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2020

Litigation Strategies and Employment Law

STUDIO WEBCAST Apr 28, 2020
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Litigation Strategies and Employment Law
2.25 hrs | 0.25 hr ethics
(Contains material from May 2020)

Overview

UT Law CLE's Labor and Employment Law Conference is the premier program on employment law practice in Texas. By virtually bringing together leading members of the bar, personnel experts, and in-house counsel, the conference offers the timely updates, emerging trends, and the variety of perspectives practitioners need.

Event Schedule

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

  • Time
    Credit
    Subject
    Speaker
  • Tuesday Afternoon, Apr. 28, 2020
    Presiding Officer:
    Rod Tanner, Tanner and Associates, PC - Fort Worth, TX
  • 1:00 pm
    0.75 hr
    Arbitration Intersects With Employment Law
    Experienced arbitrators discuss the advantages and pitfalls of arbitration as an alternative to litigation, trends in arbitrating employment cases, interpretation of arbitration clauses, and what both sides can do to reduce costs and make effective presentations.

    Moderator:
    David Schlottman, Jackson Walker LLP - Dallas, TX
    Panelist:
    Hon. Alvin L. Zimmerman, Spencer Fane LLP - Houston, TX

  • 1:45 pm
    5-Minute Break

  • 1:50 pm
    0.50 hr
    Employee Activism and Workplace Political Speech
    Analyze legal and practical implications of employee activism and political speech including best practices for employee training, policy development, and navigating related day-to-day workplace realities.

    Laura M. Merritt, Boulette Golden & Marin L.L.P. - Austin, TX

  • 2:20 pm
    5-Minute Break

  • 2:25 pm
    0.50 hr
    Texas Citizen’s Participation Act: Recent Statutory and Decisional Developments
    How have recent amendments and decisions affected the scope and viability of the TCPA? What strategies are effective for TCPA movants and respondents?

    David C. Holmes, Law Offices of David C. Holmes - Houston, TX

  • 2:55 pm
    5-Minute Break

  • 3:00 pm
    0.50 hr
    Appellate Judge's View of Employment Law Cases
    A mid-level update of employment law opinions from our intermediate courts of appeal.

    Hon. Amanda L. Reichek, Fifth Court of Appeals - Dallas, TX

  • 3:30 pm
    5-Minute Break

  • 3:35 pm
    0.50 hr
    0.25 hr ethics
    Preparing Witnesses: Practical and Ethical Considerations
    Witness preparation involves both practical and ethical challenges. How do you ensure your witnesses are well prepared and comfortable with the process? And how do you navigate between zealous advocacy and the duty of candor to the tribunal? Gain useful tips from both the plaintiff and defense perspective.

    Vianei Lopez Braun, Decker Jones, P.C. - Fort Worth, TX
    Joseph Gillespie, Gillespie Sanford LLP - Dallas, TX

  • 4:05 pm
    Adjourn

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Conference Faculty

Vianei Lopez Braun

Decker Jones, P.C.
Fort Worth, TX

Joseph Gillespie

Gillespie Sanford LLP
Dallas, TX

David C. Holmes

Law Offices of David C. Holmes
Houston, TX

Laura M. Merritt

Boulette Golden & Marin L.L.P.
Austin, TX

Hon. Amanda L. Reichek

Fifth Court of Appeals
Dallas, TX

David Schlottman

Jackson Walker LLP
Dallas, TX

Hon. Alvin L. Zimmerman

Spencer Fane LLP
Houston, TX

Credit Info

  • STUDIO WEBCAST
MCLE Credit
Toggle view Texas – 2.75 hrs  |  0.25 hrs Ethics
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 – 2.75 hrs  |  0.25 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 Other States – 2.75 hrs
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.

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