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33rd Annual

Conference on State and Federal Appeals

Austin Jun 8-9, 2023 Sheraton Austin Hotel at the Capitol

$645 Individual  |  $745 after May 31

$580 Group rate per person (5 registrants minimum)  |  $680 after May 31

$515 Group rate per person (10 registrants minimum)  |  $615 after May 31

Live Webcast Jun 8-9, 2023

$645 Individual  |  $745 after May 31

$580 Group rate per person (5 registrants minimum)  |  $680 after May 31

$515 Group rate per person (10 registrants minimum)  |  $615 after May 31

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Overview

UT Law CLE's 33rd Annual Conference on State and Federal Appeals – designed for advanced-level civil appellate practitioners – has earned a reputation as the premier program on appellate practice and procedure in Texas and is a must-attend event for Texas civil appellate practitioners.

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Event Schedule

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

  • Day 1 June 8, 2023
  • Day 2 June 9, 2023
  • Time
    Credit
    Subject
    Speaker
  • Thursday Morning, Jun. 8, 2023
    Presiding Officer:
    Jane M. N. Webre, Scott Douglass & McConnico LLP - Austin, TX
  • 7:30 am
    Austin Only
    Registration Opens
    Includes continental breakfast.

  • 8:20 am
    Welcoming Remarks

  • 8:30 am
    0.50 hr
    88th Legislature: What Happened and How it Affects Your Practice
    A recap of what came out of the Big Pink Building this legislative session. 

    Jerry D. Bullard, Adams, Lynch & Loftin, P.C. - Grapevine, TX
    Jeff Leach, Texas House of Representatives, District 67 - Allen, TX

  • 9:00 am
    0.50 hr
    Texas Supreme Court by the Numbers
    A new look at what has been happening with petitions and what that suggests about your client's odds.

    Don Cruse, Law Office of Don Cruse - Austin, TX

  • 9:30 am
    0.50 hr
    Procedure Update
    A review of recent developments in procedural rules that may impact your appellate practice. 

    Kennon L. Wooten, Scott Douglass & McConnico LLP - Austin, TX

  • 10:00 am
    0.50 hr
    Jury Charge Update
    Recent developments impacting civil jury charges and strategies involved in preparing and preserving error on them.

    Amanda G. Taylor, Butler Snow LLP - Austin, TX

  • 10:30 am
    15-Minute Break

  • 10:45 am
    0.75 hr
    Texas Supreme Court Update
    Explore recent opinions issued by the Court in the current term.

    Hon. Jeff Boyd, Supreme Court of Texas - Austin, TX
    Kurt Kuhn, Kuhn Hobbs PLLC - Austin, TX

  • 11:30 am
    0.75 hr
    Texas Supreme Court Panel
    Hear a candid conversation among the Justices about what is new at the Court, the state of the docket, and ways practitioners can improve their chances of securing discretionary review for their clients.

    Moderator:
    Anne M. Johnson, Tillotson Johnson & Patton - Dallas, TX
    Panelists:
    Hon. Nathan L. Hecht, Supreme Court of Texas - Austin, TX
    Hon. Debra H. Lehrmann, Supreme Court of Texas - Austin, TX
    Hon. J. Brett Busby, The Supreme Court of Texas - Austin, TX

  • 12:15 pm
    Austin Only
    Pick Up Lunch (in Austin)
    Included in registration. 

  • Thursday Afternoon, Jun. 8, 2023
  • LUNCHEON PRESENTATION
  • 12:45 pm
    0.50 hr ethics
    Be Respectful to One Another/How to Have Difficult Conversations

    Ward Farnsworth, The University of Texas School of Law - Austin, TX

  • 1:15 pm
    15-Minute Break

  • 1:30 pm
    0.50 hr
    U.S. Supreme Court Update

    Carl Cecere, Cecere PC - Dallas, TX

  • 2:00 pm
    0.50 hr ethics
    Don’t Do It: Legal Temptations to Resist
    This presentation is a reminder of the things lawyers are tempted to do, but the Rules of Professional Conduct, Standards of Appellate Conduct, and the good manners we were all raised on prevent.

    Hon. Tanya Garrison, 157th District Court - Houston, TX

  • 2:30 pm
    0.75 hr ethics
    Lawyers Behaving Badly
    The producers of the Lawyer Behaving Badly podcast share true but outrageous stories about lawyers being less than their best selves.  

    Karen Delaney, Delaney Legal PLLC - Frisco, TX
    Jennifer Judge, Jennifer Judge Legal PLLC - Southlake, TX

  • 3:15 pm
    Adjourn


  • Austin Only
    Networking Reception (in Austin from 3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.)
    Join us for drinks and hors d'oeuvres with program faculty and attendees.

