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Consumer and Commercial Law Course LIVE Dallas

November 13–14, 2008

VIDEO Houston

December 18–19, 2008 • Foreclosures • Handling Car Cases • Post-Judgment Collections • Defending Debt Collection Lawsuits • Employment Law and Consumer Bankruptcy for Consumer Lawyers • Plus, separate updates on Insurance Law, Consumer Law/DTPA, and Arbitration

Dallas attendees—join us for a reception immediately following Thursday’s adjournment!

Rosewood Crescent Hotel

TexasBarCLE presents

Advanced Consumer and Commercial Law Course Thursday 7.25 hours including 1.75 ethics 8:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:30

Welcoming Remarks Course Director Chad Baruch, Dallas The Law Office of Chad Baruch

8:45 Insurance Law Update .5 hr

Hon. Catharina Haynes, Dallas

Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the 5th District

LIVE Dallas

9:15 Consumer Privacy Issues: A Panel Discussion .75 hr

Van H. Beckwith, Dallas

Baker Botts

November 13–14, 2008

Esther Chavez, Austin Office of the Attorney General

VIDEO Houston

Dennis P. Duffy, Houston Baker Botts

10:00

Top Ten Consumer Myths .5 hr Richard M. Alderman, Houston Dwight Olds Chair in Law University of Houston Law Center

December 18–19, 2008

13.25 HOURS (2.75 ETHICS) MCLE COURSE NO: 900048698 Applies to the College of the State Bar of Texas and the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Consumer and Commercial Law.

Texas Board of Public Accountancy CPE Credit The State Bar of Texas is registered with the Texas Board of Public Accountancy as Continuing Professional Education Sponsor #135. This registration does not constitute an endorsement by the board as to the quality of our CPE program. This course qualifies for 16 hours of CPE credit hours.

12:00 Lunch Presentation: Art Imitating Life Imitating Art – An Ethics Presentation

.75 hr ethics

Michael Bernard Gerstle, Dallas

Gerstle Minissale & Snelson 12:45 Break 1:00 Legal Writing: Lessons from the Best seller List .75 hr / .25 ethics

Chad Baruch, Dallas

The Law Office of Chad Baruch 1:45 What A Consumer Lawyer Should Know About Consumer Bankruptcy .5 hr

Hon. Jeffrey Bohm, Houston

Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court

Southern District of Texas 2:15 Ethical Issues in Setting and Collecting Attorneys Fee

.75 hr ethics

Richard M. Alderman, Houston

Dwight Olds Chair in Law

University of Houston Law Center

Robert L. Tobey, Dallas Johnston-Tobey

3:00 Break

10:30 Break 10:45 Consumer Law and DTPA Update .5 hr

Prof. Patricia A. Wilson, Waco

Baylor University School of Law 11:15 Turning Lemons into Lemonade: Handling Car Cases .5 hr

Richard Tomlinson IV, Houston

Attorney at Law 11:45 Break - Lunch Served

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3:15 Arbitration Update .5 hr

F. Paul Bland, Jr., Washington, D.C.

Trial Lawyers for Public Justice 3:45 Winning in Arbitration: A Panel Discussion .75 hr

Steven C. James, El Paso

Attorney at Law

Ambassador Robert W. Jordan, Dallas Baker Botts

cosponsored by the Consumer and Commercial Law Section of the State Bar of Texas

TexasBarCLE Advanced Courses are sponsored by LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc.

T. Dawn Estes, Dallas Taber Estes Thorne & Carr

4:30 Debt: The Devil is in the Details .5 hr

Chad Michael Pinson, Dallas

Baker Botts 5:00 Adjourn 5:15 Reception (LIVE site only)

Friday 6 hours including 1 ethics 8:15 Continental Breakfast 8:45 Defending Debt Collection Lawsuits .75 hr

Craig Jordan, Richardson

Law Office of Craig Jordan 9:30 Post-Judgment Collections

.5 hr

M. H. ‘Butch’ Cersonsky, Houston

Alonso Cersonsky & Garcia

10:00 Break

1:00 Break

10:15 The Anatomy of a Cash Price Violation .75 hr

Mark Frenkel, Dallas

Frenkel & Frenkel

1:15 Foreclosures .75 hr

Ira Rheingold, Washington, D.C.

Executive Director, National Association of Consumer Advocates

11:00 Real and Imagined Ethical and Malpractice Issues

.5 ethics

Coyt Randal Johnston, Dallas

Johnston-Tobey 11:30 Ten Things a Consumer Lawyer Should Know About Employment Law .5 hr

Fabiola Flores, Laredo

Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid Inc. 12:00 Break - Lunch Served 12:15 Lunch Presentation: Cross Exmaination Techniques in a Commercial Case .75 hr

Mark S. Werbner, Dallas

Sayles | Werbner

Robert W. Doggett, Austin Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid Inc.

