Texas Municipal Courts
Education Center

Addison

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March 5-7, 2018
Crowne Plaza

14315 Midway Road | Addison, Texas 75001 | 972.980.8877

Seminar Agenda

12:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Registration

1:00 - 5:00 p.m.

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

Level I: Joni May, Court Administrator, City of Hudson Oaks
Co-Facilitator: Diana Faulkenberry, Court Administrator, City of Decatur

Level II: Matthew Freeman, Court Administrator, City of Frisco
Co-Facilitator: Jennifer Bozorgnia, Court Services Coordinator, City of Irving

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 Fred Garcia, Chief Clerk, City of San Antonio
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

	FUNDAMENTALS	COURT WORKSHOPS	SHARED TRACK
1:00 - 1:55 p.m.	Administrative and Civil Cases in Municipal Court\| Ashley McSwain, Prosecutor, City of Murphy	Professional Communication Workshop Courtney Acklin, Court Administrator, City of Palestine	TABC Update* Victoria Jaramillo Medley, Court Administrator, City of Amarillo
2:05 - 2:55 p.m.	Citations & Complaints Revisited Matthew Freeman, Court Administrator, City of Frisco Van		Expunctions* Eric Ransleben, Judge, City of Trophy Club
3:05 - 3:55 p.m.	Team Building & Leadership 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) Hilda Cuthbertson, Judge, City of Snook
4:05 - 5:00 p.m.		Domestic Violence Update Kimberly Piechowiak, Domestic Violence Resource Attorney, Office of Court Administration	Reaching Out to Your Community: Nuts, Bolts, and Resources* (.25 hours ethics) Liz De La Garza, TxDOT Grant Administrator, TMCEC Ned Minevitz, TxDOT Grant Administrator & Program Attorney, TMCEC

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
9:10 - 10:05 a.m.	Media Relations: Media Jedi April Earley, Presiding Judge, City of Lufkin
10:05 - 10:20 a.m.	Break
10:20 - 11:15 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 p.m.	Endnote: Takeaways for FY18 Robby Chapman, Director of Clerk Education & Program Attorney, TMCEC
1:00 - 5:00 p.m.	Mental Health: Obligated to Act Danny Rodgers, Chief Judge, City of Fort Worth De-escalation⁺Gary Teeler, Instructor, Focus on Reducing Impaired Driving Among Youth Dealing with Special Populations Charles Spain, Judge, City of Houston	Clerk Certification Test Levels I, II & III Diana Faulkenberry, Court Administrator, City of Decatur

* Indicates TxDOT Traffic Safety Grant Related Curriculum
+ Indicates curriculum including a focus on court security