(First-Time/Refresher & Competition/Recreational Shooter Groups)
Sponsored by Haltom & Doan
Event Contact: Josh Thane: jthane@haltomdoan.com
Sponsored by The Law Offices of Charles Molster, III PLLC
Event Contact: Chip Molster: cmolster@molsterlaw.com
Speakers: Magistrate Kimberly C. Priest Johnson, USDC EDTX; Julie Katz, Linn Inn Alliance BoD; Dean Felicia Epps, UNT Dallas College of Law; Britnee Reamy, Senior Counsel, Texas Instruments; Moderator: Janis E. Clements, Greenberg Traurig
Brunch Co-Chairs & Contacts: Amanda Abraham, The Roth Firm Law Firm- aa@rothfirm.com
Becca Skupin, Scheef & Stone- becca.skupin@solidcounsel.com
Sponsored by The Judge Paul Brown Inn of Court
(Closed event for Judges only; Robes for photo session)
Panelists: Judge Marcia Crone, USDC EDTX; Magistrate Judge Nicole Mitchell, USDC EDTX;
Magistrate Judge Christine Nowak, USDC EDTX; District Judge Sean Jordan, USDC EDTX;
Magistrate Judge Zack Hawthorn, USDC EDTX; & Chief Judge Priscilla Owen, 5th Cir., US Court of Appeals; District Judge J. Campbell Barker, USDC EDTX; Moderator: Donean Surratt, Orgain Bell & Tucker LLP
Panelists: Chief Judge Rodney Gilstrap, USDC EDTX; District Judge Amos Mazzant USDC EDTX; & District Judge Robert “Trey” Schroeder, USDC EDTX; Moderator: Charles Bundren, Wm. Charles Bundren & Associates Law Group, PLLC
Panelists: Jenna Gillingham, Career EDTX Law Clerk; Boone Baxter, Heim, Payne & Chorush; Natalie Bennett, Morgan Lewis; James “Tripp” Fussell, Mayer Brown; Becca Skupin, Scheef & Stone; & Rudy Fink, Davis Firm, P.C.; Moderator: Travis Underwood, Gillam & Smith LLP
Panelists: District Judge David Folsom, USDC EDTX (ret.); Magistrate Judge John D. Love, USDC EDTX; Mike Jones, Potter Minton; Gil Gillam, Gillam & Smith; Mark Mann, MT2 Law Group; Joe Mueller, Wilmer Hale; Moderator Jennifer Ainsworth, Wilson Robertson & Cornelius, PC
Panelists: Wes Hill, Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC; Tom Melsheimer, Winston & Strawn LLP; Morgan Chu, Irell & Manella, LLP; Co-Moderators: Michael Smith, Scheef & Stone, & Eric Findlay, Findlay Craft P.C.
Opening Conference Reception sponsored by StoneTurn
(Located across Legacy Drive)
Event Contact: Natalie Bennett: Natalie.bennett@morganlewis.com
Breakfast sponsored by Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr P.C. & Axinn
Panelists: Richard Murray, Supervisory Special Agent, FBI Dallas – Cyber Task Force; Special Agent Brad Schley, United States Secret Service; Nathaniel Kummerfeld, Deputy Chief for Complex White Collar, US Attorney’s Office; Ryan Locker, Deputy Chief for Cyber and National Security, US Attorney’s Office; Moderator: Ryan Raybould, Chief Counsel to Senator John Cornyn (Joint Session)
Panelists: Doug Cawley, McKool Smith; Sam Baxter, McKool Smith; Michael J. McKeon, Fish & Richardson; Gil Gillam, Gillam & Smith; Andy Tindel, Attorney at Law; Tim Durst, O’Melveny & Myers LLP; & Ruffin Cordell, Fish & Richardson; Moderator: Danielle Williams
Panelists: Chief Judge Rodney Gilstrap, USDC EDTX; Ruffin Cordell, Fish & Richardson; Chris Kennerly, Paul Hastings; Julie Han, Samsung; & Joe Mueller, Wilmer Hale; Moderator: Ellisen Turner, Kirkland & Ellis
Panelists: Chief Judge Rodney Gilstrap, USDC EDTX; District Judge Amos Mazzant, USDC EDTX; District Judge Robert “Trey” Schroeder, USDC EDTX; Senior Judge Thad Heartfield, Sr., USDC EDTX; District Judge Lee Yeakel, USDC WDTX; Co-Moderators: Bo Davis, Davis Firm P.C. & Chris Bunt, Parker, Bunt & Ainsworth, P.C.
