Sponsor & Interviewer Brochure
22
nd
Annual
TEXAS
MINORITY COUNSEL PROGRAM
EDUCATION Stay informed on recent developments in the law with a CLE program designed for both in-house and outside counsel.
INTERVIEWS Participate in informational interviews to discuss outside counsel opportunities.
NETW ORKING Enjoy incomparable networking at the spa retreat, golf outing, receptions, dine-arounds, speed networking lunch, and more!
September 3 -5, 2014 Austin, Texas The Westin Austin at the Domain
CONFERENCE INFORMATION
An Invitation from the
2014 TMCP COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Program Background & Mission The Texas Minority Counsel Program was created in 1993 with the mission of increasing opportunities for minority and women attorneys who provide legal services to corporate and government clients, and to expose those organizations to the legal talent found in the minority and woman community. Since its inception, the TMCP has been instrumental in enhancing opportunities for diverse attorneys.
On behalf of the Office of Minority Affairs and the 2014 Steering Committee, we invite you and your organization to the 22nd Annual Texas Minority Counsel Program (“TMCP”) in Austin, Texas on September 3-5, 2014. Come find out why the TMCP is the premier client development, networking, and CLE event for attorneys in Texas!
Conference Goals • Present a CLE program designed for diverse lawyers and corporate/government counsel.
The TMCP’s unique format not only provides valuable CLE credit but also gives attendees an opportunity to participate in informational interviews to discuss outside counsel opportunities. The speed networking lunch, golf outing, spa retreat, dine-arounds, and receptions all maximize the opportunity for attorneys to connect and develop future professional relationships.
• Provide informational interviewing opportunities for diverse lawyers to meet with corporations and government agencies. • Offer an informal environment for attendees to network.
We encourage you to show your support of the TMCP and its goal of increased diversity and inclusion in the legal profession by sponsoring this year’s program. Sponsors receive valuable exposure and opportunities for participation at the conference. In addition, if your organization is a corporation or government agency in need of diverse outside counsel, you may use the enclosed form to indicate your desire to conduct informational interviews during the conference.
VENUES Conference The Westin Austin at The Domain 11301 Domain Drive Austin, Texas 78758
We are confident that your participation will benefit you and your organization. We look forward to seeing you in Austin!
Golf TopGolf Austin 2700 Esperanza Crossing Austin, Texas 78758
Spa Ann Webb Skin Clinic 11701 Jollyville Road, Ste. 103 Austin, Texas 78759
IMPORTANT DATES May 2, 2014 Deadline for sponsors to submit logo for conference registration brochure
C h ri s toph er Mugi ca Jackson Walker L.L.P.
August 8, 2014 Deadline for discounted registration fee & résumé submission for informational interviews (Registration fee increases by $50/person after this date)
August 13, 2014
Travis Torrence Shell Oil Company
Deadline to receive discounted hotel room rate. Contact the Westin Austin at the Domain at (512) 832-4197 for reservations.
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SPONSORSHIP LEVELS Premier $20,000 Exclusive
Barrister $6,000
Opportunity to exclusively host the Thursday night TMCP Party Seven complimentary company registrations for the conference Seven complimentary company registrations for Golf Outing or Spa Retreat Company logo printed on conference tote bag Company logo printed on conference t-shirt Full page black and white ad in the Directory of Participants Reserved table at the TMCP Party Recognition as a sponsor of all six Save-the-Date Receptions Promotional item in conference tote bags (one promotional item to be provided by sponsor) Premier Sponsor Award Company logo printed in the TMCP brochure (if received by May 2) Company logo and hyperlink prominently featured on the TMCP website Recognition as a Premier Sponsor in all conference materials Company logo prominently displayed on conference signage Acknowledgement of sponsorship during breaks
Recognition as a sponsor of the Wednesday Welcome Reception Three complimentary company registrations for the conference Three complimentary registrations for the Golf Outing or Spa Retreat Recognition as a sponsor of three of the six Save-the-Date Receptions (preferred cities to be chosen by sponsor) Promotional item in conference tote bags (one promotional item to be provided by sponsor) Barrister Sponsor Award Company name or logo printed in the TMCP brochure (if received by May 2)
Company logo and hyperlink featured on the TMCP website Recognition as a Barrister sponsor in all conference materials Company name or logo displayed on conference signage
Advocate $4,000 Recognition as a sponsor of the Thursday Breakfast Two complimentary company registrations for the conference Two complimentary registrations for the Golf Outing or Spa Retreat Recognition as a sponsor of two of the six Save-the-Date Receptions (preferred cities to be chosen by sponsor) Promotional item in conference tote bags (one promotional item to be provided by sponsor) Advocate Sponsor Award Company name or logo printed in the TMCP brochure (if received
