San Antonio Bar Association

May 2008 Calendar

May 1

The Trial Skills Series Presents “Evidence: You Can’t Win If You Can’t Get It In!” 73rd District Courtroom, Hon. Judge Andy Mireles Presiding, 4th floor, Bexar County Courthouse. 2-4 p.m. Speakers: Cheryl Wilson of Wilson & Pennypacker, Rob Ramsey of Langley & Banack. CLE: 2.0 hrs. Cost: FREE to members of the Judiciary & to members of SABA; $25 nonmembers. RSVP (attendance only): 210.227.8822 x99.

May 6

BCWBA monthly luncheon. Club Giraud (707 N. St. Mary’s). Noon. Cost: $20. Speaker/topic; T.B.A. RSVP: 210.281.7217; www.bexarcountywomensbar.org

San Antonio Family Lawyers Association monthly meeting. Plaza Club (Frost Bank Building). Noon. Speaker/topic: Dr. Harvey MacFerenstein. “Drug and Alcohol Testing in the Bexar County Civil Courts.” MCLE: 1.0 hr. RSVP 210.226.6621.

May 7

BCWBF & SABF Wills Clinic Training CLE. SABA offices. Noon - 1 p.m. MCLE: Info: 210.227.8822 x25.

May 8

SABA Natural Resources section monthly meeting. The Petroleum Club. Noon. Speaker/topic: Richard Butler. “Trying Refinery Fire/Explosion Lawsuits.” MCLE: 0.75 hrs. Cost: $17. RSVP: 210.978.7460; diane.scarpulla@haynesboone.com

SABA Appellate Practice Section Monthly Luncheon. Club Giraud. Noon. Speaker/topic: Kurt Kuhn. Cost: $20 members/$22 nonmembers/$25 no RSVP. MCLE: 1.0 hr. RSVP: dianer@ccjappeals.com; 210.299.0288.

May 9

Law Day U.S.A. Luncheon. San Fernando Cathedral AT&T Community Center (231 W. Commerce). 11:30 a.m. Speaker/topic: Barry Scheck. CLE: 1.0 hr. INFO: 210.227.8822.

Federal Court Practice Seminar. Adrian A. Spears Federal Judicial Training Center (643 East Durango Blvd.) 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. CLE: 5.0 hrs.; 1.0 hr. ethics. INFO/RSVP: www.fedbarsatx.org

SABA International Law section meeting. The Plaza Club. Noon. Speaker/topic: T.B.A. MCLE: 1.0 hr. Cost: $15/$18. RSVP: 210.244.0209; maizman@ccn-law.com

May 10

The St. Mary’s University Hispanic Law Alumni Association 14th Annual Henry B. Gonzalez Awards Dinner honoring Congressman Charles A. Gonzalez. Marriott Plaza Hotel (555 S. Alamo). 6 p.m. cocktails; 7 p.m. dinner. INFO: 210.912.1519.

May 12

Deadline for submissions to the June Subpoena. INFO: kimp@sabar.org; 210.227.8822 x20.

May 13

Community Justice Program TRLA clinic. Texas RioGrade Legal Aid (1111 N. Main Ave.). 5:30 p.m. Info: 210.227.8822 x24.

The Defense Counsel of San Antonio presents Cooking With the Judges. Broadway Central Market (Cooking School on the 2nd floor). Food & wine served. Speakers/Topics: Hon. Catherine Stone: “Fourth Court Update.” Hon. Janet Littlejohn: “Ethics at the Courthouse.” Hon. David Berchelmann: “District Court Procedure.” Cost: $50. CLE: 1.0 hrs. (0.25 ethics). RSVP: CCooke@bpgrlaw.com. Limited seating available.

MABA-SA Monthly Membership Meeting. Blue Star Brewry (1414 S. Alamo, Ste. 105). 5:30 p.m. INFO: 210.723.2907.

SABA Consumer & Commerical Law section monthly meeting. The Plaza Club. Noon. RSVP: 210.733.6235.

MABA-SA Monthly Membership Meeting. Blue Star Brewry (1414 S. Alamo, Ste. 105). 5:30 p.m. INFO: 210.723.2907.

SABA Consumer & Commerical Law section monthly meeting. The Plaza Club. Noon. RSVP: 210.733.6235.

May 14

BCWBF & SABF sponsored Wills Clinic. St. Mary’s Center for Legal & Social Justice (2507 NW 36th St.) 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Info: 210.227.8822 x25.

FBA Monthly Luncheon Meeting. Quarry Golf Club (444 E. Basse Road). 11:45 a.m. Speaker/topic: U.S. Army Reservist and Military Judge Colonel Julie Hasdorff. “Implementing Military Justice in Iraq.” Cost: $18. MCLE: 0.75 hrs. RSVP: 210.367.6348; www.fedbarsatx.org; david.rivela@eeoc.gov

Federal Courts Committee Semi-Annual Dinner with the Judges. Club Giraud (707 N. St. Mary’s). 6 p.m. RSVP:
Liz.Gonzalez@bgllp.com; 210.299.3510.

