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31st Annual David W. Robertson

Admiralty and Maritime Law Conference

Houston Oct 14, 2022 South Texas College of Law Houston
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Overview

UT Law CLE's 31st Annual David W. Robertson Admiralty and Maritime Law Conference is the leading annual event that focuses on legal developments in the specialized areas of admiralty and maritime law. The conference offers a unique opportunity for practitioners to stay abreast of global and national developments affecting case law, contracts, and civil procedure.

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Event Schedule

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

  • Time
    Credit
    Subject
    Speaker
  • Friday Morning, Oct. 14, 2022
    Presiding Officer:
    Julia M. Haines, Holland & Knight LLP - Houston, TX
  • 7:45 am
    Houston Only
    Conference Room 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
    The twenty-second annual installment of the seminal paper surveys developments, identifies issues of genuine national importance, and discusses items of significant interest from the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits.

    Matthew H. Ammerman, Law Office of Matthew H. Ammerman, P.C. - Houston, TX
    Michael F. Sturley, The University of Texas School of Law - Austin, TX

  • 10:00 am
    15-Minute Break

  • 10:15 am
    0.50 hr
    Primer: Reverse-Erie Doctrine
    What you may have forgotten but certainly need to know about the reverse-Erie doctrine.

    F. Daniel Knight, Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Aughtry - Houston, TX

  • 10:45 am
    0.50 hr ethics
    What Every Attorney Needs to Know About Cybersecurity
    Review an attorney’s ethical duty to safeguard client information, then explore how that duty intersects with cyber threats, including ransomware and data breaches. The speakers provide a list of best practices for securing your electronic devices at home and while traveling.
    This pre-recorded presentation has been added to the agenda due to the cancelation of "Improper Joinder Gains a Salty Flavor: The application of the Fifth Circuit’s Improper Joinder Doctrine and the Seaman’s Status Test post-Sanchez."

    The speakers will not be available in real-time to answer any questions.

    Jennifer S. Freel, Jackson Walker LLP - Austin, TX
    Co-Author:
    David Springer, Dropbox, Inc. - Austin, TX

  • 11:15 am
    0.50 hr
    Longshore Update
    A significant increase in litigation of extension act cases (particularly under the Defense Base Act) affected the litigation of Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act claims in the past year. Hear about trends at the OALJ as well recent case law on pertinent longshore topics.

    Monica Fekete Markovich, Brown Sims PC - Houston, TX

  • 11:45 am
    Houston Only
    Pick Up Lunch
    Included in registration.

  • Friday Afternoon, Oct. 14, 2022
    Presiding Officer:
    Claude L. Stuart III, Hall Maines Lugrin, P.C. - Houston, TX
  • Luncheon Presentation
  • 12:05 pm
    0.50 hr
    Construction and Start-Up of First U.S. Wind Turbine Installation Vessel
    Construction is well underway in Brownsville, Texas, of the first wind turbine installation vessel designed to be Jones Act compliant and U.S.-flagged. Explore progress and challenges of establishing this asset and its support functions domestically.

    Charlotte P. McAfee, Dominion Energy Services, Inc. - Richmond, VA

  • 12:35 pm
    15-Minute Break

  • 12:50 pm
    1.00 hr
    Dr. Strangehearing, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Virtual Proceeding
    Are you “zoomed” out yet? Hear from state and federal judges on the role, if any, they see for virtual hearings or trials in a post-COVID legal world.
    This presentation was originally scheduled on Friday at 10:45 a.m.

    Moderator:
    F. Daniel Knight, Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Aughtry - Houston, TX
    Panelists:
    Hon. Tracy Christopher, Fourteenth Court of Appeals - Houston, TX
    Hon. Kevin D. Jewell, Fourteenth Court of Appeals - Houston, TX
    Hon. Beau A. Miller, 190th Civil District Court - Houston, TX

  • 1:50 pm
    1.00 hr
    OCSLA, Jurisdiction, and Choice of Law
    Judge Jones discusses some of the challenges faced by judges and lawyers in determining jurisdiction and applicable law in cases arising from oil-and-gas operations on the outer Continental Shelf.

    Hon. Edith H. Jones, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit - Houston, TX
    Kenneth G. Engerrand, Brown Sims, P.C. - Houston, TX

  • 2:50 pm
    0.50 hr
    Current Developments in Regulation and Litigation of Demurrage and Detention Practices and Charges
    Demurrage and detention charges in intermodal ocean shipping have been a contentious issue for stakeholders and a target of Federal Maritime Commission scrutiny for some time before pandemic-fueled congestion drove demurrage and detention charges to unprecedented levels. An up-to-date overview of new legislative efforts, new regulations, and current developments in investigations and litigation concerning demurrage, detention, and related issues.