Presidential $15,000 Recognition as a sponsor of the Keynote Awards Luncheon and the Speed Networking Luncheon Five complimentary company registrations for the conference Five complimentary company registrations for the Golf Outing or Spa Retreat Company logo printed on conference t-shirt Full page black and white ad in the Directory of Participants Reserved table at the Keynote Awards Luncheon Recognition as a sponsor of five of the six Save-the-Date Receptions (preferred cities to be chosen by sponsor) Promotional item in conference tote bags (one promotional item to be provided by sponsor) Presidential Sponsor Award Company logo printed in the TMCP brochure (if received by May 2) Company logo and hyperlink prominently featured on the TMCP website Recognition as a Presidential Sponsor in all conference materials Company logo prominently displayed on conference signage Acknowledgement of sponsorship during breaks
by May 2)
Company logo and hyperlink featured on the TMCP website Recognition as an Advocate sponsor in all conference materials Company name or logo displayed on conference signage
Counselor $2,000 Recognition as a sponsor of the Friday Breakfast One complimentary company registration for the conference One complimentary registration for the Golf Outing or Spa Retreat Recognition as a sponsor of one of the six Save-the-Date Receptions (preferred city to be chosen by sponsor) Promotional item in conference tote bags (one promotional item to be provided by sponsor) Counselor Sponsor Award Company name or logo printed in the TMCP brochure (if received
Chancellor $8,000 Recognition as a sponsor of the Thursday Networking Reception Four complimentary company registrations for the conference Four complimentary registrations for the Golf Outing or Spa Retreat ½ page black and white ad in the Directory of Participants Recognition as a sponsor of four of the six Save-the-Date Receptions (preferred cities to be chosen by sponsor) Promotional item in conference tote bags (one promotional item to be provided by sponsor) Chancellor Sponsor Award Company logo printed in the TMCP brochure (if received by May 2) Company logo and hyperlink featured on the TMCP website Recognition as a Chancellor sponsor in all conference materials
by May 2)
Company logo and hyperlink featured on the TMCP website Recognition as a Counselor sponsor in all conference materials Company name or logo displayed on conference signage
Associate $1,000 One complimentary company registration for the conference Company name or logo printed in the TMCP brochure (if received by May 2)
Company logo and hyperlink featured on the TMCP website Recognition as an Associate sponsor in conference materials Company name or logo displayed on conference signage
Company logo displayed on conference signage Additional sponsorship opportunities are available and include sponsorship of the Golf Outing, Spa Event, TMCP Mobile App, and Save-the-Date Receptions. For more information, contact the Office of Minority Affairs at MinorityAffairs@TexasBar.com or (800) 204-2222, ext. 1538.
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SPONSOR & INTERVIEWER FORM
TMCP 2014
Use this form to enroll your COMPANY as a sponsor and/or interviewer. For individual conference registration, complete the conference registration form on page 4. ALL attendees must submit a conference registration form. To claim a complimentary sponsor registration, you must write in “Sponsor” in the “Complimentary” blank in Section 5 on page 4.
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ORGANIZATION INFORMATION
Company Name (Exactly as you would like it listed in conference materials): ________________________________________________________________________ Website:________________________________________________________________ CONTACT PERSON (To be contacted regarding sponsorship details and complimentary registrations)
Name____________________________________________________________________ Title_____________________________________________________________________ Street Address____________________________________________________________ City_________________________________ State________ Zip_____________________
Type of Organization: Corporation Government Agency Judiciary Law firm (select firm type below): Majority-owned Minority-owned Minority woman-owned Woman-owned Other__________________________ __________________________________
Phone (______)_______________ E-mail ______________________________________
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SPONSORSHIP
Premier $20,000 (Exclusive)
SOLD OUT
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INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEWS (To be completed by corporations only, not law firms)
Our corporation (not law firm) would like to conduct interviews at the conference.
Presidential $15,000
Our corporation (not law firm) will not be participating in the interviews this year.
