Types of City Government
Heather Lockhart, Assistant General Counsel, Texas Municipal League, Austin
Open Meetings Act
Karen Kennard, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Austin
Public Information Act
Christy Drake-Adams, Assistant General Counsel, Texas Municipal League, Austin
Annexation
Scott Houston, Deputy Executive Director and General Counsel, Texas Municipal League,
Austin
Personnel Law
Nicholas Palmer, Senior Assistant City Attorney, Dallas
Ethics
Alan Bojorquez, Bojorquez Law Firm, Austin
Liability
Slater Elza, Underwood Law Firm, P.C., Amarillo
Election Law
Christina Adkins, Texas Secretary of State, Austin
Land Use
Julie Fort, Messer Rockefeller & Fort, PLLC, Frisco
Economic Development
Zindia Thomas, Assistant General Counsel, Texas Municipal League, Austin
Dealing with the Media
Jay Warren, Marketing Communications Manager, Arlington
Municipal Finance
Kuruvilla Oommen, City Attorney, Irving
Municipal Budget and Tax Rate
Jeff Moore, Brown & Hofmeister, L.L.P., Richardson
Purchasing
Kevin Laughlin, Nichols Jackson Dillard Hager & Smith, L.L.P., Dallas
Ordinances
David Johnson, Assistant City Attorney, Arlington
Municipal Court
George Hyde & Caroline Kelley, Russell Rodriguez Hyde Bullock, L.L.P., Georgetown