2:00 Effective Depositions .5 hr

Prof. Peter T. Hoffman, Houston

University of Houston Law School 2:30 Pro Bono Opportunities in Dallas .5 hr ethics

E. Steve Bolden II, Dallas

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld 3:00 Making the Most of Voir Dire .5 hr

Robert B. Hirschhorn, Lewisville

Cathy E. Bennett & Associates 3:30 Adjourn

Join the Consumer and Commercial Law Section The Consumer and Commercial Law Section of the State Bar of Texas is proud to serve the bar and the public through its publications, seminars, and public assistance programs.

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oin and get a subscription to the Journal of Consumer and Commercial Law, full of timely articles on significant trends and developments in consumer law, as well as detailed commentaries on recently-decided cases that evaluate the holdings in the greater context of Texas consumer law. You’ll also gain access to the Consumer and Commercial Law Section listserv, whereby you can network, share information, and get questions answered by other section members.

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Dues are just $25 annually

Sign up online by logging in to

TexasBar.com and going to MyBarPage, or download the form from TxConsumerLawyers.org/pdf/reg.pdf and mail a $25 check payable to the State Bar of Texas to State Bar of Texas, Attn: Sections Department, PO Box 12487, Austin, TX 78711-2487.

Reserve Your Dallas Hotel Room Early

Register Early and Save $50 by registering at least two weeks before the course. Early registrations help us ensure that sufficient course books, seating, and refreshments are available. Registrations are accepted on a space-available basis. Course materials and seating will be reserved for preregistrants until the start of the first topic. No confirmation will be sent; pick up your name tag and course materials at the program.

Group Those Registrations and Save! Earn a discount by registering 5 or more from your firm or agency. Contact Legal Education Consultant Laura Angle of TexasBarSolutions at 512-250-5575 or langle@texasbar.com.

Consumer and Commercial Law Section Members can Save up to $75 because the Section cosponsors this course. If you belong to the Section, or you agree to join by the date of the course, you save $25; see the registration form. To join the section, please contact the State Bar’s Sections Coordinator, Kathy Casarez, at 800-204-2222, x1420. Please do not send payment for Section membership with your registration fee.

Qualifying Judges may attend free of charge, provided (1) the course is directly related to the jurisdiction of their tribunal, (2) they are full-time judges or judges retired under the judicial retirement system, and (3) space is available after admission of all paid registrants. Judges must actually attend to receive course materials. This privilege does not extend to receivers, trustees, court staff, or persons serving part-time in any judicial capacity.

If You Register But Cannot Attend you can still earn participatory MCLE credit and receive course materials. First, consider transferring your registration to a later presentation of the course; to do so, call 800-2042222, x1574. Second, as a registrant, you are entitled to special benefits (see “Two Free Online Benefits For Course Registrants,” below). However, if you wish to receive a refund instead, mail or fax (512-427-4111) your request so that we receive it at least one business day before the program. Registrants who do not attend will be sent the course materials.

Two Free Online Benefits for Course Registrants will be available 6-8 weeks after the course: (1) streaming video and audio versions of each presentation and (2) electronic versions of the course materials. (Actual length of a presentation may vary from that which was advertised.)

Remember: there’s no extra charge. As a registrant, you’re already entitled!

MP3 CDs require an MP3-compatible device (e.g., an iPod or a CD/MP3 player) for playback. Older CD Players may not play MP3 CDs. Most computers can play MP3 CDs; many can extract MP3 files and burn them onto audio CDs playable in car stereos. MP3-compatible devices may be combined with a commercially available adaptor to transmit sound to a car’s FM radio or audiocassette player.

Persons with Disabilities who need special accommodations to attend should contact us as soon as possible at 800-204-2222, x1797.

Policy of Impartiality. The State Bar of Texas does not endorse political candidates. When a candidate for public office is included in promotion for or participates in a TexasBarCLE event, the State Bar is not taking a position for or against anyone’s candidacy.

Parking Information is provided for the convenience of the attendees not staying at the hotel, is subject to change without notice and is not a guarantee of availability. Rosewood Cresent Hotel: Valet and self-parking are available for $10/day. Holiday Inn Select: Complimentary self-parking is available, with valet parking for $7/day.

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A limited number of rooms at the Rosewood Crescent Hotel have been blocked at special rates.

