UT Law CLE Live Conferences

2022

The Car Crash Seminar

Austin Aug 25-26, 2022 AT&T Conference Center
$475 Individual | $525 after Aug 17

$310 Paralegal Rate | $360 after Aug 17

$430 Group rate per person (5 registrants minimum) | $480 after Aug 17

$380 Group rate per person (10 registrants minimum) | $430 after Aug 17

Live Webcast Aug 25-26, 2022
$475 Individual | $525 after Aug 17

$310 Paralegal Rate | $360 after Aug 17

$430 Group rate per person (5 registrants minimum) | $480 after Aug 17

$380 Group rate per person (10 registrants minimum) | $430 after Aug 17

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Overview

The Car Crash Seminar is the ultimate program for practitioners of all experience levels. In-depth fundamentals take you from initial client contact through trial or settlement, and come away with a definitive set of resource materials and sample forms.

Event Schedule

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

Day 1 August 25, 2022
Day 2 August 26, 2022

Time

Credit

Subject

Speaker
Thursday Afternoon, Aug. 25, 2022
11:30 am
Austin Only

Registration Opens

Includes complimentary refreshments.
12:20 pm

Welcoming Remarks
12:30 pm

0.75 hr
0.25 hr ethics

Texas Auto Policies

Explore how to get the most from your coverage.

Henry L. Moore, Attorney at Law - Austin, TX
1:15 pm

1.00 hr
0.25 hr ethics

Recent Developments in Prosecuting and Defending UM/UIM Actions

Leading lawyers for plaintiffs and insurers present and discuss recent developments regarding attorney’s fees and discovery issues in UM/UIM cases.

Moderator:
Donald H. Kidd, Perdue & Kidd - Houston, TX
Panelists:
Thomas Crosley, Crosley Law - San Antonio, TX
Robert E. Valdez, Valdez & Treviño - San Antonio, TX
2:15 pm

0.50 hr
0.25 hr ethics

Negotiating with Insurance Adjusters

Learn how to maximize case value through preparation and presentation of the demand package.

Manpreet Kaur Singh, Fanaff, Hoagland, Gonzales & Baldwin - Houston, TX
2:45 pm

15-Minute Break
3:00 pm

0.75 hr

Overcoming “Bad Facts” A Plaintiff and Defense Perspective

Tips and tricks to deal with low property damage, pre-existing conditions, gaps in treatment, lack of medical bills, DWI, criminal clients, and more at trial.

Stephanie Baenisch, Dallas, TX
John Martinez, First Nationwide Bank - San Antonio, TX
3:45 pm

0.75 hr

Seatbelts and Police Officer Testimony

Evidence about seat belts and the investigating officer’s opinions has the potential to be outcome determinative in a car crash case. What evidence should come before the jury, and what should be kept out?

Quentin Brogdon, Crain Brogdon Rogers, LLP - Dallas, TX
4:30 pm

0.50 hr ethics

Recent Changes to the Advertising and Solicitation Rules: The Highlights

Comprehensive changes to the Texas Disciplinary Rules governing advertisements and solicitations became effective in 2021. This presentation highlights some of the most notable changes.

Jason Panzer, Herring & Panzer, L.L.P. - Austin, TX
5:00 pm

Adjourn

Time

Credit

Subject

Speaker
Friday Morning, Aug. 26, 2022
7:30 am
Austin Only

Conference Room Opens

Includes continental breakfast.
8:30 am

0.75 hr
0.25 hr ethics

Medical Expenses in Car Crash Cases after In re Allstate: an Update from Discovery to Trial

This presentation discusses the nuts and bolts of proving or challenging medical expenses in car crash cases, including: the current state of TCPRC Section 18.001 after In re Allstate, strategies for striking (or not striking) 18.001 counter-affidavits, the use of depositions by written questions, and other non-party and expert discovery issues arising from recent Texas Supreme Court case law.

Morgan A. McPheeters, McPheeters Law, PLLC - Dallas, TX
9:15 am

0.50 hr ethics

Protecting the Pig in the Poke: Protection of Non-Relevant Healthcare Information

This presentation explores the scope of discovery pertaining to healthcare information relevant to a claim or defense and pragmatic approaches to protecting irrelevant, confidential healthcare information.