Chancellor
$8,000
CONTACT PERSON (To be contacted for details regarding informational interviews)
Barrister
$6,000
Name____________________________________________________________________
Advocate $4,000
Title_____________________________________________________________________
Counselor $2,000
Street Address____________________________________________________________
Associate $1,000
City_________________________________ State________ Zip_____________________ Phone (______)_______________ E-mail ______________________________________
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I AM PAYING BY
q Check (enclosed) payable to State Bar of Texas for $_________ Check No._______ q Credit Card:
q Visa
q MasterCard
q AMEX
q Discover
Account No. __________________________________________ Exp. Date__________ Name on card (Please print) _________________________________________________ Signature ________________________________________________________________
THREE ways to submit your sponsor/interviewer form: Email (credit card only)
Send scanned form to: MinorityAffairs@TexasBar.com
Fax
(credit card only)
(512) 427-4439
(check or credit card)
State Bar of Texas Minority Affairs P.O. Box 12487 Austin, TX 78711-2487 3
Questions?
(800) 204-2222, x1538 MinorityAffairs@TexasBar.com www.TexasBar.com/TMCP
Texas Minority Counsel Program
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CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM
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Name: _______________________________________________
State Bar of Texas Membership No. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Company Name: _____________________________________________________________ Title:____________________________________ Type of Company:
Government Agency Corporation (not law firm) Judiciary Other: _____________________________
Law Firm (select firm type): Majority-owned Minority-owned
Minority woman-owned Woman-owned
Company Website:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Mailing Address for Bar-Related Mail: ____________________________________________________________________________________ City: ______________________________________________________ State: ______________ Zip: __________________________________ Phone: (______)___________________ Fax: (______)______________________ Email:____________________________________________
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Choose ONE type of conference registration:
Outside Counsel . . . . . . . . $450 In-house Counsel, Government,
Choose ONE networking event (optional) :
À la carte registration (optional) :
Golf Outing . . . . . . . . . . . . $125 Golf (in-house counsel rate) $100 Spa Retreat . . . . . . . . . . . . $125
À la carte registrations must be submitted by fax, email, or mail. Online registration is not available.
Awards Luncheon Only . . . . $50 Social Events* Only . . . . . . . $100
or Law Student . . . . . . . . . $250
*Receptions and party
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Conference t-shirt: no thank you -OR S M L XL XXL XXXL
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Outside Counsel Interview Registration This section should be completed ONLY by outside counsel interested in being interviewed.
Course materials provided as a PDF download prior to the conference. You will receive an email when the download is accessible at TexasBarCLE.com.
Firm Breakdown: # Partners________ # Associates _______
# Of Counsel_________ Total _______
Check all applicable boxes indicating your practice area(s) AND fill in blanks with % of total practice. Percentages MUST be in increments of 5% and add up to 100%. % of Practice % of Practice
Administrative Law . . . . . Antitrust . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appellate Practice . . . . . . Banking . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bankruptcy . . . . . . . . . . . Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . Collections . . . . . . . . . . . Commercial Litigation . . . Computer & Technology Construction . . . . . . . . . . Corporate . . . . . . . . . . . . Criminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . Debtor/Creditor . . . . . . .
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_______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______
Education . . . . . . . . . . . . Entertainment/Sports . . . Environmental . . . . . . . . Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Government . . . . . . . . . . Health Care . . . . . . . . . . Immigration . . . . . . . . . . Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . Intellectual Property . . . . International . . . . . . . . . . Labor & Employment . . . LGBT Law . . . . . . . . . . . . Mediation & Arbitration
I am entitled to a discount: q $50 OFF if registering by August 8, 2014. Discount applies to conference only, not golf, spa or à la carte registrations. (If by mail, date of postmark will determine discount.)
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q As a judge, I affirm I qualify for complimentary registration under State Bar Policy Manual §7.03.06. q Complimentary (List reason): __________________________________
_______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______
My total for all options is $_______. I am paying by: q Check (enclosed) payable to State Bar of Texas for $_________ Check No.__________ q Credit Card: q Visa
q MasterCard
Signature _______________________________________________________________
Send scanned form to: MinorityAffairs@TexasBar.com
q Discover
Name on card (Please print) ________________________________________________
Online
Email (credit card only)
q AMEX
Account No. _____________________________________ Exp. Date______________
Submit Form
(credit card only)
_______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______
_____________________________
FOUR ways to submit your conference registration: TexasBarCLE.com Keyword: minority
% of Practice
Mergers & Acquisitions . . Military . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oil, Gas & Mineral . . . . . Personal Injury/Tort Lit . . Probate/Trusts/Estates . . . Products Liability . . . . . . . Public Finance . . . . . . . . . Public Utility . . . . . . . . . . Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . Taxation . . . . . . . . . . . . . Workers Comp . . . . . . . . Other (specify below) . . .
