Attendee List
Program
Wednesday, June 14
Contracts Immunity Update
Amy Emerson, Allensworth & Porter, Austin
Paper
Presentation
Employment Law Update 2017: Sex, Drugs, and Tweets Galore
Sheila Gladstone, Ashley Thomas, and Lauren Munselle, Lloyd Gosselink, Austin
Paper
Presentation
Defending Emergency Exception Cases under the Texas Tort Claims Act
Rebecca Hayward, Denton Navarro Rocha Bernal Hyde & Zech, San Antonio
Paper
Presentation
Legal Framework for Municipal Fees
Leela Fireside, City of Austin
Paper
Billboard Fee Study
Presentation
Handling PIA Requests: Practical Tips
Zindia Thomas, TML, Moderator
Panelists: Vanessa Gonzalez, Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta, Austin
Zachariah Evans, Akers and Akers
Sherry Mashburn, City of College Station
Presentation
Thursday, June 15
Regulating Your City’s Homeless Population
Thomas Gwosdz, City of Victoria
Paper
Presentation
Recent Federal Cases of Interest to Cities
Randy Montgomery, D. Randall Montgomery and Associates, Dallas
Paper
Presentation
Recent State Cases of Interest to Cities
Laura Mueller, Bojorquez Law Firm, Austin
Paper
Presentation
Tax Foreclosed Properties
Leann Guzman, City of Fort Worth
Presentation
Hoarding
Jonathan Koury, City of Bryan
Paper
Presentation
Regulation of Drones
Chris Nichols, Nichols Law Firm, Houston
Presentation
Emerging Right of Way Issues: Small Cells Are a Big Deal
Don Knight, City of Dallas
Paper
Presentation
What’s Your Damage? Case Studies in ZBA Appeals
Tad Cleaves, Skye Masson, and Sofia Nelson, City of Georgetown
Paper
Presentation
Legislative Update
TML Staff, Austin
Legislative Update – June 2, 2017
Presentation not made available for posting.
Lessons Learned from Pasadena: Voting Rights Act Update
Gunnar Seaquist, Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta, Austin
Presentation
Friday, June 16
What Every New City Attorney Needs to Know (and the Rest of Us Reminded of)
Marcus Norris, Underwood Law Firm, Amarillo
Paper
Presentation
Legislative Privilege: Protections and Cautions
Nathan Vassar, Lloyd Gosselink, Austin
Paper
Presentation
Risky Business: Managing Construction Project Risk with Bonds and Insurance
Joe Basham, Allensworth & Porter, Austin
Jeff Chapman, The Chapman Firm, Austin
Presentation
7 Myths of Environmental Liability
Derra Mattina, Olson & Olson, Houston
Paper
Presentation
Why Can’t We All Just Get Along: The Relationship between City Councils and EDC Boards
Frank Garza, Davidson, Troilo, Ream and Garza, San Antonio
Paper
Presentation