2009 Summer Conference Materials

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
PowerPoint
Paper

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

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
PowerPoint
Paper

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

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

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
PowerPoint
Paper

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
PowerPoint
Paper

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

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

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

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