    Gerald A. Morrissey III, Holland & Knight LLP - Washington, DC

  • 3:20 pm
    10-Minute Break

  • 3:30 pm
    0.50 hr
    Handling Environmental/Spills/Claims
    A discussion on the environmental consequences of released oil resulting from a vessel collision, including civil penalties and natural resource damages.

    Molly Cagle, Baker Botts - Austin, TX
    Co-Author:
    Austin Echols, Baker Botts - Houston, TX

  • 4:00 pm
    1.00 hr ethics
    What to Do if Your Client is Misbehaving, Part XII
    Real-world questions and answers regarding ethics, the law, and what to do when your client asks you to do something improper. Stump our experts with your hardest questions! Please submit your questions in advance to ConferenceQA@utcle.org.

    Bradley A. Jackson, The University of Texas School of Law - Houston, TX
    Scott Rothenberg, Law Office of Scott Rothenberg - Bellaire, TX

  • 5:00 pm
    Adjourn

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Conference Faculty

Matthew H. Ammerman

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

Molly Cagle

Baker Botts
Austin, TX

Hon. Tracy Christopher

Fourteenth Court of Appeals
Houston, TX

Austin Echols

Baker Botts
Houston, TX

Kenneth G. Engerrand

Brown Sims, P.C.
Houston, TX

Jennifer S. Freel

Jackson Walker LLP
Austin, TX

Bradley A. Jackson

The University of Texas School of Law
Houston, TX

Hon. Kevin D. Jewell

Fourteenth Court of Appeals
Houston, TX

Hon. Edith H. Jones

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Houston, TX

F. Daniel Knight

Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Aughtry
Houston, TX

Monica Fekete Markovich

Brown Sims PC
Houston, TX

Charlotte P. McAfee

Dominion Energy Services, Inc.
Richmond, VA

Hon. Beau A. Miller

190th Civil District Court
Houston, TX

Gerald A. Morrissey III

Holland & Knight LLP
Washington, DC

Scott Rothenberg

Law Office of Scott Rothenberg
Bellaire, TX

David Springer

Dropbox, Inc.
Austin, TX

Michael F. Sturley

The University of Texas School of Law
Austin, TX

Planning Committee

Michael F. Sturley—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

Nicholas W. Earles

Schouest, Bamdas, Soshea & BenMaier, PLLC
Houston, TX

Kenneth G. Engerrand

Brown Sims, P.C.
Houston, TX

Thomas C. Fitzhugh III

Schouest, Bamdas, Soshea & BenMaier, PLLC
Houston, TX

Julia M. Haines

Holland & Knight LLP
Houston, TX

Bradley A. Jackson

The University of Texas School of Law
Houston, TX

F. Daniel Knight

Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Aughtry
Houston, TX

Peter A. McLauchlan

McLauchlan Law Group, LLC
Houston, TX

John J. Michael

Vinson & Elkins LLP
Houston, TX

John R. Pearson

Trahan Kornegay Partners LLP
Houston, TX

Steven L. Roberts

Bellaire, TX

Eugene J. Silva II

Exxon Mobil Corporation
Houston, TX

Eugene J. Silva Sr.

Vinson & Elkins LLP
Houston, TX

Claude L. Stuart III

Hall Maines Lugrin, P.C.
Houston, TX

Harold K. Watson

Chaffe McCall LLP
Houston, TX

Credit Info

  • Houston
  • Live Webcast
MCLE Credit
Toggle view Texas – 7.50 hrs  |  1.50 hrs Ethics
Legal Specialization(s): Civil Appellate Law, 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 – 7.50 hrs  |  1.50 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 Louisiana – 7.50 hrs  |  1.50 hrs Ethics
At the completion of the conference you must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the Supreme Court of Louisiana Continuing Legal Education Committee within 30 days after the conference. 
Toggle view Oklahoma – 9.00 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.
Toggle view Pennsylvania – 7.50 hrs  |  1.50 hrs Ethics
UT Law CLE is an approved provider of Pennsylvania credit, sponsor #236. You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. Attorney attendance will be reported to Pennsylvania within 2 weeks after credit is claimed and submit. Attorneys are not able to report this credit on their own, and UT Law CLE pays all associated fees for the credit hours. Contact us at accreditation@utcle.org if you have additional questions.
Toggle view Other States – 7.50 hrs  |  1.50 hrs Ethics
Note on Self-Reporting Your Credits in Another State
If you wish to satisfy MCLE or other professional education requirements in another state for a program offered by the University of Texas School of Law, please check with the state bar or other licensing authority in that state to ensure it will qualify for self-reporting your credits.