  • Time
    Credit
    Subject
    Speaker
  • Friday Morning, Jun. 9, 2023
    Presiding Officer:
    Melissa Lorber, Enoch Kever PLLC - Austin, TX
  • 7:30 am
    Austin Only
    Conference Room Opens
    Includes continental breakfast.

  • 8:30 am
    0.50 hr
    Inference Stacking
    When can you stack inferences, and how to tell if that is what is happening.  

    Chad Baruch, Johnston Tobey Baruch - Dallas, TX

  • 9:00 am
    0.75 hr
    0.25 hr ethics
    Persuasive Oral Argument Techniques
    Hear tips from two of Texas’s best on what to do (and not to do) in oral argument.

    Moderator:
    Hon. Daryl L. Moore, Ahmad Zavitsanos & Mensing PLLC - Houston, TX
    Panelists:
    David Keltner, Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP - Fort Worth, TX
    Sharon McCally, McCally Law, P.C. - Houston, TX

  • 9:45 am
    1.00 hr
    0.25 hr ethics
    Under-Utilized Procedural Tools
    Three short presentations on how to make use of Rule 166(g) motions, Indicative Rulings Under Rule 62.1, and Rule 54(b) Judgements.

    Dana Livingston, Cokinos | Young - Austin, TX
    Anna MacFarlane, Pulman, Cappuccio & Pullen, LLP - San Antonio, TX
    Jane M. N. Webre, Scott Douglass & McConnico LLP - Austin, TX

  • 10:45 am
    15-Minute Break

  • 11:00 am
    0.50 hr
    Equitable and Declaratory Remedies for Ultra Vires Acts
    An overview and update on the legal and practical challenges of suing state actors.

    Grant Martinez, Yetter Coleman LLP - Houston, TX

  • 11:30 am
    0.75 hr
    The Administration of Justice: Case Loads and Composition of the Docket in the Courts of Appeals, Rules of Judicial Administration and Statutory Requirements, Strategies for Case Management, and Challenges of Balancing Efficiency and Transparency
    Hear from chiefs of the courts of appeals as they talk frankly about the challenges of efficient case management.

    Hon. Tracy Christopher, Fourteenth Court of Appeals - Houston, TX
    Hon. Dori Contreras, Thirteenth Court of Appeals - Corpus Christi, TX
    Hon. Thomas W. Gray, Tenth Court Of Appeals - Waco, TX

  • 12:15 pm
    Austin Only
    30-Minute Break (in Austin)

  • Friday Afternoon, Jun. 9, 2023
    Presiding Officer:
    Douglas W. Alexander, Alexander Dubose & Jefferson LLP - Austin, TX
  • 12:45 pm
    Austin Only
    Optional Luncheon with the Judiciary (in Austin)
    Take advantage of this unique opportunity to meet and discuss issues with members of the judiciary. Please select "Luncheon with the Judiciary" on the registration form to attend ($50 additional charge).

  • 1:30 pm
    Austin Only
    Return to General Session (in Austin)

  • 1:45 pm
    0.75 hr
    So You Think You Know Your Evidence and Procedure?
    An interactive and entertaining presentation testing your knowledge of the Texas Rules of Evidence and Procedure.

    Hon. Kristen Hawkins, 11th Judicial District - Houston, TX
    Hon. Dawn Rogers, 334th Civil Court - Houston, TX

  • 2:30 pm
    0.50 hr
    U.S. Fifth Circuit Update
    This presentation covers the most interesting cases about civil litigation from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in the past year.

    David S. Coale, Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann, LLP - Dallas, TX
    Raffi Melkonian, Wright Close & Barger, LLP - Houston, TX

  • 3:00 pm
    0.50 hr
    Rehearing and En Banc Practice in the Fifth Circuit
    Background, procedure, and tips for how to handle a mistake by a Fifth Circuit panel.

    Jason LaFond, Yetter Coleman LLP - Austin, TX

  • 3:30 pm
    0.50 hr
    Supersedeas Topic: State and Federal

    Charles T. Frazier Jr., Alexander Dubose & Jefferson LLP - Dallas, TX
    Marisa Cruz Hurd, Alexander Dubose & Jefferson LLP - Houston, TX

  • 4:00 pm
    0.50 hr ethics
    Appeals from Sanctions Orders
    Sanctions orders can have devastating impacts on both attorneys and their clients.  Learn the latest cutting-edge techniques for obtaining, avoiding, appealing, and keeping trial court sanctions orders.

