Agenda
Attendee List
CLE Course Number (in-person): 174153122
CLE Course Number (online webinar): 174163967
Wednesday, June 15
Workers’ Compensation: What Every City Attorney Needs to Know
Bobby Stokes and Kevin Poteete, Flahive, Ogden & Latson, P.C.
Presentation
Texas Defenses 2020
2022 WC Presumptions
Utility-Related Update
Thomas L. Brocato and Roslyn Dubberstein, Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend, P.C.
Presentation
Municipal Borrowing in a Time of Climate Change
Gregory Miller, Bickerstaff Health Acosta Delgado LLP
Presentation
Looking Into the Forms File of a City Attorney
Barbara Quirk, Guevara Law, P.C.
Paper
Presentation
Ethical Conflicts with Individual Councilmembers (Ethics)
Ross Fischer, Ross Fischer Law
Presentation
Civil Enforcement in Municipal Courts of Record
Ryan Henry, The Law Offices of Ryan Henry
Paper
Presentation
Thursday, June 16
How to Fight a MUD and Why You Should
Emily Rogers, Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta LLP
Presentation
Update, Status and Strategies on Short-Term Rental Litigation
Matthew Boyle, Boyle & Lowry, LLP, and Janet Spugnardi, City of Irving
Paper
Matthew Boyle Presentation
Janet Spugnardi Presentation
The Great Resignation and Managing a Multigenerational Workforce
Elizabeth M. Fraley and Stephen Rispoli, Baylor Law School
Paper
Presentation
Real Estate Drafting for City Attorneys
Jonathan Koury, City of Bryan
Paper
Presentation
Meta-what Now? Navigating Your City Through the Next Evolution of Social Connection
Will Trevino, City of Brownsville
Presentation
Municipal Regulation of Firearms Update
Scott Houston, Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool
Paper
Presentation
Firearms Stronger Together Cheat Sheet
Recent State Cases of Interest to Cities
Laura Mueller, City of Dripping Springs
Paper
Presentation
Confidentiality and Leave Practices in the Time of COVID
Melissa Cranford, Messer, Fort & McDonald PLLC
Paper
Presentation
Surety Bonds: How to Get Paid by a Surety
Amy M. Emerson, Allensworth
Paper
Presentation
Getting Along with the Feds: Tips and Best Practices for Infrastructure Projects with a Federal Component
Mary Beth Coburn and Lowry Crook, Best Best & Krieger
Presentation
Please Drink Responsibly (Ethics)
Katie Leininger, City of Pearland, E. Joyce Iyamu, City of Missouri City, Derra Leigh Purnell, President, Houston Area Municipal Attorneys, and Randall B. Strong, The Law Office of Randall B. Strong
Presentation
Friday, June 17
Current Trends in City Charters
Slater Elza, Underwood Law Firm P.C., and Charles E. Zech, Denton Navarro Bernal Rocha & Zech, P.C.
Presentation
Ethics: What Are Your Judge and Prosecutor Doing Nowadays? (Ethics)
Robby Chapman, City of Bryan
Presentation
Texas Rules of Profession Conduct 2022
Texas Code of Judicial Conduct 2022
Rules of Judicial Education 2021
SCJC Procedure for Removal of Judge
Promoting and Sustaining a Diverse Workforce
Lashon Ross
Presentation
Employment Law Update
Sarah Glaser and Sheila Gladstone, Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend, P.C.
Paper
Presentation
Latest Trends in Economic Development
Carlton Schwab, Texas Economic Development Council
Presentation
Yes, Comment! Ethics and Best Practices for Dealing With the Media (Ethics)
Sylvia Firth, Bojorquez Law Firm, P.C., and Lora-Marie Bernard, MuniMedia
Paper
Presentation