2009 TCAA Summer Conference Speaker Papers

Program at a Glance
Attendee List

Wednesday, June 10

The Ethics of Handling Municipal Matters Involving Unrepresented Parties
Meredith Ladd, Brown and Hofmeister, Richardson
Paper

Climate Change and its Impacts on Municipal Operations,
Paul Gosselink, Lloyd Gosselink, Austin, and Jason Tournillion, GT Environmental Finance, Austin
Paper
PowerPoint

Redistricting Issues for City Attorneys
Bob Heath, Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta, Austin
Paper
PowerPoint

Thursday, June 11

Police/Fire Labor Relations Update
Lowell Denton, Denton, Navarro, Rocha and Bernal, San Antonio
Paper

Recent Federal Cases of Interest to Cities
Randy Montgomery, D. Randall Montgomery and Associates, Dallas
Paper
PowerPoint

Recent State Cases of Interest to Cities
Laura Mueller, Texas Municipal League, Austin
Paper
PowerPoint

Taking Control over Natural Gas Gathering and Transmission Pipelines and Compressor Station Companies
David Klein, Lloyd Gosselink, Austin
Paper
PowerPoint

Legislative Update
Shanna Igo, Texas Municipal League, Austin

What City Attorneys Should Know About Ethics and the Legislature
Royce Poinsett, McGinnis, Lochridge and Kilgore, Austin
PowerPoint

Real Estate FAQ’s by City Attorneys or What is the Difference Between a Right-of-Way and an Easement
Kevin Laughlin, Nichols, Jackson, Dillard, Hager and Smith, Dallas
Paper
PowerPoint

When Disaster Strikes
Legal Staff, Galveston
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6

Friday, June 12

Ethics
Jason King and Nathan Akers, Akers and Boulware-Wells, Austin
Paper
PowerPoint

CCN Update
Art Rodriguez, Russell and Rodriguez, Georgetown
Paper
PowerPoint

Airport Law 101
Robert Sims, Assistant City Attorney, Dallas
Paper
Paper appendix 1
Paper appendix 2
Paper appendix 3
Paper appendix 4
PowerPoint

Anatomy of a TCEQ Enforcement Action
Kerry Russell, Russell and Rodriguez, Georgetown
Paper
PowerPoint

FMLA/ADA Update
Frank Waite, Thompson and Knight, Dallas
Paper
PowerPoint