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Judge Brenda KennedyJudge Ami LarsonJustice Debra LehrmannJudge Brandy MuellerJudge Orlinda NaranjoJustice Bob PembertonJustice David PuryearChief Justice Jeff RoseJudge Leonard SaenzJudge Eric ShepperdJudge Susan SteegJudge Tim SulakJudge Gisela TrianaJudge Todd WongJudge Stephen Yelenosky

CONFIRMED JUDGES ATTENDING

SILVER ANNIVERSARYBENCH BAR

CONFERENCE PROGRAM8 – 9 a.m. VENDOR FAIR / REGISTRATION

9 – 10 CIVILITY MATTERS (1.0 CLE)

PANEL: Ranelle Meroney, Chamberlain – McHaney, Moderator; Mary Dietz, Cox & Smith; Jay Harvey, Winkler & Harvey; Judge Bill Henry, 428 District Court, Hays County; Judge Andy Austin, Magistrate, U.S. District Courts, Western District; Scott Kidd, Kidd Law Firm

10 – 11 BREAKOUT GROUPS (1.0 CLE)

HOT TOPICS

ADMIN LAW: Former Texas Supreme Court Justice Craig Enoch, Enoch Kever

APPELLATE: Evan Young, Baker Botts; Jim George, George, Brothers, Kincaid & Horton; Patrick O’Daniel, Norton Rose Fulbright; Andy Oldham, Solicitor General, Office of the Attorney General

EMPLOYMENT FROM INTERNET TO EVIDENCE: Jason Boulette, Boulette, Golden & Marin

LGBT: Christine Andresen, Attorney at Law; Former Chief Justice Woodie Jones, Alexander, Dubose, Jefferson & Townsend; Jody Scheske, Attorney at Law

CIVIL LITIGATION: Jim Ewbank, Cokinos, Bosien & Young

CRIMINAL LAW: Judge Mike Denton, County Court at Law No. 4; Kelsey McKay, Travis County District Attorney’s Office

11:15 – 12:30 p.m. SPEED JUDGING (0.75 CLE)

Meet six members of the Judiciary in 75 minutes

12:30 – 1:15 LUNCH / BAR & GRILL MYSTERY (0.75 CLE)

1:15 – 1:30 VENDOR FAIR / BREAK

1:30 – 2:30 KEYNOTE SPEAKER (1.0 CLE)

THURSDAY, APRIL 16 — START TIME: BETWEEN 4 – 6 p.m.

PETER PAN MINI GOLF SOCIAL1207 BARTON SPRINGS RD, AUSTIN, TX 78704

benefiting the Austin Bar Foundation & Austin Young Lawyers Foundation

PRE-CONFERENCE CELEBRATION

2:45 – 3:45 BREAKOUT GROUPS (1.0 CLE)

EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT _______ BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK...

PROBATE: Tom Ruffner, Travis County Probate Court No. 1; Craig Hopper, Hopper & Mikeska; Judge Guy Herman, Travis County Probate Court

EMPLOYMENT: Tom Nesbitt, DeShazo & Nesbitt; Former Supreme Court Justice Xavier Rodriguez

BANKRUPTCY: Jim Hoeffner, Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody; Judge Tony Davis, U.S. Bankruptcy Court

FAMILY: Janet McCullar, Law Office of Janet McCullar; Stephen Orsinger, McGinnis Lochridge

CRIMINAL LAW: Mindy Montford, Attorney at Law; Judge Brandy Mueller, County Court at Law No. 6

3:45 – 4:45 ETHICS JEOPARDY (1.0 CLE/ETHICS)

Teresa Schneider, Winstead Houston

4:45 – 5:30 HAPPY HOUR

Celebration to Honor the Founders of Bench Bar: Judge Joe Hart; Judge Pete Lowry; Jan Soifer,

O’Connell & Soifer; Mark Perlmutter, Perlmutter & Schuelke

TOTAL 2015 BENCH BAR CLE:

6.5 HOURS, INCLUDING 1 HOUR ETHICS CREDIT

BENCH BAR 2015 COMMITTEE CHAIRS

THANK YOU TO OUR HARD-WORKING COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Amy Welborn, Kimberley Williams, Mike Johnson, Chief Justice Jeff Rose, and Judge Cliff Brown