14th Annual
Changing Face of Course One Site Only! LIVE San Antonio February 21-22, 2013 Hyatt Hill Country Resort and Spa
Hot Topics: • The impact of the Texas Supreme Court’s opinion in EAA v. Day & McDaniel • The war between municipalities, industries, and agriculture over water conservation • Updates from the Legislative Session, recent case law, and water transactions and forms • Representing multiple parties in a common resource—is it ethical? • The latest ramifications of the Endangered Species Act Course Amenities Include: • Coffee & pastries provided each morning • Lunch provided both days • Complimentary wireless internet connection in the meeting room • Convenient access to electrical connections - bring your laptop! • Discounted pricing for government employees
Course materials available on a USB drive
NEW! A Speakers’ Bullpen Many speakers will be available for questions directly following their presentations in an area outside the main ballroom.
Come a day early for
Water Rights 101
MCLE CREDIT 12.5 HOURS (2 ETHICS)
14th Annual
Come a Day Early and Attend
Changing Face
Water Rights101
Cosponsored by the Environmental and
live San Antonio
February 21-22, 2013 Hyatt Hill Country Resort and Spa
live San Antonio
February 20, 2013 Hyatt Hill Country Resort and Spa
Thursday 6.75 hours,
including 1.25 hours ethics
8:00
Registration Coffee & Pastries Provided
8:45
Welcoming Remarks Co-Course Director David J. Klein, Austin Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend, P.C.
Wednesday 3 hours, including 1 hour ethics 1:15
Welcoming Remarks Co-Course Director David J. Klein, Austin Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend, P.C.
Co-Course Director Mark McPherson, Dallas McPherson LawFirm, PC
1:30
Administrative Practice in Water Matters .75 hr (.25 hr ethics) Susan M. Maxwell, Austin Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta LLP
9:00
Case Law Update .5 hr (.25 hr ethics) Lyn Clancy, Austin Lower Colorado River Authority
2:15
Surface Water .75 hr Shana L. Horton, Austin Kelly Hart & Hallman
9:30
3:00
Break (Snack Provided)
3:15
Basics of Groundwater .75 hr Deborah Clarke Trejo, Austin Kemp Smith
Groundwater Availability as a Matter of Law .5 hr A Discussion of the Statutory Model for Quantifying the Resource and Determining Water Availability Michael A. Gershon, Austin Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend, P.C.
Mark McPherson, Dallas McPherson LawFirm, PC
4:00
Working with State Agencies .75 hr ethics Kathleen M. Ramirez, Austin Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
4:45
Co-Course Director Mark McPherson, Dallas McPherson LawFirm, PC
10:00 Break 10:15 GCD Regulation in Light of Takings Claims .75 hr • What Do the Rules Mean? • Day • Bragg Marvin W. Jones, Amarillo Sprouse Shrader Smith
M. Robin Smith, Austin Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
11:00 Transactional Forms .5 hr (.25 hr ethics) Grady B. Jolley, Boerne The Nunley Firm
Adjourn
MCLE CREDIT
11:30 Break - Lunch Provided
3 HOURS (1 HOUR ETHICS) MCLE COURSE NO: 901255109
11:45 Luncheon Presentation: Water Rights Transactions 1 hr Carlos Rubinstein, Austin Commissioner, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Applies to the College of the State Bar of Texas and to the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Administrative Law and Real Estate Law.
Hyatt Hill Country Resort & Spa
2
of
Course
Natural Resources Law Section and the Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section of the State Bar of Texas Register by February 7, 2013 and save $50! ENRL and REPTL Section members can save $75!
Updated Water Law Glossary included with your registration Course books for both the advanced course and the 101 will include an updated Water Law Glossary containing the latest legislative changes! By Timothy L. Brown, Robert R. Flores, and Bruce Wasinger
Friday 5.75 hours,
including .75 hour ethics
12:45 Break 1:00
1:45
2:15
Water for Land Development .75 hr (.25 hr ethics) Frank Ruttenberg, San Antonio Winstead CCN Update .5 hr Ty H. Embrey, Austin Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend, P.C.
Break
3:00
Energy Water Nexus .5 hr Michael J. Nasi, Austin Jackson Walker
3:30
Energy and Hydraulic Fracking .75 hr Amy Hardberger, San Antonio St. Mary’s University School of Law Peter E. Hosey, San Antonio Jackson Walker
Bill Weathersby, Houston Energy Water Solutions
4:15
Ethics in Lobbying: What Are the Rules? .5 hr ethics Donna Garcia Davidson, Austin Donna G. Davidson Law Firm
4:45
Announcements Coffee & Pastries Provided
8:45
Legislative Update .5 hr Rep. Lyle Larson, San Antonio Texas House of Representatives
9:15
TCEQ Water Rights Issues .5 hr (.25 hr ethics) • Implementation of Texas Water Code Section 11.053 relating to Suspension or Adjustment of Water Rights during Drought Watermaster • Update on Texas Water Code Section 11.326 Evaluation of Water Basins to Determine whether a Watermaster should be Appointed • Palmer Drought Index Update Stephanie Bergeron Perdue, Austin Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
1:00
Break
1:15
River Authority Powers and Jurisdiction .5 hr Thomas G. Mason, Austin Graves Dougherty Hearon & Moody
1:45
Endangered Species Act 1 hr ESA Update Colette Barron Bradsby, Austin Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
Perspectives on The Aransas Project v. Shaw Moderator Ken Ramirez, Austin Law Offices Ken Ramirez
Water Woes and Drought 1 hr • How Are Cities, Industry and the Agricultural Sector Economically Affected by Drought? • Water Conservation Ross W. Crow, Austin City of Austin Law Department
Charles W. Irvine, Houston Blackburn & Carter
Mark L. Walters, Austin Office of the Attorney General of Texas
Land Conservation Tools and Their Impact on Water .5 hr Susan K. Armstrong, Austin Armstrong Law
2:45
8:40
Adjourn
9:45
Ronald Gertson, East Bernard Regional Water Planner Coastal Bend GCD President Christina Wisdom, Austin Texas Chemical Council
10:45 Break
11:00 Alternative Water Supplies 1 hr Fred Blumberg, Austin/San Antonio Malcolm Pirnie, the Water Division of ARCADIS US Emily Rogers, Austin Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta 12:00 Break - Lunch Provided
12:15 Luncheon Presentation: Sackett v. EPA and the Future of Wetlands Regulation .75 hr Damien M. Schiff, Sacramento, CA Principal Attorney, Environmental Section Pacific Legal Foundation
Bill West Jr., Seguin Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority
2:45
Representing Multiple Parties/Conflicts Surrounding Rule Making .5 hr ethics Thomas H. Watkins, Austin Brown McCarroll
3:15
Adjourn
MCLE CREDIT
12.5 HOURS (2 HOURS ETHICS) MCLE COURSE NO: 901255108 Applies to the College of the State Bar of Texas and to the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Administrative Law and Real Estate Law.
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Active State and Texas-Area Federal Judges and Their Court Staff Attorneys May Attend for Free, Provided: (1) the course directly relates to the judge’s tribunal’s jurisdiction, (2) the judge is a full-time judge or retired under the Texas Judicial Retirement System and (3) space is available for all paying registrants. This privilege does not extend to receivers, trustees, other court staff, or persons serving part-time in a judicial capacity. Actual attendance is required in order to receive course materials. Parking Information for Attendees Not Staying at the Hotel is subject to change and does not guarantee available space. Self-parking is complimentary at the Hyatt Hill Country Resort and Spa.
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