2013 Summer Conference Materials

Water Issues
Martin Rochelle, Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend, P.C., Austin

Working with TML IRP Counsel
Ron Stutes, Potter Minton; Tyler, David Reagan, General Counsel, TML IRP Lance Vincent, Ritcheson, Lauffer & Vincent, P.C., Tyler

Lessons Learned from New City Attorneys and City Attorneys in a New City
Jennifer Richie, City Attorney, Waco; Mary Ann Powell, City Attorney, Sugar Land; Charlie Zech, Denton, Navarro, Rocha & Bernal, San Antonio Art Pertile, Olson and Olson, Houston

Employment Law Update
Maricela Moore, Farrow-Gillespie & Heath, Dallas

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

Recent State Cases of Interest to Cities
Laura Mueller, Assistant General Counsel, Texas Municipal League

Tow Truck Regulation
Miles Risley, City Attorney, Wichita Falls

Ethics
Thomas Gwosdz, City Attorney, Victoria

What Every Plaintiff in a Construction Defect Lawsuit Should Know
Kayla Landeros, Deputy City Attorney, Temple

Legal Notices/Publication Update
Scott Levine, Banowsky and Levine, Dallas

City Signs and Trademarks
Zachariah Evans, The Akers Law Firm, Austin

Legislative Update
Bennett Sandlin, Executive Director, Texas Municipal League, Scott Houston, Deputy Executive Director and General Counsel, Texas Municipal League, Snapper Carr, Focused Advocacy, Austin

Ethics
John Carlton, The Carlton Law Office, Austin

The Affordable Care Act and Cities
Jim Darling, Mayor, McAllen

Animal Control Issue
Jonathan Koury, Assistant City Attorney, Bryan

Urban Gas Drilling
Steve Wood, Taylor, Olson, Adkins, Sralla and Elam, Fort Worth