackson Walker, L.L.P.
100 Congress Ave., Ste. 1100
Austin, TX 78701-4099
Phone: (512) 236-2256
Fax: (512) 391-2185
bcobb@jw.com
James B. Ewbank II, Director
Ewbank & Byrom, P.C.
221 W. 6th Street, Ste. 900
Austin, TX 78701-4043
Phone: (512) 476-1080
Fax: (512) 476-7770
ewbank@ewbankandbyrom.com
Gregory Sapire, Director
K&L Gates LLP
111 Congress Ave., Ste. 900
Austin, TX 78701-4209
Phone: (512) 482-6988
Fax: (512) 482-6859
greg.sapire@klgates.com
James M. Richardson, Director
Richardson + Burgess LLP
221 West Sixth Street, Ste. 900
Austin, TX 78701
Phone: (512) 499-8879
Fax: (512) 499-8886
jrichardson@richardsonburgess.com
James Chrisman Phillips, Director
Lloyd Gosselink Blevins Rochelle & Townsend, P.C.
816 Congress Ave., Ste. 1900
Austin, TX 78701-2478
Phone: (512) 322-5800
Fax: (512) 472-0532
cphillips@lglawfirm.com
Gary Zausmer, Director
Winstead
401 Congress Ave., Suite 2100
Austin, TX 78701-3798
Phone: (512) 370-2800
Fax: (512) 370-2850
gzausmer@jenkens.com
Eric Nichols, Director
Attorney General's Office
PO Box 12548
Austin, TX 78711-2548
Phone: (512) 463-2191
Eric.Nichols@oag.state.tx.us
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