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AY18 Lubbock Clerks Agenda

April 2-4, 2018
Overton Hotel
2322 Mac Davis Ln. | Lubbock,TX 79401 | 806.776.7000

 
Seminar Agenda

Day 1

12:00 - 5:00 p.m. Registration
1:00 - 5:00 p.m. 
1:00- 2:00 p.m.
Mental Health: Obligated to Act
Robin Ramsay, Presiding Judge, City of Denton
2:15 - 3:45 p.m.
De-escalation++
Gary Teeler, Instructor, Focus on Reducing Impaired Driving Among Youth
4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Dealing with Special Populations
Charles Spain, Judge, City of Houston

Preparation Courses 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Level I: Sheila Roach, Deputy Clerk, City of Canyon

Level II: Pat Riffel, Court Administrator, City Friendswood

Day 2

6:45 - 7:50 a.m. Breakfast and Registration
8:00 - 8:10 a.m. Welcome and Announcements
8:10 - 9:20 a.m.

Keynote: From Under the Radar to Under the Microscope
Pat Riffel, Court Administrator, City Friendswood 
9:20 - 9:35 a.m.

Break
9:35 - 10:45 a.m.

Legislative Highlights+
Robby Chapman, Director of Clerk Education & Program Attorney, TMCEC
10:45 - 11:00 a.m.

Break
11:00 - 12:00 p.m.

Scenarios: Implementing SB 1913/HB 351
Mark Goodner, Deputy General Counsel & Director of Judicial Education
12:00 - 12:50 p.m. Lunch
  FUNDAMENTALS
 COURT WORKSHOPS
 SHARED TRACK
1:00 - 1:55 p.m.

Administrative and Civil Cases in Municipal Court
Artin DerOhanian, Senior Associate Attorney, Law Office of Ryan Henry

Professional Communication Workshop
Sheila Roach, Deputy Clerk, City of Canyon
Reaching Out to Your Community: Nuts, Bolts, and Resources*
Liz De La Garza, TxDOT Grant Administrator, TMCEC
Ned Minevitz, TxDOT Grant Administrator & Program Attorney, TMCEC
2:05 - 2:55 p.m.

Citations & Complaints Revisited
Robby Chapman, Director of Clerk Education & Program Attorney, TMCEC
 

Expunctions*
Eric Ransleben, Judge, Trophy Club
3:05 - 3:55 p.m.
Team Building & Leadership Workshop
Melissa Pace, Client Liaison/Business Development, Perdue Brandon Fielder Collins and Mott‚ LLP

Riding Dirty: The Truth About Motorcycles*
Jude Schexnyder, TxDOT Traffic Safety Specialist, TxDOT

Small Court Solutions (.25 hours ethics)
Bonnie Townsend, Court Administrator, City of Luling
4:05 - 5:00 p.m.

Domestic Violence Update
Kimberly Piechowiak, Domestic Violence Resource Attorney, Office of Court Administration
TABC Update*
Victoria Jaramillo Medley, Court Administrator, City of Amarillo

Day 3

6:45 - 7:50 a.m. Breakfast
8:00 - 8:55 a.m.
Local Rules & Standing Orders (.25 hours ethics)
Jan Blacklock Matthews, Judge, City of Wilson
Media Relations: Media Jedi
Victoria Jaramillo Medley, Court Administrator, City of Amarillo
 9:10 - 10:05 a.m.
Walking Dead: Pedestrians & Impairment*
Ned Minevitz, TXDOT Grant Administrator & Program Attorney
10:05 - 10:20 a.m. Break 
10:20 - 11:15 a.m.
Questions Answered Clerks
TMCEC Staff
11:15 - 11:30 a.m.

Break 
11:30 - 12:00 p.m.

Endnote: Takeaways for FY18
Robby Chapman, Director of Clerk Education & Program Attorney, TMCEC
1:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Court Clerk Certification Test (Level I, II, III)
Proctor: Pat Riffel, Court Administrator, City Friendswood

* Indicates TxDOT Traffic Safety Grant Related Curriculum
+ Indicates curriculum including a focus on court security
# Indicates a shared track open to both clerks and judges