    Scott Rothenberg, Law Office of Scott Rothenberg - Bellaire, TX

  • 4:30 pm
    Adjourn

  • Day 1 June 8, 2023
  • Day 2 June 9, 2023
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Conference Faculty

Chad Baruch

Johnston Tobey Baruch
Dallas, TX

Hon. Jeff Boyd

Supreme Court of Texas
Austin, TX

Jerry D. Bullard

Adams, Lynch & Loftin, P.C.
Grapevine, TX

Hon. J. Brett Busby

The Supreme Court of Texas
Austin, TX

Carl Cecere

Cecere PC
Dallas, TX

Hon. Tracy Christopher

Fourteenth Court of Appeals
Houston, TX

David S. Coale

Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann, LLP
Dallas, TX

Hon. Dori Contreras

Thirteenth Court of Appeals
Corpus Christi, TX

Don Cruse

Law Office of Don Cruse
Austin, TX

Karen Delaney

Delaney Legal PLLC
Frisco, TX

Ward Farnsworth

The University of Texas School of Law
Austin, TX

Charles T. Frazier Jr.

Alexander Dubose & Jefferson LLP
Dallas, TX

Hon. Tanya Garrison

157th District Court
Houston, TX

Hon. Thomas W. Gray

Tenth Court Of Appeals
Waco, TX

Hon. Kristen Hawkins

11th Judicial District
Houston, TX

Hon. Nathan L. Hecht

Supreme Court of Texas
Austin, TX

Marisa Cruz Hurd

Alexander Dubose & Jefferson LLP
Houston, TX

Anne M. Johnson

Tillotson Johnson & Patton
Dallas, TX

Jennifer Judge

Jennifer Judge Legal PLLC
Southlake, TX

David Keltner

Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP
Fort Worth, TX

Kurt Kuhn

Kuhn Hobbs PLLC
Austin, TX

Jason LaFond

Yetter Coleman LLP
Austin, TX

Jeff Leach

Texas House of Representatives, District 67
Allen, TX

Hon. Debra H. Lehrmann

Supreme Court of Texas
Austin, TX

Dana Livingston

Cokinos | Young
Austin, TX

Anna MacFarlane

Pulman, Cappuccio & Pullen, LLP
San Antonio, TX

Grant Martinez

Yetter Coleman LLP
Houston, TX

Sharon McCally

McCally Law, P.C.
Houston, TX

Raffi Melkonian

Wright Close & Barger, LLP
Houston, TX

Hon. Daryl L. Moore

Ahmad Zavitsanos & Mensing PLLC
Houston, TX

Hon. Dawn Rogers

334th Civil Court
Houston, TX

Scott Rothenberg

Law Office of Scott Rothenberg
Bellaire, TX

Amanda G. Taylor

Butler Snow LLP
Austin, TX

Jane M. N. Webre

Scott Douglass & McConnico LLP
Austin, TX

Kennon L. Wooten

Scott Douglass & McConnico LLP
Austin, TX

Planning Committee

Jane M. N. Webre—Chair

Scott Douglass & McConnico LLP
Austin, TX

Douglas W. Alexander

Alexander Dubose & Jefferson LLP
Austin, TX

Pamela Stanton Baron

Attorney at Law
Austin, TX

Hon. Jane N. Bland

The Supreme Court of Texas
Austin, TX

Elana S. Einhorn

Enoch Kever PLLC
Austin, TX

Jennifer S. Freel

Jackson Walker LLP
Austin, TX

Leslie Sara Hyman

Pulman, Cappuccio & Pullen, LLP
San Antonio, TX

Anne M. Johnson

Tillotson Johnson & Patton
Dallas, TX

Kurt Kuhn

Kuhn Hobbs PLLC
Austin, TX

Thomas S. Leatherbury

SMU Dedman School of Law First Amendment Clinic and Vinson & Elkins LLP
Dallas, TX

Jeffrey S. Levinger

Levinger PC
Dallas, TX

Dana Livingston

Cokinos | Young
Austin, TX

Melissa Lorber

Enoch Kever PLLC
Austin, TX

Raffi Melkonian

Wright Close & Barger, LLP
Houston, TX

Hon. Daryl L. Moore

Ahmad Zavitsanos & Mensing PLLC
Houston, TX

Connie H. Pfeiffer

Yetter Coleman LLP
Houston, TX

Richard B. Phillips Jr.

Holland & Knight LLP
Dallas, TX

Scott Rothenberg

Law Office of Scott Rothenberg
Bellaire, TX

Key Dates

Austin – Jun 8-9, 2023 – Sheraton Austin Hotel at the Capitol
Live Webcast – Jun 8-9, 2023
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Last day for cancellation (full refund): Jun 9, 2023

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Last day for cancellation: Jun 12, 2023
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Sheraton Austin Hotel at the Capitol

701 E. 11th Street
Austin, TX 78701
512-478-1111
1-888-627-8349 (reservations)
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A limited number of rooms have been reserved at a special rate of $229 per night. Special room rate is available until May 17, or until the room block is exhausted, whichever comes first. You can reserve by calling 888-627-8349 and mentioning the UT Conference on State and Federal Appeals, or by visiting their website here.

Parking Information

Daily or Overnight Self-Parking: $20
Daily or Overnight Valet: $49

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