District Judge Robert W. Schroeder, III, USDC EDTX; and Jerry Mitchell, Investigative Reporter Formerly with the Clarion-Ledger Newspaper & Author of Race Against Time: A Reporter Reopens the Unsolved Murder Cases of the Civil Rights Era (Joint Session)
Menu: “South of the Border Favorites” – Trinity Ballroom Foyer
Lunch sponsored by: Greenberg Traurig, McGuireWoods, & Carter Arnett
(Special Announcement by Jim Wren, Professor, Baylor Law School)
Session Chair: Jennifer Truelove, McKool Smith
Panelists: Kelly Chen, Toyota, Bryan Sinclair, Cisco; Robert Earle, Ericsson; Dan Girdwood, Samsung; Brian Gaffney of AT&T; Tim Durst, O’Melveny & Myers LLP; Co- Moderators: Jennifer Truelove, McKool Smith; & Indy Mukerji, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Panelists: Lisa Blue, Baron & Blue; Mike Collins, Collins Investigation Services; Johnny Ward, Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC; Jeff Bragalone, Bragalone, Olejko Saad PC; Deron Dacus, Dacus Law Firm; Moderator: Joshua Masur, Zuber Lawler
Panelists: District Judge Amos Mazzant, USDC EDTX; Judge Virginia Kendall, USDC N.D. III; Leon Carter, Carter Arnett; Travis DeArman, McKool Smith; Brett Johnson, Winston & Strawn LLP; Magistrate Judge Roy Payne, USDC EDTX; Ted Stevenson, Alston & Bird; Moderator: Andrea Fair, Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC
Panelists: Judge Ray Chen, Fed. Cir., US Court of Appeals; Senior US Circuit Judge Bill Bryson, CAFC; US Court of Appeals; Judge Gregg Costa, 5th Cir., US Court of Appeals; Judge James Ho; 5th Cir., US Court of Appeals; Moderator: Tom Leatherbury, Vinson & Elkins
Panelists: Judge Gregg Costa, 5th Cir., US Court of Appeals; District Judge Michael Truncale, USDC EDTX; Senior Judge Ron Clark, USDC EDTX; Moderator: Ryan Raybould, Chief Counsel to US Senator John Cornyn
Grand Slam Reception sponsored by StoneTurn
(Attire: Batting Cage Casual – jeans, tennis shoes)
A private outing to Texas Ranger Globe Life Stadium with custom ballpark-themed cocktails & dinner, private tours, use of the batting cages, on-field access, and a group photo in the Ranger’s Dug Out. Also, autographed baseballs by some of baseball’s most legendary players will be up for grabs via various give-a-ways throughout the evening. (Attire: Batting Cage Casual – jeans, tennis shoes)
Panelists: Richard Murray, Supervisory Special Agent, FBI Dallas – Cyber Task Force; Special Agent Brad Schley, United States Secret Service; Nathaniel Kummerfeld, Deputy Chief for Complex White Collar, US Attorney’s Office; Ryan Locker, Deputy Chief for Cyber and National Security, US Attorney’s Office; Moderator: Ryan Raybould, Chief Counsel to Senator John Cornyn (Joint Session – Trinity Ballroom)
Panelists: Magistrate Judge Nicole Mitchell, USDC EDTX; Magistrate Judge Zack Hawthorn, USDC EDTX; Magistrate Judge Christine Nowak, USDC EDTX; Frank Coan, Criminal Chief, US Attorney’s Office, EDTX and John McElroy, Federal Public Defender, Nikki Stephens, Deputy Chief US Probation Officer, EDTX; Moderator: Rafael De La Garza, De La Garza Law Firm
Alan Dorhoffer, U.S. Sentencing Commission; Judge Michael Truncale, USDC EDTX; Judge Gregg Costa, 5th Cir., US Court of Appeals; James Whalen, Whalen Law Office; Moderator: Andrew Davis, Chief Counsel to Senator Ted Cruz
District Judge Robert W. Schroeder, III, USDC EDTX; and Jerry Mitchell, Investigative Reporter Formerly with the Clarion-Ledger Newspaper & Author of Race Against Time: A Reporter Reopens the Unsolved Murder Cases of the Civil Rights Era. (Joint Session – Trinity Ballroom)
Panelists: Myra Kirkwood, Chief Probation Officer, EDTX; Charley Fuller, Probation Officer, EDTX; Jansen Kitchens, Probation Officer, EDTX; Keith Wallace, Probation Officer, EDTX; J. Michael Price II, J. Michael Price Attorney at Law; Moderator: Joseph D. Brown, Joseph D. Brown Law Firm
Panelists: District Judge Marcia Crone, USDC EDTX; District Judge Sean Jordan, USDC EDTX; Judge Jeremy Kernodle, USDC EDTX; Judge Amos Mazzant, USDC, EDTX; Moderator: Acting US Attorney Nicholas Ganjei, USDC EDTX
(Attire: Batting Cage Casual – jeans, tennis shoes)
A private outing to Texas Ranger Globe Life Stadium with custom ballpark-themed cocktails & dinner, private tours, use of the batting cages, and a group photo in the Ranger’s Dug Out. Autographed baseballs by some of baseball’s most legendary players will be up for grabs via various give-a-ways throughout the evening. (Attire: Batting Cage Casual – jeans, tennis shoes)
Breakfast sponsored by ASQ Consulting & Baker Botts
Introduction by Rocky Schwartz, Whitaker Chalk Swindle & Schwartz PLLC
Panelists: Tom Britven, ASQ Consulting; Ray Perryman, The Perryman Group; Christopher Bakewell, Kroll; Alan Ratliff, Stoneturn; Ambreen Salters, Stoneturn; Co-Moderators: Jeannie Heffernan, Kirkland & Ellis; & Rick Cederoth, Sidley Austin LLP
Introduction by Brett Johnson, Winston & Strawn LLP
Panelists: Magistrate Judge Nicole Mitchell, USDC EDTX; Dean Brad Toben, Baylor Law School; Professor Jim Wren; Baylor Law School; Moderator: Brett Govett, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
Chief Judge Rodney Gilstrap, USDC EDTX; Judge Bryson, Judge Royal Furgeson (ret.), Judge Lee Yeakel, USDC WDTX; Judge David Folsom, USDC EDTX (ret.); Moderator: Wes Hill, Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC
Speaker Tom L. Irving, Finnegan Introduction by Rose Keagy, Founder, Rose Patent Law Firm PLLC
Menu: “A Taste of Tuscany” – Trinity Ballroom Foyer
Lunch sponsored by Kroll, Vincent & Elkins LLP & O’Melveny & Myers LLP
Conference Wi Fi Sponsor: Stradling