February 10, 2024
8:30AM - 11:35AM MST
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Advocacy Track: Communicating with a Bang! Powerful Storytelling and Persuasion in TrialRoom: Grand Ballroom 6, Level 4 Venue: JW Marriott Austin , Podhurst Orseck, PA 8:35AM - 9:05AM MT | Using Neuroscience, Rhetorical Questions, and Clean Language , Wishart Brain and Spine Law | 9:05AM - 9:35AM MT | From Stories to Simulations: How to Embed Stories into the Minds of Jurors , Breit Biniazan, PC | 9:35AM - 10:05AM MT | Truth Default and the Post-Truth Myth W. Mark Lanier, The Lanier Law Firm | 10:05AM - 10:35AM MT | Empowering the Witness to Tell Your Client’s Story , ACT of Communication | 10:35AM - 11:05AM MT | Translating the Story into Visuals: Showing, Not Telling Mitchell Riggs, Life Now Video | 11:05AM - 11:35AM MT | Compelling PowerPoints at Trial , Lomurro Law |
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February 10, 2024
8:30AM - 11:35AM MST
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Specialized Track: A Successful Case Starts in the Office: Hiring, Retention, and MoreRoom: Lone Star B/C, Level 3 Venue: JW Marriott Austin , GDH Law 8:35AM - 9:00AM MT | From Beginning to End: How to Provide the Best Client Experience , Spiros Law, PC | 9:00AM - 9:25AM MT | Forest and the Trees: Training New Staff and Attorneys with the Tools to Handle Your Vacation , Romanucci & Blandin | 9:25AM - 9:50AM MT | Budget Considerations for Your Law Firm , Lipinski Law | 9:50AM - 10:15AM MT | A Focus on Mental Health: Supporting Your Staff with Mental Health Initiatives Alexandra Echsner-Rasmussen, Aylstock Witkin Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC | 10:15AM - 10:40AM MT | Managing Your Team: Delegate to Elevate , Yaeger Law, PLLC | 10:40AM - 11:05AM MT | Recruiting and Retaining Diverse Attorneys and Staff Brandon Vaughn, Robins Kaplan, LLP | 11:05AM - 11:30AM MT | ABS Topic Adriana Gonzalez, Gonzalez & Cartwright, P.A. |
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View live programs for February 11
February 11, 2024
7:00AM - 8:00AM MST
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Early Morning CLE ProgramRoom: Lone Star B/C, Level 3 Venue: JW Marriott Austin
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February 11, 2024
8:30AM - 12:05PM MST
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Advocacy Track: Seven Essential and Dynamic Trial Skills from Members of the Inner Circle of AdvocatesRoom: Grand Ballroom 6, Level 4 Venue: JW Marriott Austin 8:35AM - 9:05AM MT | Discovery: The Importance of Laying the Groundwork Joshua Koskoff, Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder, PC | 9:05AM - 9:35AM MT | Depositions: Making the Most of Your Time with the Witness Mel Orchard III, The Spence Law Firm, LLC | 9:35AM - 10:05AM MT | Case Theming | 10:05AM - 10:35AM MT | Creating a Lasting Opening Statement | 10:35AM - 11:05AM MT | Presenting Damages to the Jury , McGinn, Montoya, Love & Curry, PA | 11:05AM - 11:35AM MT | Demonstratives at Trial Lloyd Bell, Bell Law Firm | 11:35AM - 12:05PM MT | Keys to a Successful Closing Argument |
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February 11, 2024
8:30AM - 12:00PM MST
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Specialized Track: Environmental & Toxic Torts UpdateRoom: Lone Star B/C, Level 3 Venue: JW Marriott Austin Rhon E. Jones, Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C. 8:35AM - 9:00AM MT | How to Preserve Evidence in Toxic Tort Cases (Recent Train Derailment Examples) , Grant & Eisenhofer P.A. | 9:00AM - 9:25AM MT | PFAS Litigation | 9:25AM - 9:50AM MT | Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Litigation Update | 9:50AM - 10:15AM MT | Case Updates and the Impact on Environmental Cases: Roundtable Peter Kraus, Waters Kraus & Paul , Nachawati Law Group | 10:15AM - 10:40AM MT | Handling Medical Records in Medical Monitoring Cases Kevin Hannon, Singleton Schreiber | 10:40AM - 11:05AM MT | Hot Topics: Looking to the Horizon Stephanie Biehl, Sher Edling LLP | 11:05AM - 11:30AM MT | Update on Hair Relaxer Litigation Kendra Y. Goldhirsch, Chaffin Luhana, LLP |
