Wednesday, February 1
Family Law Section Meeting
Time: Noon
Location: Green Pastures Restaurant, 811 W. Live Oak
Topic: Mental Health Professionals in Family Law Cases: An Attorney Perspective
Speakers: Joe Milner, John Barrett, Karl Hays
CLE: .75 hours including .25 hours of ethics
Cost: $18 for Section Members, Austin Bar Association Members and AYLA Members, $20 for Non-Members
RSVP to Nataliya Markova at 482-8193 or abafls@yahoo.com or nataliya@barrettcoble.com
Thursday, February 2
Environmental Law Section & Health Law Section Joint Meeting
Time: Noon
Location: Austin Bar Association, 816 Congress Avenue, Suite 700
Topic: Lunch with Kirk Watson
Speaker: Senator Kirk Watson
CLE: 1 hour
Cost: $12 for Section Members, $15 for Non-Members
RSVP to Marshall Coover at 475-4292 or marshall.coover@oag.state.tx.us
Environmental Law Section & Health Law Section Joint Meeting
Time: Noon
Location: Austin Bar Association, 816 Congress Avenue, Suite 700
Topic: Lunch with Kirk Watson
Speaker: Senator Kirk Watson
CLE: 1 hour
Cost: $12 for Section Members, $15 for Non-Members
RSVP to Marshall Coover at 475-4292 or marshall.coover@oag.state.tx.us
Friday, February 3
One Cup Law, Two Cups Faith: Legal Issues Involving Faith-based Organization
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Austin Bar Association, 816 Congress Ave., Suite 700
CLE: 6.75 hour CLE credit
Cost: $35 per person
Click here for complete conference brochure and registration form.
Educational conference for:
- Lawyers who advise ministers and faith-based organizations;
- Spiritual leaders; and
- Elders, trustees, and board members of faith-based organizations.
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Conference Moderator Pastor Joseph C. Parker, Jr., Esq., D. Min.
Religious Organizations Operating as a Business
Tax and Real Property Contracts - Hubert Bell, Jr., Law Office of Hubert Bell, Jr.
Nonprofit status - Jan Soifer, O'Connell & Soifer
Copyright Law and Music Ministry
Mike Tolleson, Mike Tolleson & Associates
Legal Implications of Social Media: Twitter, Facebook, and Blogs
Heidi Coughlin, Wright & Greenhill
Potential Issues of Children and Youth in the Church
Sergeant Raul Ortega, Austin Police Department Child Abuse Unit
Detective Carey Chaudoir, Austin Police Department Child Abuse Unit
Gary Cobb, Travis County Assistant District Attorney
Richard Zimmerman, Department of Family and Protective Services
Upholding Personal and Professional Boundaries
Michelle Alcala, Graves Dougherty Hearon & Moody
Susan Burton, Graves Dougherty Hearon & Moody
Religious Voices of Experience
Panel of Church Leaders
Legal Resources Guide and Crisis Assistance
Jeannie Rollo, Lawyer Referral Service of Central Texas
Steve Elliot, Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas
Sponsored by the Austin Bar Association, Austin Black Lawyers Association, David Chapel Baptist Church Legal Ministry, Hispanic Bar Association of Austin, Interfaith Action of Central Texas, and Lawyer Referral Service of Central Texas.