Paul N. Gold, Aversano & Gold - Houston, TX
9:45 am

0.50 hr

Recognizing Products Liability Claims

Using case studies, learn how to spot and approach products liability claims in catastrophic motor vehicle accidents.

Muhammad S. Aziz, Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Agosto, Aziz & Stogner - Houston, TX
10:15 am

15-Minute Break
10:30 am

0.50 hr
0.25 hr ethics

Stowers

Shelly Tomlin Greco, Eberstein & Witherite, LLP - Dallas, TX
11:00 am

0.50 hr

Cross Examination

The difficult witness, the delicate witness, and the professional witness.

Paula Fisette Sweeney, Slack Davis Sanger LLP - Dallas, TX
11:30 am

0.75 hr
0.50 hr ethics

Subrogation and Liens

The topic everyone loves to hate…made a little less painless with a comprehensive overview of Medicare, Medicaid, worker’s comp, ERISA and self-funded vs insured, hospital liens, child support liens, and attorney liability. Learn how to protect yourself and your client/insured.

Judy Kostura, Kostura & Putman, P.C. - Austin, TX
12:15 pm
Austin Only

Pick Up Lunch (in Austin)

Included in registration.
Friday Afternoon, Aug. 26, 2022
LUNCHEON PRESENTATION
12:45 pm

0.50 hr ethics

Ted Lasso Ethics

Five lessons lawyers should learn from Ted Lasso.

Charlie Ginn, McCraw Law Group - McKinney, TX
1:15 pm

15-Minute Break
1:30 pm

0.75 hr

Trying Cases Without Medical Bills

Texas law has made it difficult to try cases with our medical bills. That burden creates an avenue to trying cases without them and opening doors to greater potential verdicts.

C. Robert Dorsett Jr., Dorsett Johnson, LLP - Austin, TX
L. Todd Kelly, The Carlson Law Firm - Austin, TX
2:15 pm

1.00 hr
0.25 hr ethics

Truck/CMV Wrecks: Yin and Yang

Two experienced trucking lawyers share real world time-tested defense and plaintiff’s discovery and trial tactics and strategies.

Todd Clement, Clement + Speer - Dallas, TX
William M. Toles, Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. - Austin, TX
3:15 pm

10-Minute Break
3:25 pm

0.50 hr

Proving Up Future Damages

Including medical and lost wages.

John D. Plumlee, Lorenz & Lorenz LLP - Austin, TX
3:55 pm

0.75 hr
0.25 hr ethics

Dram Shop

Understanding the law and importance of the alcohol over-service case.

Jon J. Bailey, The Bailey Law Firm - San Angelo, TX
4:40 pm

Adjourn

Day 1 August 25, 2022
Day 2 August 26, 2022

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Conference Faculty

Muhammad S. Aziz

Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Agosto, Aziz & Stogner
Houston, TX

Stephanie Baenisch

Dallas, TX

Jon J. Bailey

The Bailey Law Firm
San Angelo, TX

Quentin Brogdon

Crain Brogdon Rogers, LLP
Dallas, TX

Todd Clement

Clement + Speer
Dallas, TX

Thomas Crosley

Crosley Law
San Antonio, TX

C. Robert Dorsett Jr.

Dorsett Johnson, LLP
Austin, TX

Charlie Ginn

McCraw Law Group
McKinney, TX

Paul N. Gold

Aversano & Gold
Houston, TX

Shelly Tomlin Greco

Eberstein & Witherite, LLP
Dallas, TX

L. Todd Kelly

The Carlson Law Firm
Austin, TX

Donald H. Kidd

Perdue & Kidd
Houston, TX

Judy Kostura

Kostura & Putman, P.C.
Austin, TX

John Martinez

First Nationwide Bank
San Antonio, TX

Morgan A. McPheeters

McPheeters Law, PLLC
Dallas, TX

Henry L. Moore

Attorney at Law
Austin, TX

Jason Panzer

Herring & Panzer, L.L.P.
Austin, TX

John D. Plumlee

Lorenz & Lorenz LLP
Austin, TX

Manpreet Kaur Singh

Fanaff, Hoagland, Gonzales & Baldwin
Houston, TX

Paula Fisette Sweeney

Slack Davis Sanger LLP
Dallas, TX

William M. Toles

Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C.
Austin, TX

Robert E. Valdez

Valdez & Treviño
San Antonio, TX

Planning Committee

Quentin Brogdon—Chair

Crain Brogdon Rogers, LLP
Dallas, TX

Price Ainsworth

Lorenz & Lorenz LLP
Austin, TX

Muhammad S. Aziz

Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Agosto, Aziz & Stogner
Houston, TX