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View live programs for February 12
February 12, 2024 8:30AM - 11:35AM MST
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Advocacy Track: Revolutionize Your Practice: Artificial Intelligence and the Latest in TechnologyRoom: Grand Ballroom 6, Level 4 Venue: JW Marriott Austin , Marsh Law Firm PLLC 8:35AM - 9:05AM MT | Harnessing AI in Your Practice | 9:05AM - 9:35AM MT | Ethical Rules for Using Chat GPT/AI In Your Practice (ethics) , Herman Herman & Katz, LLC | 9:35AM - 10:05AM MT | Digital Marketing Best Practices and Pitfalls of Avoid (ethics) , Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, PA | 10:05AM - 10:35AM MT | 15 AI Uses Every Litigator Should Have in Their Back Pocket , The Julian C. Gomez Law Firm, PLLC | 10:35AM - 11:05AM MT | Technology to Aid Your Visuals at Trial , Aylstock Witkin Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC | 11:05AM - 11:35AM MT | Demonstrating Legitimacy of Evidence to Jurors in the AI Era Justin S. Kahn, Kahn Law Firm |
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February 12, 2024 8:30AM - 11:35AM MST
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Specialized Track: Pools, Roads, and More: Discovering Your Next Premises CaseRoom: Lone Star B/C, Level 3 Venue: JW Marriott Austin Michael Neff, Neff Law 8:35AM - 9:00AM MT | Construction Cases: Litigation to be Aware Of Victor Bucci, Laffey Bucci Kent, LLP | 9:00AM - 9:25AM MT | Trafficking Cases and Negligence on Hotels , Babin Law LLC | 9:25AM - 9:50AM MT | It All Starts with a Workers’ Compensation Claim Richard P Neuworth, LeBau & Neuworth | 9:50AM - 10:15AM MT | Dodging Potholes: Premises Liability on the Roads Celine Cutter, Cutter Law, PC | 10:15AM - 10:40AM MT | Duties of Care and Tragedy at the Water Park Robert Hammers Jr., Schneider Hammers, LLC | 10:40AM - 11:05AM MT | Tips for the Inadequate Security Deposition , The Haggard Law Firm, PA | 11:05AM - 11:30AM MT | Update: Wildfire Litigation |
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View live programs for February 13
February 13, 2024 8:30AM - 12:05PM MST
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Advocacy Track: Position Your Case for Success Before Trial Even StartsRoom: Lone Star B/C, Level 3 Venue: JW Marriott Austin , Varlack Legal Services 8:35AM - 9:05AM MT | Crafting Your Complaint Laura E. G. Tamez, The Herrera Law Firm | 9:05AM - 9:35AM MT | Brief Writing: What You Need to Know to Get a Step Ahead Andre Mura, Gibbs Law Group LLP | 9:35AM - 10:05AM MT | Mastering the Pre-Trial Oral Argument , Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP | 10:05AM - 10:35AM MT | Effective Use of Appeals: Advice from a Practitioner Turned Judge Erin Nowell, Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals | 10:35AM - 11:05AM MT | Recent Appellate Issues , Gupta Wessler PLLC | 11:05AM - 11:35AM MT | Choosing and Preparing the Plaintiff’s Expert , Miller Weisbrod Olesky, LLP | 11:35AM - 12:05PM MT | Panel: Expecting Daubert: How to Prepare Christopher L. Ayers, Seeger Weiss, LLP , Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP |
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February 13, 2024 8:30AM - 12:00PM MST
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Specialized Track: Trucking Litigation Group CLE ProgramRoom: Lone Star A, Level 3 Venue: JW Marriott Austin 8:35AM - 9:10AM MT | Ethical Implications of Secret Settlements – Say No to Confidentiality in Your Trucking Case | 9:10AM - 9:45AM MT | Proving Failure to Properly Maintain a Commercial Motor Vehicle | 9:45AM - 10:20AM MT | Trucking Law Update: Preemption, Jurisdiction, Vicarious Liability , The Law Firm for Truck Safety, LLP | 10:20AM - 10:55AM MT | Getting Sanctions for Spoliated Evidence in a Trucking Case | 10:55AM - 11:30AM MT | Recognizing and Defeating Unsavory Defense Tactics , Scherr Law Firm |
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