2021 Bench Bar Conference

Tue Oct 26 2021 at 08:30 am to 05:15 pm

Austin Country Club | Austin

Austin Bar Association
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2021 Bench Bar Conference
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Join the Austin Bar Association and Austin Young Lawyers Association Foundation for the 2021 Bench Bar Conference!
About this Event

8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Registration and Vendor Fair

9:00 – 9:15 a.m. Welcome and Introduction, Austin Bar President David Courreges and AYLA President Rachael Jones

9:15 – 9:30 a.m. Courthouse Update Speaker: Judge Andy Hathcock

9:30 – 10:45 a.m. Justice in the Time of COVID Moderator: Judge Kim Williams; Speakers: Judge Robert Pitman, Judge Jan Soifer, Justice Gisela Triana, Judge Elisabeth Earle, Chief Justice Nathan Hecht, Velva Price, Travis County District Clerk, Warren Vavra, District Court Administrator

10:45 – 11:00 a.m. Icebreaker 1

11:00 – 12:00 p.m. Virtual Practice Tips/Do’s and Don’ts Moderator: Drew Harris, Office of the Attorney General; Speakers: Judge Susan Hightower, Judge Catherine Mauzy, Judge Karen Sage, Jeff Rose, Rose Resolution Group, Sherrie Wirth, President, The Exhibit Company

12:00 -12:30 p.m. Vendor Fair

12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch Presentation: COVID and Jury Trials (Live and Virtual) Moderator: Greg Sapire, Soltero Sapire Murrell; Speakers: Judge Amy Clark Meachum, Judge Karin Crump, Judge Brenda Kennedy, Tracy McCormack, UT and Rudy Metayer, Chamberlain McHaney

1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Reintegrating the Workplace Moderator: Mike Johnson. Thompson Coe; Speakers: Chief Justice Darlene Byrne, Judge Jessica Mangrum, Sherine Thomas, County Attorney’s Office and Scott Brutocao, Cornell Smith Mierl Brutocao Burton

2:30-2:45 p.m. Icebreaker 2

2:45 – 3:30 p.m. Legal Updates Moderator: Amy Meredith, Office of the Attorney General; Speakers: Judge Maya Guerra Gamble, Judge Brandy Mueller, Leslie Dippel, County Attorney’s Office and Dan Dworin, Law Office of Dan Dworin

3:30 – 4:15 p.m. Meet DA and County Attorney: New Policies and Procedures Moderator: Judge Urrutia, Speakers: Jose Garza, District Attorney, Delia Garza, County Attorney

4:15 -5:15 p.m. Happy Hour and Ethics Jeopardy Speakers: Justice Chari Kelly, Adam Schramek, Norton Rose


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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Austin Country Club, 4408 Long Champ Drive, Austin, United States

Tickets

USD 0.00 to USD 1000.00

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