Attendee List
CLE Course Number (174192780) & Reporting Instructions
Summer Conference Website
Wednesday, June 14
Regulating “Sin” Using Code Enforcement Tools (BYOBs, SOBs, etc.) (.75 hour)
Janet Spugnardi, City of Irving, and Patricia Link, City of Austin
Presentation
Public Facility Corporations: Their Impact on Economic Development and Taxes (.75 hour)
Megan Mikutis and Brandon Morris, The Randle Law Office, L.L.P.
Presentation
Public Facility Corporations: Their Impact on Economic Development and Taxes
Eminent Domain 101 (.5 hour)
Philip B. Arnold, Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta LLP
Presentation
A Short Overview of the Texas Eminent Domain Process
ED Checklist
Ethics: Third-Party Communications with Council and Staff (Part II) (.75 hour ethics)
Jason Rammel, Law Offices of Jason M. Rammel, P.C.
Habib Erkan, City of Burnet
Mick McKamie, Taylor, Olson, Adkins, Sralla & Elam, L.L.P.
Presentation
Sample Letter
Thursday, June 15
Trends in City Charter Initiatives: San Antonio Justice Charter and El Paso Climate Charter (.75 hour)
Andy Segovia, City of San Antonio, and Karla Nieman, City of El Paso
San Antonio Justice Charter Presentation
El Paso Climate Charter Presentation
Strategies for Addressing Houselessness (.75 hour)
M. Lucille Anderson and Marc Eichenbaum, City of Houston
Presentation
Working with Delinquent Tax Collection Attorneys to Help Clean Up the City (.5 hour)
Brandon Davis, Olson & Olson LLP
Presentation
Public Corruption in Procurement (1 hour [includes .5 hour ethics])
Theresa James, City of San Angelo
Jeff Andresen, FBI Special Agent
Nick Hanna, Former Texas Ranger
Presentation
Don’t Let Bumps Lead to Blunders: Pregnant Workers’ Fairness Act (PWFA) and the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections (PUMP) for Nursing Mothers Act (.5 hour)
Melissa Cranford, Messer, Fort & McDonald PLLC
Presentation
AIA and Beyond: Protecting Cities as Building Owners (.5 hour)
Dan Barrett, Gravely Law, PC
Presentation
AIA & Beyond- Protecting Cities as Building Owners
Subchapter C
Recent State Cases of Interest to Cities (.5 hour)
Laura Mueller, City of Dripping Springs
Presentation
Recent State Cases
Utility Regulatory Update (.5 hour)
Jamie Mauldin and Roslyn Dubberstein, Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend, P.C.
Presentation
How to Draft Procurement Documents and Contracts to Avoid Legal Uncertainty (.5 hour)
Jeff Chapman, The Chapman Firm PLLC
Presentation
Easements and Right-of-Way Challenges and Solutions (.5 hour)
Jordan Miller, Baker Moran Doggett Ma & Dobbs LLP
Presentation
Ethical Obligations of a City Attorney When a Councilmember is Sued Personally
Meredith Ladd, City of Carrollton
Presentation
Ethical Obligations of Municipal Attorneys
Friday, June 16
Texas Public Information Act Updates After COVID-19 (.5 hour)
Alyssa Castillon, Law Offices of Ryan Henry, PLLC
Presentation
City Planning: Planners and Attorneys Communications (.75 hour)
Skye Masson and Travis Baird, City of Georgetown
Presentation
Remote Work and the Continuous Workday Rule (.5 hour)
Clarissa Rodriguez, Denton Navarro Rocha Bernal & Zech, P.C.
Presentation
Local Bail Practices: Municipal Liability (.5 hour ethics)
Ben Stephens, Husch Blackwell LLP
Presentation
Legislative Update (1 hour)
Bill Longley and Monty Wynn, Texas Municipal League
Snapper Carr, Focused Advocacy
Presentation
Advice to New (and Not So New) City Attorneys (1 hour)
Art Pertile, Olson & Olson, LLP
Frank Garza, Davidson Troilo Ream & Garza, P.C.
Kathy Davis, City of Temple
Sylvia B. Firth, Bojorquez Law Firm, PC