PRESORTED STATE BAR OF LIVE – DALLAS FIRST CLASS P.O. Box 12487 US POSTAGE PAID Austin, Texas 78711-2487 AUSTIN, TX MARCH 28-29, 2019 PERMIT NO 1804 C Advanced Child ProtectionChild Advanced HILD Crowne Plaza Dallas – Market Center Market – Dallas CrownePlaza State Bar State March 28 - 29, 2019 29, - 28 March P 7050 N. Stemmons Fwy.Stemmons N. 7050 ROTECTION Dallas, TX 75247-5100 Dallas, TX Law Course Law 2nd ANNUAL2nd of L Texas AW S ECTION EVENT PROGRAM (10.75 hours total, including 2 hours ethics) Course #:174041153

THURSDAY, MARCH 28 FRIDAY, MARCH 29 (3.75 hrs including .75 hr ethics) (7 hrs including 1.25 hr ethics)

12:00 Registration and Check-In 8:15–8:45 Breakfast Study Session: Preparing for the Child Welfare 12:50 Announcements and Welcoming Remarks Specialization Exam (No MCLE Credit) Hon. , Tammy Moon, , The Simien Moon Law Firm Child Protection Law Section Chair (No additional registration fee is due but you must Justice, reserve your spot on the registration form).

1:00 Appellate Attorney vs. Trial Attorney: 8:00 Breakfast Provided What You Want, What You Need .5 hr Moderator: Hon. Dennise Garcia, Dallas 9:00 Associate Judges: Emergencies, Rulings, Judge, 303rd District Court Authority and De Novo Appeals .5 hr Sandra Hachem, Houston Robert J. Hazeltine-Shedd, Houston Harris County Attorney’s Office Harris County Attorney’s Office 9:30 Addressing Multiculturalism in CPS and Foster Derbha Jones, Denton Care .75 hr (.25 ethics) Law Office of Derbha H. Jones PLLC Moderator Rhonda Hunter, Dallas Law Office of Rhonda Hunter 1:30 Evidence and Experts .75 hr Richard Orsinger, San Antonio Hon. Lora Livingston, Austin Orsinger, Nelson, Downing & Anderson, LLP Judge, 261st District Court

