27th Annual Civil & Criminal Trial Practice Seminar February 2, 2023 at The Venetian, Las Vegas, NV . Approved for 14.25 hours of MCLE, including 3.0 hours of Ethics by the State Bar of Texas. Registration Fees until 1/20/2023: $385.00 Members of EPBA | $500.00 Nonmembers of EPBA| $200 Paralegals. After 1/20/2023 please add $50 to the registration fee.

Schedule

Thursday, February 2, 2023 

6:00 - 8:00 p.m. - Legal Legends Live Interview of Hon. Patrick Garcia and Rafael Salas 

Friday, February 3, 2023 

7:00 - 7:45 a.m.- Registration & Sign In 

7:45 - 8:00 a.m. - Welcome 

Pick to attend the Civil Track or the Criminal Track for the Morning Session

CIVIL TRACK: 

8:00 - 8:30 a.m.: MOCK VOIR DIRE. James Kennedy, James Kennedy, PLLC. Darryl S. Vereen, Mounce, Green, Myers, Safi, Paxson, & Galatzan, P.C. 

8:30 - 9:00 a.m.: BUSINESS UPDATE. Antonio E. Castillo, Kemp Smith 

9:00 - 10:00 a.m.: EFFECTIVE AND ETHICAL MEDIATION STRATEGY. H. Keith Myers, Mounce, Green, Myers, Safi, Paxson, & Galatzan, P.C. Milad Farah, Farah Law Group, PLLC. 

10:00 - 10:15 a.m.: MORNING BREAK 

10:15 - 11:15 a.m.: UPDATE ON MEDICAL DAMAGES. Kurt G. Paxson, Mounce, Green, Myers, Safi, Paxson, & Galatzan, P.C. 

11:15 - 11:45 a.m.: FAMILY LAW UPDATE. Tracy Almanzan, Almanzan Law Office, PLLC 

CRIMINAL TRACK: 

8:00 - 9:00 a.m.: NAVIGATING JUSTICE OF PEACE AND MUNICIPAL COURTS. Hon. Josh Herrera, Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 3. Felicia De Leon, Mounce, Green, Myers, Safi, Paxson, & Galatzan, P.C. 

9:00 - 10:00 a.m.: THE 4TH AMENDMENT IN THE DIGITAL AGE: PRIVACY AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS. Cori Harbour-Valdez, The Harbour Law Firm, P.C. 

10:00 - 10:15 a.m.: MORNING BREAK 

10:15 - 11:15 a.m.: MOTIONS PRACTICE. Veronica Lerma, Lerma Law.Alyssa Nava, Nava Law 

11:15 - 11:45 a.m.: VOIR DIRE PRESENTATION. Kelli Childress, Chief Public Defender 

JOINT AFTERNOON SESSIONS 

12:00 - 1:00 p.m. (Lunch Program): ETHICS IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE COURT. Hon. Alyssa Perez, 210th Judicial District Court. Marisa Ybarra- Williams, Ray, Pena, McChristian Law Firm 

1:15 - 2:00 p.m.: HOW TO EFFECTIVELY MAKE AN OPEN RECORDS REQUEST. Carlos G. Madrid, El Paso County Attorney?s Office 

2:00 - 3:00 p.m.: PROBATE UPDATE. Magda Y. Soto, Warach, Soto, & Associates 

3:00 - 3:15 p.m.: AFTERNOON BREAK 

3:15 - 4:15 p.m.: CIVIL AND CRIMINAL ISSUES INTERTWINED. Felix Valenzuela, Valenzuela Law Firm 

4:15 - 4:30 p.m.: EXPRESS RECORDS RETRIEVAL. Rachel Scott, Managing Partner, Express Records 

4:30 - 5:30 p.m.: TOP 10 TRIAL TIPS. Laura Enriquez, Mounce, Green, Myers, Safi, Paxson, & Galatzan, P.C., Daniela Labinoti, Law Office of Daniela Labinoti, P.C. 

Saturday, February 4, 2023: Joint Sessions 

7:00 - 8:00 a.m. - BREAKFAST 

8:00 - 9:00 a.m.: APPELLATE UPDATE. Kirk Cooper, Cooper Appeals, P.L.L.C. 

9:00 - 9:15 a.m.: MORNING BREAK 

9:15 - 10:00 a.m.: THE FBI IS CALLING, DO I ANSWER? Kate Godinez, Stillinger & Godinez Attorneys at Law PLLC. Carl H. Green, Mounce, Green, Myers, Safi, Paxson, & Galatzan, P.C., Amanda Enriquez, El Paso County Public Defender?s Office 

10:00-11:00 a.m.: DOCKET MANAGEMENT AFTER COVID. Hon. Annabell Perez, 41st Judicial District Court. Hon. Selena Solis, 243rd Judicial District Court 

11:00 - 12:00 p.m.: BEING ETHICAL & EFFECTIVE IN JURY TRIALS. Hon. Maria Salas Mendoza, 120th Judicial District Court. Alejandro Acosta, III, Flores, Tawney, Acosta, P.C., Tiffany N. Joudi, Mendez, Isaac, Joudi, PLLC 

End of Seminar 

*Please note that due to unforeseen issues we may need to move some of the programming around. 

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