Agenda

Registration and Breakfast  [8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.]

Trial Advocacy: Techniques and Strategy from High-Stakes Litigation  [8:45 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.]

• Charla Aldous (Aldous Walker) 
• Shonn Evans Brown (Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, Kimberly-Clark) 
• E. Leon Carter (Carter Arnett) 
• Andrés Correa (Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann) 
• Rob Walters (Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP) 
• Moderator:  The Honorable Barbara M.G. Lynn (Chief U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Texas)

Preserving Your Win (Or Reversing Your Loss): Appellate Practice Tips  [9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.]

• The Honorable Catharina Haynes (U.S. Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit) 
• The Honorable Gregg Costa (U.S. Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit)
• The Honorable James C. Ho (U.S. Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit) 
• Moderator: The Honorable James Wesley Hendrix (U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Texas) 

Keynote Address:  The Declining Virtue of Civility  [11:00 a.m.  - 12:00 p.m.]  

• The Honorable Seth P. Waxman (Solicitor General of the United States (fmr.) / WilmerHale)  

New(er) at the Courthouse Panel  [12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.]

• The Honorable Ada Brown (U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Texas)
• The Honorable Matthew J. Kacsmaryk (U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Texas) 
• The Honorable Brantley Starr (U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Texas) 
• Moderator:  The Honorable Karen Gren Scholer (U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Texas) 

Breakout Session 1: Litigation Trends and Practical Skills  [1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.]

     1. What's Next in the Realm of Cyber Crime and Cyber Security?

• Erin Nealy Cox (U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Texas (fmr.) / Kirkland & Ellis)
• Siddharth P. Mody (U.S. Attorney’s Office) 
• Chad Pinson (Stroz Friedberg) 
• Moderator:  The Honorable Jane J. Boyle (U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Texas)

     2. Voir Dire: Tips, Tricks, and Views from the Bench

• The Honorable Tonya Parker (116th Civil District Court, Dallas County)
• Nicole Dana (U.S. Attorney's Office)
• Mark Werbner (Werbner Law)
• Moderator:  The Honorable Sam A. Lindsay (U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Texas) 

     3. eDiscovery: Elevating Your Discovery Practice and Having Fun with Documents

• The Honorable Jeffrey L. Cureton (U.S. Magistrate Judge, Northern District of Texas)
• The Honorable Rebecca Rutherford (U.S. Magistrate Judge, Northern District of Texas)
• Andrew Graben (Hilgers Graben)
• Rudolph "Rudy" Fink IV (Davis Firm)
• Moderator:  Jill Bindler (Gray Reed)

     4. Trial Presentation: Visualizing Case Themes and Generating Dynamic Presentations

• Jason Barnes (IMS Consulting & Expert Services)
• Jonathan R. Childers (Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann) 
• Courtney Perez (Carter Arnett)
• Todd White (Courtroom Pixels)
• Dustin Wright (Point Multimedia)
• Moderator:  Joseph F. Cleveland, Jr. (Brackett & Ellis) 

Breakout Session 2: Litigation Tracks  [2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.]

     1. Civil Breakout Session

• The Honorable David L. Horan (U.S. Magistrate Judge, Northern District of Texas) 
• The Honorable Renée H. Toliver (U.S. Magistrate Judge, Northern District of Texas)
• Andrew LeGrand (Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher)
• LeElle Slifer (Burns Charest)
• Moderator:   The Honorable Sidney A. Fitzwater (Senior U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Texas)

 
     2. Criminal Breakout Session

• The Honorable Irma Carrillo Ramirez (U.S. Magistrate Judge, Northern District of Texas)
• Stephen Green (Stephen Green Law)
• Jason Hawkins (Federal Public Defender, Northern District of Texas)
• Chad E. Meacham (U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Texas)
• Thomas M. Melsheimer (Winston & Strawn)
• Cheryl Wattley (UNT Dallas College of Law)
• Moderator:  The Honorable Reed O’Connor (U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Texas)

 
     3. Bankruptcy Breakout Session 

• Hon. Robert L. Jones (U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Northern District of Texas)
• Hon. E. Lee Morris (U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Northern District of Texas)
• Hon. Michelle V. Larson (U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Northern District of Texas)
• Moderator:  Marc W. Taubenfeld (McGuire, Craddock & Strother)

 
     4. Intellectual Property Breakout Session

• Russ Emerson (Haynes and Boone)
• Wei Wei Jeang (Grable Martin Fulton)
• Molly Buck Richard (Richard Law Group)
• Chris Schwegmann (Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann)
• Moderator:  Hope Shimabuku (Regional Director, Texas Regional U.S. Patent and Trademark Office)

Litigation Advice and Trial Strategy from (and for) Corporate Counsel  [4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.]

• David McAtee (Sr. Executive Vice President & General Counsel, AT&T) 
• Sandra Phillips Rogers (Group Vice President & General Counsel, Toyota Motor North America)
• Mark Shaw (Executive Vice President & Chief Legal and Regulatory Officer, Southwest Airlines)
• Sarah Teachout (Sr. Vice President & Chief Legal Officer, Trinity Industries)
• Moderator:  The Honorable David C. Godbey (U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Texas) 

Closing Reception  [5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.]

• Sponsor:  Texas Lawbook

Note:  This program has been approved by the State Bar of Texas for 7 hours of CLE credit, including 1 hour of ethics CLE credit.