Stephanie Baenisch

Dallas, TX

Brent Carpenter

Carpenter & Carpenter, P.C.
Sugar Land, TX

Mike Davis

Slack Davis Sanger LLP
Austin, TX

Justin B. Demerath

O'Hanlon, Demerath & Castillo, PC
Austin, TX

Chip Evans

The Evans Law Firm
West Lake Hills, TX

Shelly Tomlin Greco

Eberstein & Witherite, LLP
Dallas, TX

Donald H. Kidd

Perdue & Kidd
Houston, TX

Judy Kostura

Kostura & Putman, P.C.
Austin, TX

Henry L. Moore

Attorney at Law
Austin, TX

Manpreet Kaur Singh

Fanaff, Hoagland, Gonzales & Baldwin
Houston, TX

William M. Toles

Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C.
Austin, TX

Paul Wingo

Hamilton Wingo, LLP
Dallas, TX

MCLE Credit

Texas – 11.25 hrs | 3.75 hrs Ethics
Legal Specialization(s): Civil Appellate Law, Civil Trial 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 Monday. 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

California – 11.25 hrs | 3.75 hrs Ethics

At the conference, you will need to sign in on the Record of Attendance form at the registration desk. Self-report your CLE credit directly to the State Bar of California at calbar.ca.gov. You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

Oklahoma – 13.50 hrs | 4.50 hrs Ethics

At the conference, you will need to sign in on the Record of Attendance form at the registration desk. You must claim 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 Oklahoma Bar Association within 30 days after the conference.

Pennsylvania – 11.00 hrs | 3.50 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. You may also be required to sign-in at the registration desk if you are attending in-person - please see staff onsite for more details. Attorney attendance will be reported to Pennsylvania within 2 weeks of the webcast conclusion. Attorneys are not able to report this credit on their own, and UT Law CLE pays all associated fees for the credit hours. Contact Laura Tolin, ltolin@law.utexas.edu, if you have additional questions.

Other States – 11.25 hrs | 3.75 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 your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records.

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

TX Accounting CPE – 13.50 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 will need to sign in on the Accounting CPE Record of Attendance form at the registration desk. You will receive a Texas Accounting Certificate of Completion at the conference for your records. Self-report your CPE credit directly to TSBPA. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

Contact Laura Tolin, ltolin@law.utexas.edu, if you have additional questions.

MCLE Credit

Texas – 11.25 hrs | 3.75 hrs Ethics
Legal Specialization(s): Civil Appellate Law, Civil Trial Law, Personal Injury Trial Law

UT Law CLE will report credit to the State Bar of Texas on your behalf. If you are claiming credit in the last week of your birth month, self-report your credit directly to the State Bar of Texas at texasbar.com. A Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you upon claiming credit.

California – 11.25 hrs | 3.75 hrs Ethics

Self-report your CLE credit directly to the State Bar of California at calbar.ca.gov. Print and keep the Certificate of Completion for your records. A Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you upon claiming credit.

Oklahoma – 13.50 hrs | 4.50 hrs Ethics

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. 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 Oklahoma MCLE credit, Oklahoma credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. 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.

Pennsylvania – 11.00 hrs | 3.50 hrs Ethics

UT Law CLE is an approved provider of Pennsylvania credit, sponsor #236. Attorney attendance will be reported to Pennsylvania within 2 weeks of the webcast conclusion. Attorneys are not able to report this credit on their own, and UT Law CLE pays all associated fees for the credit hours. Contact Laura Tolin, ltolin@law.utexas.edu, if you have additional questions.

Other States – 11.25 hrs | 3.75 hrs Ethics

Note on Self-Reporting Your Credits in Another State

To claim Other States MCLE credit, Other States credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records.

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

TX Accounting CPE – 13.50 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 Laura Tolin, ltolin@law.utexas.edu, if you have additional questions.

Key Dates

Austin – Aug 25-26, 2022 – AT&T Conference Center

Live Webcast – Aug 25-26, 2022