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23rd Annual

Admiralty and Maritime Law Conference

Houston Oct 17, 2014 South Texas College of Law
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Overview

UT Law Professors David Robertson and Michael Sturley open the 23rd Annual Admiralty and Maritime Law Conference with their always-popular overview of recent developments at the national level and in the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. 

Highlights include a discussion from Hon. Eugene Davis, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, on maritime en banc cases over his 31-year career; an examination of Automatic Information System's impact on collision litigation; and the continuation of Bill Chriss and Brad Jackson’s ethics session, What to Do if Your Client Is Misbehaving.

The program also covers ethical dilemmas created by reservation of rights, coverage issues and conflict of interest; punitive damages; removal into admiralty; current issues in maintenance and cure; and regulatory challenges and enforcement.

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Program is subject to change.
All times are Central Time Zone.

  • Time
    Credit
    Subject
    Speaker
  • Friday Morning, Oct. 17, 2014
    Presiding Officer:
    Julia M. (Adams) Palmer, Gray Reed & McGraw, P.C. - Houston, TX
  • 7:30 am
    Registration Opens
    Includes continental breakfast.

  • 8:20 am
    Welcoming Remarks

  • 8:30 am
    1.50 hrs
    Recent Developments in Admiralty and Maritime Law at the National Level and in the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits
    This paper is the fourteenth of an annual series that tries to flag everything of genuine importance nationally and everything of significant interest from the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits.

    David W. Robertson, The University of Texas School of Law - Austin, TX
    Michael F. Sturley, The University of Texas School of Law - Austin, TX

  • 10:00 am
    Break

  • 10:15 am
    1.00 hr
    Maritime En Banc Cases in the Fifth Circuit
    An overview covering 31 years of en banc decisions from the Fifth Circuit on maritime law.

    Hon. W. Eugene Davis, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit - Lafayette, LA
    Moderator:
    Kenneth G. Engerrand, Brown Sims, P.C. - Houston, TX

  • 11:15 am
    0.75 hr ethics
    Ethical Dilemmas Created by Reservation of Rights, Coverage Issues and Conflict of Interest
    Explore insurance coverage issues, reservations of rights and their related conflicts of interests, and the right to separate counsel. Identify content and timeliness of an effective reservation. Waiver and estoppel issues and discoverability of reservations are also addressed.

    Jefferson R. Tillery, Jones Walker LLP - New Orleans, LA
    Harold K. Watson, Chaffe McCall LLP - Houston, TX

  • 12:00 pm
    Pick Up Lunch
    Included in registration.

  • Friday Afternoon, Oct. 17, 2014
    Presiding Officer:
    Michael K. Bell, Blank Rome LLP - Houston, TX
  • LUNCHEON PRESENTATION
  • 12:20 pm
    0.75 hr
    Use of VTS and AIS Data in Collision Litigation
    A discussion of the evolving role of Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) and the Automatic Identification System (AIS) in maritime traffic management, the use of available VTS and AIS electronic data in collision litigation, and how this data can affect the court's decision.

    William A. Durham, Eastham Watson Dale & Forney LLP - Houston, TX
    Thomas P. Marian, Buffalo Marine Service, Inc. - Houston, TX
    Jason Tieman, PortVision / Oceaneering - Houston, TX

  • 1:05 pm
    Break

  • 1:15 pm
    1.00 hr
    The Law of Punitive Damages under the General Maritime Law Doctrine of Unseaworthiness: The Defense Perspective
    The speakers debate the meaning, wisdom and likely future development of the Supreme Court's and Fifth Circuit's decisions on the availability of punitive damages to seamen and their families. Hear the history, development and treatment of punitive damages under the general maritime law as relates to claims for unseaworthiness prior to the passage of the Jones Act through the current time.

    Jeffrey R. Bale, The Bale Law Firm, PLLC - Sugar Land, TX
    David W. Robertson, The University of Texas School of Law - Austin, TX

  • 2:15 pm
    0.50 hr
    Regulatory Challenges and Enforcement: Ballast Water, Air Emissions and Marine Casualties
    This presentation focuses on key regulatory challenges confronting the maritime industry such as ballast water and the contradictory approaches to regulation taken by the Coast Guard and EPA. Uncover the challenges associated with compliance with the MARPOL Annex VI low sulfur fuel requirements and how companies are dealing with these challenges. Learn the revisions to the marine casualty reporting requirements/guidance and ramifications of not reporting.

    Jeanne M. Grasso, Blank Rome LLP - Washington, DC

  • 2:45 pm
    0.50 hr
    Removal into Admiralty
    Prior to 2012, it was generally understood that a defendant could not remove a maritime case "into admiralty." Some courts have interpreted the 2011 amendments to the removal statute to change that rule. This presentation explores the controversy.

    Michael F. Sturley, The University of Texas School of Law - Austin, TX

  • 3:15 pm
    Break

  • 3:30 pm
    1.00 hr
    Current Issues in Maintenance and Cure
    An evaluation of maintenance and cure claims from plaintiff, employer and industry perspectives, including the prosecution, defense and administration of claims, as well as recoupment, counterclaims and the nuts and bolts of a Caulfield tender.

    Thomas P. Marian, Buffalo Marine Service, Inc. - Houston, TX
    Dennis M. McElwee, Schechter, McElwee, Shaffer & Harris, LLP - Houston, TX
    Ronald L. White, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP - Houston, TX

  • 4:30 pm
    1.00 hr ethics
    What to Do if Your Client Is Misbehaving, Part IV
    Real-world questions regarding ethics, the law, and what your client has asked you to do—or hide—are discussed using a question-and-answer format.