SABA Construction Law Section. The Plaza Club. 11:45 a.m. Speaker/topic: T.B.A. RSVP: 210.495.6789.

BCWBF & SABF sponsored Wills Clinic. St. Mary’s Center for Legal & Social Justice (2507 NW 36th St.) 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Info: 210.227.8822 x25.

SABA Construction Law Section. The Plaza Club. 11:45 a.m. Speaker/topic: T.B.A. RSVP: 210.495.6789.

May 15

San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association. The Palm. Noon. Open to members and invited guests. Speaker/topic: T.B.A. RSVP: lkohnen@ttla.com; 210.224.1054.

Association of Legal Administrators -Alamo Chapter Monthly Meeting. The Plaza Club. 11:45 AM. Open to members and invited guests. INFO: bwong@obht.com

May 16

SABA Environmental Law Section, monthly meeting. SAWS Cafeteria. 7:30 – 9 a.m. MCLE : requested. RSVP: 210.299.3704.

SABA Federal Courts Committee and San Antonio Federal Bar Association CLE. Adrian A. Spears Judicial Training Center (643 E. Durango Blvd.) 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Speaker/topic: Tom Watkins of Brown McCarroll LLP and Jim Ehler of the State Bar of Texas. “Practicing Law Consistent With the Rules of Professional Conduct” and “Practicing Law Under the Texas Rules of Disciplinary Procedure.” Cost: $30 for SABA/FBA members; $50 for nonmembers. CLE: 3.0 hrs. RSVP: lshyman@coxsmith.com

May 20

San Antonio Young Lawyers Association monthly luncheon. Paesano’s (555 E. Basse Rd.). Noon. Cost: $15/$18. RSVP: devans@langleybanack.com; 210.736.6600.

SABA Family Law section monthly meeting. The Palm (322 E. Houston). Noon. Speakers/topics: T.B.A. MCLE: 1.0 hr. Cost: $16/$20. RSVP: 210.822.8818.

Community Justice Program St. Mary’s clinic. Center for Legal & Social Justice (2507 NW 36th St.). 5:30 p.m. Info: 210.227.8822 x24.

South Texas Organization of Paralegals, Inc. (STOP) monthly luncheon meeting. Water Street Oyster Bar. Noon-1 p.m. Speaker/topic: Hon. Xavier Rodriguez. “Judicial Independence Issues.” Cost: $17/$20. MCLE: 1.0 hr. INFO: www.southtexasparalegals.org.

May 22

The Fourth Court of Appeals & the San Antonio Bar Association sponsored Memorial Service for Les Mendelsohn and Eldridge Dickinson “Dick” Ryman. Fourth Court of Appeals, 3rd floor of the Cadena-Reeves Justice Center. 2 p.m. INFO: 210.335.3855.

Last Chance Videos: Adv. Medical Malpractice 2008 (part I). Bexar County Courthouse, 5th floor. 8:30 a.m. Cost: $75 member/$100 nonmember (per day). MCLE: 6.75 hrs., 1.0 hr. ethics. RSVP: 210.227.8822 x99.

May 23

Last Chance Videos: Adv. Medical Malpractice 2008 (part II). Bexar County Courthouse, 5th floor. 8:30 a.m. Cost: $75 member/$100 nonmember (per day). MCLE: 6.75 hrs., 1.0 hr. ethics. RSVP: 210 .227.8822 x99.

May 26

Courthouse closed in observance of Memorial Day.

National Employment Lawyers Association Monthly Meeting. The Plaza Club. Noon. Cost: $15. RSVP: 210.223.1123.

Your Brain and the Law: The Brave New World of Neurolaw, sponsored by the Mind Science Foundaion. The Pearl Stables (312 Pearl Parkway). Reception 5:30 p.m.; Lecture 6:30 p.m. Speaker: David Eagleman, PhD. Cost: $15 general; $5 senior/student/military; Mind Science members FREE. CLE: 1.5 hrs. INFO: info@mindscience.org; 210.821.6094.

May 27

San Antonio Bankruptcy Bar Association monthly meeting. San Antonio Country Club. 5:30. RSVP: 210.342.3121.

May 28

SABA Ethics Seminar (videotaped). Bexar County Courthouse, 5th floor. 2-5 p.m. “A Musical Treat!” MCLE: 3.0 hrs. ethics. Cost: $45 member/$60 nonmember. RSVP: 210.227.8822 x99.

SALSA Monthly Meeting. The Water Street Oyster Bar. 6 p.m. RSVP: micheleh0311@yahoo.com; 210.829-1938.

May 30

Bankruptcy Litigation: What Civil Litigators Need to Know. Plaza Club (Frost Bank Tower). Noon-1:30 p.m. Speaker/topic: Former Chair and Past President of American Bankruptcy Institute, Deborah Williamson, and former Chair of the State Bar of Texas Bankruptcy Law Section, Charles Beckham. Cost: $10. INFO: jmtruss@coxsmith.com