Texas Municipal Courts
Education Center

Longview

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October 23-25, 2017
Hilton Garden Inn Longview
905 East Hawkins Parkway | Longview, TX 75605 | 903.212.3000

Seminar Agenda

12:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Registration

1:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Level I: Lona Maxted, Clerk, White Oak
Co-Facilitator: Pat Riffel, Court Administrator, City of Friendswood

Level II: Jennifer Huhn, Court Administrator, City of Pearland

6:45 - 7:50 a.m.	Breakfast and Registration
8:00 - 8:10 a.m.	Welcome and Announcements Robby Chapman, Director of Clerk Education & Program Attorney, TMCEC
8:10 - 9:20 a.m.	Keynote: From Under the Radar to Under the Microscope Pat Riffel, Court Administrator, City of 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.	Walking Dead: Pedestrians & Impairment* Ned Minevitz, TXDoT Grant Administrator & Program Attorney
12:00 - 12:50 p.m.	Lunch

	Track A	Track B	Track C
1:00 - 1:55 p.m.	Administrative and Civil Cases in Municipal Court Ashley McSwain, Prosecutor, City of Murphy	Professional Communication Workshop Melissa Pace, Client Liaison/Business Development, Perdue Brandon Fielder Collins and Mott‚ LLP	What’s in Your Cup? Update on the ABC Offenses* Robert Martinez, Clerk, West Lake Hills
2:00 - 2:55 p.m.	Citations & Complaints Revisited Matthew Freeman, Court Administrator, City of Frisco		Expunctions Eric Ransleben, Associate Judge, Trophy Club
3:05 - 3:55 p.m.	Help Me To Help You: Using Your Resources Effectively Leah Huff, Assistant Director, City of Fort Worth	Riding Dirty: The Truth About Motorcycles* Judge Schexnyder, TxDOT Traffic Safety Specialist, TxDOT	Small Court Challenges Hilda Cuthbertsin, Judge, City of Snook
4:05 - 5:00 p.m.		Domestic Violence Update Kim Piechowiak, Domestic Violence Resource Attorney, Office of Court Administration	DRSR* Elizabeth De La Garza, TxDOT Grant Administrator, TMCEC

6:45 - 7:50 a.m.	Breakfast
8:00 - 8:55 a.m.	Media Relations: Media Jedi April Earley, Presiding Judge, Lufkin
8:55 - 9:10 a.m.	Break
9:10 - 10:05 a.m.	Local Rules & Standing Orders Jan Blacklock Mathews, Judge, City of Wilson
10:05 - 10:20 a.m.	Break
10:20 - 10:50 a.m.	Scenarios: Implementing SB 1913/HB 351 Mark Goodner, Deputy General Counsel & Director of Judicial Education
11:15 - 11:30 a.m.	Break
11:30 - 12:00 noon	Endnote: Takeaways for FY18 Robby Chapman, Director of Clerk Education & Program Attorney, TMCEC
12:00 - 12:50 p.m.	Lunch (Must attend Post-Conference)

Special Session#

1:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Mental Health: Obligated to Act
Danny Rodgers, Chief Judge, City of Fort Worth

De-escalation+
Mark Warren, Training Coordinator, Texas Association of Counties

Test Levels I,II,III

Proctor: Pat Riffel, Court Administrator, City of Friendswood

* Indicates TxDOT Traffic Safety Grant related curriculu

+ Indicates curriculum including a focus on court security

# Indicates a shared track open to both clerks and judges