Fax
(credit card only)
(512) 427-4439
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(check or credit card)
State Bar of Texas Minority Affairs P.O. Box 12487 Austin, TX 78711-2487
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Questions?
(800) 204-2222, x1538 MinorityAffairs@TexasBar.com www.TexasBar.com/TMCP
State Bar of Texas P.O. Box 12487 Austin, TX 78711-2487
22nd
Annual
TEXAS
LIVE September 3-5, 2014
MINORITY COUNSEL PROGRAM
Austin
CHANCELLOR American Airlines Exxon Mobil Corporation Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. BARRISTER Baker Botts L.L.P. Greenberg Traurig, LLP Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP Norton Rose Fulbright Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. Shell Oil Company SuperiorReview USAA Wells Fargo & Company Winstead PC Winston & Strawn LLP ADVOCATE Alston & Bird LLP Association of Corporate Counsel - Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter AT&T BakerHostetler Baker McKenzie Bracewell & Giuliani LLP Chevron Corporation Cozen O’Connor Dallas Area Rapid Transit Escobedo, Tippit, & Cardenas, L.L.P. Fish & Richardson P.C.
Gordon & Rees LLP Hewlett-Packard Company HG Litigation Services Jackson Lewis LLP Jackson Walker L.L.P. Jones Day JPMorgan Chase & Co. Paul Garcia & Associates Scott, Douglass & McConnico, L.L.P. Seyfarth Shaw LLP Steptoe & Johnson PLLC Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP Vinson & Elkins LLP Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason LLP COUNSELOR Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC Bowman and Brooke LLP Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal, L.L.P. BP America Carter Stafford Arnett Hamada & Mockler, PLLC Children’s Medical Center Dallas Cowles & Thompson Denko Coburn Lauff LLP Farrow-Gillespie & Heath LLP Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan LLP
U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 1804 AUSTIN, TEXAS
2014 STEERING COMMITTEE
2013 SPONSORS* PRESIDENTIAL Cantey Hanger LLP Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION
Graves Dougherty Hearon & Moody Haynes and Boone, LLP H-E-B iSolutions Digital Litigation Services Kane Russell Coleman & Logan PC Lam, Lyn & Philip, P.C. Littler Mendelson, P.C. Locke Lord LLP Monty & Ramirez LLP PepsiCo Schwartz, Page & Harding, L.L.P. Sedgwick LLP SettlePou South Texas College of Law Special Counsel St. Mary’s University School of Law Texas A&M University School of Law Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law Thompson & Knight LLP University of Texas School of Law Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Xcel Energy Levels listed: Presidential through Counselor
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CHAIRS Christopher Mugica Jackson Walker L.L.P. Travis Torrence Shell Oil Company CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVES Cheryl Barber USAA Aparna Dave Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Gilbert Gonzalez San Antonio Board of REALTORS Michelle Peak American Airlines Elizabeth Ramirez-Washka Dr Pepper Snapple Group Annita Riddick Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP Andrew Wallace Cintra US MINORITY/WOMEN FIRM REPRESENTATIVES David Chaumette Chaumette, PLLC Joe Escobedo Escobedo, Tippit & Cardenas, L.L.P. MAJORITY FIRM REPRESENTATIVES M. Lucille Anderson Henke Law Firm, LLP Marcus Brown Winstead PC Jesús Castillón BakerHostetler
Adrienne Dominguez Thompson & Knight LLP Fred Gaona Ford & Harrison LLP Asher Griffin Scott, Douglass & McConnico, L.L.P. Caroline Harrison Cantey Hanger LLP Ryan Manns Norton Rose Fulbright Jason Mueller Locke Lord LLP Rakhee Patel Shackelford, Melton, McKinley & Norton, LLP Jennifer Rappoport Winston & Strawn LLP Keshia Rodriguez Sedgwick, LLP Annapoorni Sankaran Greenberg Traurig, LLP William Toles Fee, Smith, Sharp & Vitullo GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES Hasan Mack Office of the Lieutenant Governor, David Dewhurst Halfreda Anderson Nelson Dallas Area Rapid Transit OTHER REPRESENTATIVES Latasha Grinnell Wendy Adele Humphrey Texas Tech School of Law Kathy Richardson HR Legal Search
STATE BAR REPRESENTATIVES Caren des Vignes Director, Office of Minority Affairs Heather Stevens Office of Minority Affairs
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