Inform the Rosewood that you will be attending the State Bar of Texas Consumer and Commercial Law Course.

Rosewood Crescent Hotel 400 Crescent Court (214) 871-3200 $179 for a single/double Deadline: October 12, 2008 The reserved block of rooms may fill up before October 23rd. Act now!

Holiday Inn Select Greenway Plaza 2712 Southwest Freeway (713) 523-8448 No hotel rooms have been blocked for this site.

Course D irector Chad Baruch................................ Dallas P lannin g C ommittee Richard M. Alderman..................

Esther Chavez..............................

Evin G. Dugas..............................

Fabiola Flores...............................

Craig Jordan.................................

Richard M. McElvaney, Jr............

Chad M. Pinson...........................

Houston Austin Austin Laredo Richardson Houston Dallas

TexasBarCLE Plannin g T eam Montgomery Miller..................... Sr. Program Attorney Kandi Botello............................... Program Coordinator Consumer and Commercial L aw S ection of the S tate B ar of Texas Richard M. McElvaney, Jr............ Houston Craig Jordan................................. Chair Elect Evin Dugas................................... Treasurer Patricia Wilson............................. Secretary Chad Baruch................................ Immediate Past Chair Richard M. Alderman.................. Journal Editor in Chief S tate B ar of Texas Harper Estes................................ President Joe Shannon, Jr............................ Chair of the Board Roland Johnson........................... President-Elect Gib Walton................................... Immediate Past President Sylvia Cardona............................ TYLA President F. R. “Buck” Files, Jr...................... Chair, CLE Committee Van Galen Hilley.......................... Chair, Board PDP Committee John Edwards.............................. Executive Director Patrick A. Nester.......................... Director, TexasBarCLE

Registration Form ■ Online

■ Phone

TexasBarCLE.com

credit card only

Four ways to register ■ Fax

800-204-2222, x1574 during business hours credit card only

■ Mail

512-427-4111 credit card only

State Bar of Texas - CLE LB #972298 P. O. Box 972298 Dallas, TX 75397-2298 check or credit card

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Email Laura Angle at laura.angle@texasbar.com for group discount information.

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Check one box to select site. ❑ $445 DALLAS, November 13-14 ❑ $325 HOUSTON, December 18-19

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Registering five or more?

Early Registration Deadline: October 30 Early Registration Deadline: December 4

Check all applicable boxes below to calculate your fee: ❑ Add $50 if registering after the Early Registration Deadline above.

(If registration is by mail, date of postmark will determine if this fee applies.) ❑ Subtract $25 if you are a member of the State Bar Consumer and Commercial Law Section -OR- State Bar College -OR- State Bar Legal Administrators or Paralegal Division -OR- licensed two years or less. ❑ No charge if you are a Qualifying Judge (see page 3)

Join the Consumer and Commercial Law Section any time before this course and receive a $25 discount - the same amount as your annual dues! See page 4.

My registration fee after all calculations: $ ________________

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State Bar Membership No. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ Name ______________________________________________________________ Preferred Badge Name __________________ Firm Name/Court __________________________________________________________________________________________ Address for Bar-Related Mail _________________________________________________________________________________ City/State __________________________________________________________________ Zip____________________________ Phone ( ) ____________________________________________ Fax ( ) _ ______________________________________ E-Mail:_______________________________________________________________________

I can’t attend. Just send course materials.* FREE Shipping! ❑ Course Book ❑ Set of MP3 speeches on CD†† ❑ Set of course audio CDs

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$155 each† $150 set† $230 set†

Quantity: _________ Quantity: _________ Quantity: _________

I am paying by:

❑ Check (enclosed) payable to the State Bar of Texas for $_______________ ❑ Visa ❑ MasterCard ❑ AMEX ❑ Discover Account No. _______________________________________________________________ Exp. Date_____________ Name on card (Please print) _______________________________________________________________________ Signature _______________________________________________________________________________________

*Online versions (PDFs) of course materials will be available for purchase 6-8 weeks after the course in the Online Library at TexasBarCLE.com.

Course registrants receive access to the PDFs at no additional charge (see “Two Free Online Benefits for Course Registrants” in this brochure). †Plus 7.25% tax (8.25% for Austin address) on total. Book orders and audio CD orders are shipped separately and filled approximately 4-6 weeks after the live program. You will be billed unless you authorized a credit card charge above. ††CDs require MP3-compatible player for playback. Older CD players may not play MP3s. See “MP3 CDs” under “Course Information.”

QUESTIONS? 1-800-204-2222, ext 1574 • 512-427-1574

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