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2019 TMCEC Prosecutors Conference

April 1-3, 2019
Omni Dallas at Park West
1590 LBJ Fwy. | Dallas, TX 75234 | 972.869.4300

Seminar Agenda

Faculty Roster & Bio

 Participant Roster

Day 1 - April 1, 2019

12:00 - 5:00 p.m. Registration
2:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Pre-Conference Session: A Glimpse at the Horizon: Legislation of Interest in the 86th Texas Legislature

  • Procedural and Substantive Issues
  • Local Government and Administration
  • Juvenile Justice
  • Traffic Safety, Impaired Driving and Substance Abuse

Day 2 - April 2, 2019

6:45 - 7:50 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
8:00 - 8:10 a.m. Announcements
8:10 - 9:20 a.m.
Brady to Morton: Rediscovering Discovery (0.5 hours Ethics)
Geary Reamey, Professor, St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio
9:20 - 9:30 a.m. Break
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.

Complaints: In the Name and by the Authority of the State of Texas 
Michael Acuña, Judge, City of Dallas
10:30 - 10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 - 12:00 p.m.

Case Law and Attorney General Update* (0.25 hours Ethics) 
Ryan Kellus Turner, General Counsel & Director of Education, TMCEC
12:00 - 12:55 p.m. Lunch
  TRACK A: Hot Topics
 TRACK B: Potpourri
1:00 - 1:55 p.m.                          Free Speech: The Right to Assembly in the Age of Protest
Mark Goodner, Deputy Counsel and Director of Judicial Education, TMCEC
 Chronology of a Class C Misdemeanor
Timothy B. Kirwin, Kirwin Law Firm, Houston
2:05 - 3:00 p.m.

Diversions: Juvenile Case Managers & Prosecutors* 
Robby Chapman, Director of Clerk Education & Program Attorney, TMCEC

 Mysterious Ways: Tapping into the Civil Jurisdiction of a Municipal Court of Record
Ryan Henry, Law Offices of Ryan Henry, San Antonio
3:10 - 4:00 p.m.

Opioids in America*
Jaime Brew, Court Administrator, City of Coppell
Best Practices: Jury Selection
Adam Lichtenberger, Prosecutor, City of Austin
Chase Gomillion, Prosecutor, City of Austin
4:10 - 5:00 p.m.

Commercial Driver's Licenses and Masking* (0.5 hours Ethics)
Cass Callaway, Law Offices of Cass Callaway, Fort Worth
5:05 - 6:00 p.m.

Optional Debriefing Session
TMCEC Staff

Day 3 - April 3, 2019

6:45 - 7:50 a.m. Breakfast
8:00 - 9:15 a.m.

The Law of Unintended Consequences: Dockless Scooters and Other 21st Century Traffic "Solutions"*
Ned Minevitz, TxDOT Grant Administrator & Program Attorney, TMCEC 
9:15 - 9:30 a.m. Break
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.

Sovereign Defendants
Peter De Leef, Associate Judge, City of El Lago
10:30 - 10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 - 12:00 p.m.

Ethically Speaking: Dealing with Defendants Who Are Pro Se (1.25 hours Ethics)
Ryan Kellus Turner, General Counsel & Director of Education, TMCEC
12:00 p.m. Adjourn

* Denotes Municipal Traffic Safety Initiatives (MTSI) curriculum funded by a grant from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).
+ Denotes course that shall be submitted for ethics MCLE credit.

Credit:
Up to 14.00 CLE
Up to 3.00 Ethics