You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, you will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records and to provided to other licensing authorities as needed.

MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.
Other Credit
Toggle view TX Accounting CPE – 9.00 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.
MCLE Credit
Toggle view Texas – 7.50 hrs  |  1.50 hrs Ethics
Legal Specialization(s): Civil Appellate Law, 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 Completion will be emailed to you upon claiming credit. 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 – 7.50 hrs  |  1.50 hrs Ethics
To claim California MCLE credit, California credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. Verification pop-ups will NOT display when the webcast video player is in "full screen" mode. Furthermore, the notification sound effect alerting pop-ups, will NOT play on mobile devices. We recommend viewing from a computer, as opposed to a mobile device, should MCLE credit, other than Texas, be needed. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion. 

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.  

MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.
Toggle view Louisiana – 7.50 hrs  |  1.50 hrs Ethics
To claim Louisiana MCLE credit, Louisiana credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. Verification pop-ups will NOT display when the webcast video player is in "full screen" mode. Furthermore, the notification sound effect alerting pop-ups, will NOT play on mobile devices. We recommend viewing from a computer, as opposed to a mobile device, should MCLE credit, other than Texas, be needed. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.
 
At the completion of the conference you must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the Supreme Court of Louisiana Continuing Legal Education Committee within 30 days after the conference.

MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.

 
Toggle view Oklahoma – 9.00 hrs  |  2.00 hrs Ethics
To claim Oklahoma MCLE credit, Oklahoma credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. Verification pop-ups will NOT display when the webcast video player is in "full screen" mode. Furthermore, the notification sound effect alerting pop-ups, will NOT play on mobile devices. We recommend viewing from a computer, as opposed to a mobile device, should MCLE credit, other than Texas, be needed. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion. 

The University of Texas School of Law (Provider #169) live webcast presentations meet the requirements and are presumptively approved by the Oklahoma Bar Association for MCLE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour. Upon claiming credit, a Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the Oklahoma Bar Association within 30 days after the webcast.
Toggle view Pennsylvania – 7.50 hrs  |  1.50 hrs Ethics
To claim Pennsylvania MCLE credit, Pennsylvania credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. Verification pop-ups will NOT display when the webcast video player is in "full screen" mode. Furthermore, the notification sound effect alerting pop-ups, will NOT play on mobile devices. We recommend viewing from a computer, as opposed to a mobile device, should MCLE credit, other than Texas, be needed. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion. 

UT Law CLE is an approved provider of Pennsylvania credit, sponsor #236. Attorney attendance will be reported to Pennsylvania within 2 weeks after credit is claimed and submitted. Attorneys are not able to report this credit on their own, and UT Law CLE pays all associated fees for the credit hours. Contact us at accreditation@utcle.org if you have additional questions.

MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.
Toggle view Other States – 7.50 hrs  |  1.50 hrs Ethics
Note on Self-Reporting Your Credits in Another State
If you wish to satisfy MCLE or other professional education requirements in another state for a program offered by the University of Texas School of Law, please check with the state bar or other licensing authority in that state to ensure it will qualify for self-reporting your credits.
 
To claim Other States MCLE credit, Other States credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. You must claim and  certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, you will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records and to provide to other licensing authorities as needed. 

This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.
MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.
Other Credit
Toggle view TX Accounting CPE – 9.00 hrs
The University of Texas School of Law (Provider #250) live webcast presentations meet the requirements and 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.

This accreditation requires attendance verification. In compliance with the rules, UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

To claim Texas Accounting CPE credit, the Texas Accounting CPE credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. Upon claiming credit, a Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you. Self-report your CPE credit directly to the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy.

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

Key Dates

Houston – Oct 14, 2022 – South Texas College of Law Houston
Conference Concluded
Live Webcast – Oct 14, 2022
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Last day for $355.00 Regular pricing: Oct 5, 2022

$405.00 for registrations received after this time

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$365.00 for registrations received after this time

Individual
Last day for $395.00 Regular pricing: Oct 5, 2022

$445.00 for registrations received after this time

Group (5 registrants minimum)
Last day for $355.00 Regular pricing: Oct 5, 2022

$405.00 for registrations received after this time

Group (10 registrants minimum)
Last day for $315.00 Regular pricing: Oct 5, 2022

$365.00 for registrations received after this time

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1303 San Jacinto Street
Houston, TX
713.659.8040
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