AGENDA

PLEASE NOTE: REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED!

Registration and Continental Breakfast [7:45 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.]

Welcome [8:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.]

• Hon. David C. Godbey (Chief U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Texas)
• Alan Carrillo (Brown Fox PLLC)
• Ashley Wright (Winston & Strawn LLP)

Fed Talk [9:00 a.m. – 9:10 a.m.]

• Matthew Orwig (Former Partner, Winston & Strawn LLP; Former United States Attorney, Eastern  District of Texas)

Visual Advocacy: Strategies for Enhancing Arguments with Demonstrative Exhibits [9:10 a.m. – 10:05 a.m.]

• Hon. Sam A. Lindsay (U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Texas)
• Jeremy Fielding (Kirkland & Ellis LLP)
• Scott Thomas (Winston & Strawn LLP)
• Elizabeth “BB” Sanford (Sanford Firm)
• Britta Stanton (Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann LLP)
• Moderator: Hon. Reed O’Connor (U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Texas)

NETWORKING BREAK [10:05 a.m. – 10:20 a.m.]

Fed Talk [10:20 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.]

• Jongwoo “Daniel” Chung (Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Texas)

The Past, Present, and Future of Criminal Law [10:30 a.m. – 11:25 a.m.]

• Hon. Leigha Simonton (U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Texas)
• Joe Magliolo (Jackson Walker LLP)
• Gabriela Vega (Assistant Federal Public Defender, Northern District of Texas)
• Andrew Wirmani (Reese Marketos LLP)
• Moderator: Hon. Hal R. Ray, Jr. (U.S. Magistrate Judge, Northern District of Texas)

LUNCH BREAK [11:25 a.m. – 11:55 a.m.]

(On-site Lunch Provided)

Fed Talk [11:55 a.m. – 12:05 p.m.]

• Hon. James C. Ho (U.S. Circuit Judge, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals)

AI, Esq.: Troubleshooting Legal Ethics Codes [12:05 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.]

• Hon. Brantley Starr (U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Texas)
• Michelle Casady (Texas Lawbook)
• David Coale (Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann LLP)
• Shamoil Shipchandler (Charles Schwab)
• Moderator: Hon. Jennifer Walker Elrod (U.S. Circuit Judge, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals)

NETWORKING BREAK [1:00 p.m. – 1:10 p.m.]

First Breakout Session [1:10 p.m. – 2:05 p.m.]

1. From Challenge to Triumph: Litigating Procedural Issues Effectively in Government Cases

• Hon. J. Campbell Barker (U.S. District Judge, Eastern District of Texas)
• Nick Bunch (Haynes and Boone, LLP)
• Jessica Magee (Holland & Knight)
• Robert “Bob” Webster (Webster Law)
• Moderator: Angela Brown (Gray Reed & McGraw LLP)

2. Procedural Pitfalls: Navigating the Nuances of Removal

• Hon. Sidney Fitzwater (U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Texas)
• Kirsten Castañeda (Alexander Dubose & Jefferson LLP)
• Scott Hastings (Locke Lord)
• Moderator: Vince Hess (Locke Lord)

3. Updates, Trends, and the Future of Employment Law

• Isabel Crosby (Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel - AECOM)
• Mike Maslanka (Professor, UNT Dallas College of Law)
• Ann Marie Painter (Perkins Coie)
• Brittney Thompson (Scott Gilmore Thompson)
• Moderator: Hon. Gordon Bryant (U.S. Magistrate Judge, Northern District of Texas)

4. Recent Trends and Topics in IP Litigation

• Sadaf Abdullah (Ericsson)
• Carl Bruce (Fish & Richardson)
• Justin Cohen (Holland & Knight)
• Brett Johnson (Winston & Strawn LLP)
• Moderator: Hon. Ada Brown (U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Texas)

Second Breakout Session [2:10 p.m. – 3:05 p.m.]

1. Getting to the Magic Number: A Perspective on Plea Agreements and Sentencing from Both Sides of the Bar

• Rachael Jones (Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Texas)
• Camille Knight (C. Knight Law)
• Donna Max (Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Texas)
• Sarah Wirskye (Wirskye Law Firm)
• Moderator: Suzanna Etessam (Etessam Law PLLC)

2. Hot Topics in Bankruptcy and Bankruptcy Litigation

• Hon. Scott W. Everett (U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Northern District of Texas)
• Hon. Robert L. Jones (U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Northern District of Texas)
• Hon. E. Lee Morris (U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Northern District of Texas)
• Moderator: London England (Gray Reed & McGraw LLP)

3. Appellate Process: Tips from the Trenches

• Elizabeth Kiernan (Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP)
• Brian McKay (Appellate Chief, U.S. Attorney’s Office – Northern District of Texas)
• Kasdin Mitchell (Kirkland & Ellis LLP)
• Becky Ricketts (The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty)
• Moderator: Hon. James Wesley Hendrix (U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Texas)

4. U.S. Magistrate Judges: Who They Are, What They Do, and How That Can Help Your Clients

• Hon. David Horan (U.S. Magistrate Judge, Northern District of Texas)
• Hon. Lee Ann Reno (U.S. Magistrate Judge, Northern District of Texas)
• Hon. Rebecca Rutherford (U.S. Magistrate Judge, Northern District of Texas)
• Hon. Renee Toliver (U.S. Magistrate Judge, Northern District of Texas)
• Moderator: Olivia Countryman (Baker Botts)

NETWORKING BREAK [3:05 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.]

Fed Talk [ 3:15 p.m. – 3:25 p.m.]

• Hon. Irma C. Ramirez (U.S. Circuit Judge, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals)

In-House Insight: Picking Battles and the Outside Counsel Who Fight Them [3:25 p.m. – 4:25 p.m.]

• Isaac Brown (Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel – Fidelity Investments)
• Savannah Franklin (Chief Legal Officer & Interim Chief Development Officer - Pizza Hut US)
• Michele Lau (Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer - McKesson Corporation)
• David McAtee (Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel - AT&T Inc.)
• Jill Mulligan (Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer - BNSF Railway)
• Baron Oursler (Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary - FleetPride)
• Moderator: Hon. Karen Gren Scholer (U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Texas)

Final Remarks [4:25 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.] 

Closing Reception [4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.]

• Sponsored by Texas Lawbook

Note: Earn 6.0 hours of CLE credit, including 1.25 ethics hours.