    Submit your questions, comments and/or experiences in advance to service@utcle.org or bring them to the conference. This ethics session is designed to be interactive. Audience participation is encouraged!

    William J. Chriss, Law Office of William J. Chriss, P.C., Of Counsel to Gravely & Pearson, L.L.P. - Austin, TX
    Bradley A. Jackson, Jones Walker LLP - Houston, TX

  • 5:30 pm
    Adjourn

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Conference Faculty

Jeffrey R. Bale

The Bale Law Firm, PLLC
Sugar Land, TX

William J. Chriss

Law Office of William J. Chriss, P.C., Of Counsel to Gravely & Pearson, L.L.P.
Austin, TX

Hon. W. Eugene Davis

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Lafayette, LA

William A. Durham

Eastham Watson Dale & Forney LLP
Houston, TX

Kenneth G. Engerrand

Brown Sims, P.C.
Houston, TX

Jeanne M. Grasso

Blank Rome LLP
Washington, DC

Bradley A. Jackson

Jones Walker LLP
Houston, TX

Thomas P. Marian

Buffalo Marine Service, Inc.
Houston, TX

Dennis M. McElwee

Schechter, McElwee, Shaffer & Harris, LLP
Houston, TX

David W. Robertson

The University of Texas School of Law
Austin, TX

Michael F. Sturley

The University of Texas School of Law
Austin, TX

Jason Tieman

PortVision / Oceaneering
Houston, TX

Jefferson R. Tillery

Jones Walker LLP
New Orleans, LA

Harold K. Watson

Chaffe McCall LLP
Houston, TX

Ronald L. White

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
Houston, TX

Planning Committee

David W. Robertson—Co-Chair

The University of Texas School of Law
Austin, TX

Michael F. Sturley—Co-Chair

The University of Texas School of Law
Austin, TX

Matthew H. Ammerman

Law Office of Matthew H. Ammerman, P.C.
Houston, TX

Michael K. Bell

Blank Rome LLP
Houston, TX

W. Robins Brice

Brice Mediation
Houston, TX

Kenneth G. Engerrand

Brown Sims, P.C.
Houston, TX

Thomas C. Fitzhugh III

Attorney at Law
Houston, TX

Bradley A. Jackson

Jones Walker LLP
Houston, TX

F. Daniel Knight

Chamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams
Houston, TX

Peter A. McLauchlan

Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP
Houston, TX

John J. Michael

Vinson & Elkins LLP
Houston, TX

Robert H. Nicholas Jr.

Phelps Dunbar LLP
Houston, TX

Julia M. (Adams) Palmer

Gray Reed & McGraw, P.C.
Houston, TX

John R. Pearson

Brown & Kornegay LLP
Houston, TX

Steven L. Roberts

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan, LLP
Houston, TX

John C. Schwambach Jr.

Stevenson & Murray
Houston, TX

Eugene J. Silva II

Exxon Mobil Corporation
Houston, TX

Eugene J. Silva Sr.

Vinson & Elkins LLP
Houston, TX

Gregory J. Smith

The University of Texas School of Law
Austin, TX

Claude L. Stuart III

Hall Maines Lugrin, P.C.
Houston, TX

Wyndylyn M. Von Zharen

Texas A&M University at Galveston
Galveston, TX

David R. Walker

Royston, Rayzor, Vickery & Williams LLP
Houston, TX

Harold K. Watson

Chaffe McCall LLP
Houston, TX

Credit Info

  • Houston
MCLE Credit
Toggle view Texas – 8.00 hrs  |  1.75 hrs Ethics
Legal Specialization(s): Civil Trial Law, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Personal Injury Trial Law
You may claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the State Bar of Texas. A Certificate of Attendance will be provided in Your Briefcase for your records. The system reports Texas CLE credit every Tuesday. If you are claiming credit in the last week of your birth month, self-report your CLE credit directly to the State Bar of Texas at texasbar.com, using the course number  provided on your certificate of attendance.
Toggle view California – 8.00 hrs  |  1.75 hrs Ethics
You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE is required to provide the State Bar with electronic attendance records for any MCLE participatory activity within 60 days of completion of the activity. The California licensee is responsible for reporting their compliance/credit hours earned to the State Bar at the end of their reporting period directly to the State Bar of California at calbar.ca.gov.  UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.  
Toggle view Oklahoma – 9.50 hrs  |  2.00 hrs Ethics
You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, then you will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the Oklahoma Bar Association within 30 days after the conference.
Other Credit
Toggle view TX Accounting CPE – 9.50 hrs
The University of Texas School of Law (Provider #250) live conferences are presumptively approved by The Texas State Board of Public Accountancy for Texas Accounting CPE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour. Approved for general CPE credit only.

At the conference, you are welcome to sign in on the Accounting CPE Record of Attendance form at the registration desk, but we are now reporting all credit online. You will receive a Texas Accounting Certificate of Completion in Your Briefcase. Self-report your CPE credit directly to TSBPA. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.  

Contact us at accreditation@utcle.org if you have additional questions.

Key Dates

Houston – Oct 17, 2014 – South Texas College of Law
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Individual
Last day for $375.00 Regular pricing: Oct 8, 2014

$425.00 for registrations received after this time

Group (5 registrants minimum)
Last day for $340.00 Regular pricing: Oct 8, 2014

$390.00 for registrations received after this time

Group (10 registrants minimum)
Last day for $300.00 Regular pricing: Oct 8, 2014

$350.00 for registrations received after this time

Last day for cancellation (full refund): Oct 10, 2014

$50 processing fee applied after this date

Last day for cancellation: Oct 13, 2014

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South Texas College of Law

1303 San Jacinto Street
Houston, TX
713.659.8040
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