Session 1:

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: What the ADA, FHA and Other Laws Say About Animals and Their Owners (May 2019)

With requests for accommodations for service animals and the like, learn how different laws cover such accommodations before referring your client to a specialist. This presentation outlines the ADA, FHA and the Air Carrier Access Actin in terms of the places covered by each.  It discusses the difference between a “service animal” and every other kind of beast, and what the ADA vs. the FHA requires and what it permits in terms of verification of a need for the animal, and it also explores the rapidly developing law of what the ACAA requires and permits.

Originally presented at: May 2019 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: What the ADA, FHA and Other Laws Say About Animals and Their Owners

Richard M. Hunt, Hunt Huey PLLC - Dallas, TX

Session 2:

Have Sea Squirts Invaded Your Contract? Avoiding the Mindless Use of So-Called “Market” Terms You May or May Not Understand (Oct 2018)

Originally presented at: Oct 2018 Mergers and Acquisitions Institute

Glenn D. West, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP - Dallas, TX

Session 3:

That's All the News for Today. Stay Ethical, Austin! (Feb 2019)

In recent years, the news has highlighted ethics issues relating to conflicts of interest, confidentiality, the use of social media, supervision of non‑lawyers, and other topics.  This panel will use factual scenarios to discuss the requirements and lessons of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, including Rules 1.6, 1.7, 5.3, and 7.1 and to consider practical ways to identify and avoid ethical pitfalls. Some scenarios are ripped from current headlines; others are conceptualizations of problems worth avoiding. 

Originally presented at: Jan 2019 Renewable Energy Law

Prof. Irma Russell, Edward A. Smith/ Missouri Chair in Law, the Constitution, and Society, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law - Kansas City, MO
Alison Leonard Gardner, Sr. Vice President & General Counsel, E.On Climate & Renewables - Austin, TX
Tracy L. Kepler, Director of Center for Professional Responsibility, American Bar Association - Chicago, IL

Session 4:

Effective, Efficient, and Economically Appropriate Litigation (Nov 2018)

Lawyers should communicate early and often with their clients about case planning, proportionate discovery, strategy, and litigation objectives, and should negotiate appropriate dispute resolution agreements with opposing counsel.

Originally presented at: Nov 2018 Civil Litigation Conference

Geoffrey L. Harrison, Susman Godfrey L.L.P. - Houston, TX

Session 5:

Managing Student Protest Logistics (Mar 2019)

The past year has seen a sharp increase in the number, size, and variety of student protests, and the logistics of these protests can create serious challenges for administrators. Explore ways to balance student protest rights with the practical needs of administration.

Originally presented at: Feb 2019 School Law Conference

Christopher B. Gilbert, Thompson & Horton LLP - Houston, TX