2:15 Predicates in the Digital Age: A Demonstration Hon. Aurora Martinez Jones, Austin .75 hr Associate Judge, Travis County Courts David Rogers, Midland Fivecoat & Rogers PLLC 10:15 Case Law Update .5 hr Eric Tai, Austin John Browning, Dallas Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Passman & Jones, PC 10:50 Break 3:00 Break 11:00 Ineffective Assistance of Counsel and Anders Briefs .5 hr ethics 3:15 Keynote Address: Michael Hull, Houston Making a Federal Case Out of Foster Care! Where Do We Go From Here?.5 hr ethics Harris County Attorney’s Office Prof. Lonny Hoffman, Houston 11:30 Medicaid, Social Security and Other Services University of Houston School of Law for Children in Care .5 hr Tara Garlinghouse, Houston 3:45 Family Violence Implications: A Demonstration Foster Care Advocacy Center .75 hr (.25 ethics) Marilea Lewis, Dallas 12:00 Lunch Provided Orsinger, Nelson, Downing & Anderson, LLP 12:15 Luncheon Presentation: Hunter Lewis, Dallas Pursuing a Legislative Agenda .5 hr Orsinger, Nelson, Downing & Anderson, LLP Dylan Moench, Austin Supreme Court of Texas Children’s Commission 4:30 Supreme Court Panel: What Justices Want Trial and Appellate Attorneys to Know .5 hr 12:45 Break Hon. Jeffrey Boyd, Austin Justice, Supreme Court of Texas 1:00 Termination Case Settlements .5 hr Mark Briggs, El Paso Hon. , Austin Briggs & Associates PC Justice, Supreme Court of Texas 1:30 Ethical Representation in Child Welfare Cases 5:00 Reception .5 hr ethics Hon. Audrey Moorehead, Dallas Judge, Dallas County Criminal Court #3 cont’d. next page RESERVE YOUR HOTEL ROOM BEFORE MARCH 14 LIVE – DALLAS Crowne Plaza Dallas – Market Center (214) 630-8500 Hotel rooms have been blocked at special rates on a space available basis. You can reserve your room by calling (214) 630-8500 and asking for the ‘State Bar of Texas’ discounted rate of $115 for a single/double. Or visit the Child Protection Law Section’s website at childprotectionlawtx.com/events Friday Events cont’d. to reserve your room online. 2:00 Is ICWA Ancient History .75 hr DON’T DELAY, THIS BLOCK OF ROOMS WILL SELL OUT EARLY! Kellye Hughes, Arlington Hughes Law Center, PC Cindy V. Tisdale, Granbury COURSE INFORMATION Law Office of Cindy V. Tisdale, P.L.L.C. 2:45 Break PARKING Parking is free at the hotel. 3:00 Adoptions Revisited: Rehoming, Nonexistent Regulations and Uniform Laws .75 hr Hon. Debra Lehrmann, Austin SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS Justice, Supreme Court of Texas Please email [email protected] or call (512) 427-1420 if you need accommodations for a disability, and we will do our best to Prof. Malinda Seymore, Fort Worth assist you. Texas A&M University Law School Heidi Cox, Fort Worth The Gladney Center MATERIALS Bring your wireless electronic device! Materials will be made avail- 3:45 Representing Incarcerated Clients .5 hr able to registrants on a secure webpage, prior to and during the CLE Carolyn A. Hill, Dallas conference. Law Office of Carolyn Hill Helen Gaebler, Austin Senior Research Attorney–William Wayne REFUNDS Justice Center for Public Interest Law If you register and are unable to attend, full refunds will be provid- ed for requests received on or before March 7 at 5:00 p.m. After 4:15 Constitutional Implications of Child Trauma .75 hr that date, no refund will be available. To request a refund, Barbara Elias–Perciful, Dallas contact Rhonda Bridges at the State Bar of Texas Accounting Director, Texas Lawyers for Children Department by phone at (512) 427-1428 or by email at [email protected]. Jimmy Vaughn, Wichita Falls Foster Alum Speaker Texas Lawyers for Children MCLE COURSE # 174041153 5:00 Adjourn This course has been approved for 10.75 hours continuing legal education credit and 2 hours of ethics credit. This course has been awarded specialization credit by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in the areas of Family Law and Child Welfare Law.

SPONSORS NEEDED! PLEASE SEE THE CHILD PROTECTION LAW SECTION WEBSITE FOR SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES REGISTRATION FORM To register online via credit card, visit: childprotectionlawtx.com/events. Ì $195 Section Members MAIL REGISTRATION Ì $225 All Others State Bar of Texas Ì Reserve my space for ‘Studying for the Child Welfare Specialization Exam’ on Attn: Rhonda Bridges, Accounting Friday morning. P.O. Box 12487 Ì REGISTER EARLY AND SAVE! Austin, TX 78711-2487 Add $25 if registering after March 14. OR REGISTER ONLINE AT I want to be a Child Protection Law Section Sponsor for 2019: childprotectionlawtx.com Ì $250 Partner Ì $500 Silver Ì $1000 Gold Ì $1500 Platinum Ì $2500 Diamond click on “Events” $______Total amount enclosed payable to Child Protection Law Section.

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REFUND POLICY If you register and are unable to attend, full refunds will be provided for requests received on or before March 7 at 5:00 p.m. After that date, you will be e-mailed a copy of the course materials and no refund will be available. To request a refund, please contact Rhonda Bridges at the State Bar of Texas Section Accounting Department by phone at (512) 427-1428 or by email at [email protected]. OFFICERS STATE BAR OF TEXAS CHILD PROTECTION LAW SECTION 2019 COUNCIL

OFFICERS TERMS EXPIRE 2020 TERMS EXPIRE 2021 TERMS EXPIRING 2022 Hon. Debra H. Lehrmann, Chair Hon. Bill Harris Hon. Rhonda F. Hunter Lynn Chamberlin Tiffany Crouch Bartlett, Chair Elect Barbara Elias-PercifulCOUNCILHon. Michael H. Schneider Karen J. Langsley Sandra Hachem, Secretary Derbha Ann Houston Jones Hon. Aurora Martinez Jones Heidi Cox Mark Briggs, Treasurer CHAIR, CLE COMMITTEE & COURSE DIRECTOR Rhonda Hunter 43492 2/19