Four Seasons Resort and Club4150 North MacArthur BoulevardIrving, Texas 75038

January 10, 2020MCLE Credit: 7 hours

(including 2 hours of ethics)Sponsored by the Federal Bar Association

Dallas & Fort Worth Chapters

2020 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

BENCH BAR CONFERENCE

8:00-9:00 a.m. REGISTRATION 9:00-9:45 a.m. ADVOCACY IN THE COURTS Senior District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater District Judge Ed Kinkeade District Judge Karen Gren Scholer Magistrate Judge Irma C. Ramirez

9:45-10:30 a.m. MEDIATION/ADR Magistrate Judge David L. Horan Chief Bankruptcy Judge Barbara J. Houser Former Magistrate Judge Jeff Kaplan

10:30-11:00 a.m. CIVICS EDUCATION Chief District Judge Barbara M.G. Lynn

11:00-11:45 a.m. APPELLATE PRACTICE Fifth Circuit Judge Catharina Haynes Fifth Circuit Judge James C. Ho District Judge J. Campbell Barker

11:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m. BREAK

12:00-1:00 p.m. KEYNOTE ADDRESS Third Circuit Judge Cheryl Ann Krause

1:00-2:00 p.m. NEW AT THE COURTHOUSE District Judge Mark T. Pittman District Judge J. Wesley Hendrix District Judge Brantley Starr Magistrate Judge John Parker

2:00-2:45 p.m. REGULATORY/ENFORCEMENT District Judge Reed O’Connor Andrew Wirmani, Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Paul E. Coggins, Locke Lord Karen Glassman, Office of Counsel to the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services Scott Mascianica, Assistant Director - Division of Enforcement, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

2:45-3:15 p.m. BREAK

Fourth Annual Northern District of Texas Bench Bar Conference

Friday, January 10, 2020

AGENDA

3:15-4:00 p.m. BANKRUPTCY BREAKOUT Chief Bankruptcy Judge Barbara J. Houser Bankruptcy Judge Robert L. Jones Bankruptcy Judge Stacey G.C. Jernigan Bankruptcy Judge Mark X. Mullin Bankruptcy Judge E. Lee Morris Lisa Lambert, Assistant U.S. Trustee, Department of Justice

CIVIL BREAKOUT District Judge Jane J. Boyle Magistrate Judge D. Gordon Bryant, Jr. Magistrate Judge Lee Ann Reno Magistrate Judge Rebecca Rutherford

CRIMINAL BREAKOUT Magistrate Judge Jeffrey Cureton Federal Public Defender Jason Hawkins Richard Roper, Thompson & Knight LLP

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY BREAKOUT Chief District Judge Barbara M.G. Lynn District Judge David C. Godbey District Judge Amos L. Mazzant, III

4:00-4:10 p.m. BREAK

4:10-4:50 p.m. TRIAL ADVOCACY Magistrate Judge Renée H. Toliver Kim Askew, K&L Gates Marlo Cadeddu, Law Office of Marlo P. Cadeddu Ophelia Camina, Susman Godfrey Veronica Lewis, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher Errin Martin, Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Elizabeth Ryan, Lynn Pinker Cox & Hurst

5:00-6:00 p.m. RECEPTION SPONSORED BY THE TEXAS LAWBOOK

THANK YOU!

Special thanks to the following groups who made this year’s Bench Bar Conference possible:

Northern District of Texas Bench Bar CommitteeJason Jordan (co-chair)

Rebekah Ricketts (co-chair)Layla Ahl

Jill BindlerJoe ClevelandDavid DeZernAlex Dimock

Richard GuiltinanJared HogganBrad HubbardCamille KnightKaren Mitchell

Michael O’BrienKirstine Rogers

Marc Taubenfeld

Federal Bar Association – Dallas Chapter Executive CommitteeJason Jordan, President

Rebekah Ricketts, President-ElectAlex Dimock, Vice President

Carolyn Hill, TreasurerKirstine Rogers, Secretary

Chalon Clark, Membership ChairRachel Robertson, Young LawyersJoshua Smeltzer, Outreach Chair

Richard Guiltinan, Immediate Past PresidentCort Thomas, Civics Liaison

Sheria Smith, Government LiaisonMichael O’Brien, Bench-Bar Liaison

Lisa Lambert, SOLACE LiaisonDouglas Fletcher, Law Student Division

District Judge Jane J. Boyle, Court AdvisorMagistrate Judge David L. Horan, Court AdvisorBankruptcy Judge Harlin D. Hale, Court Advisor

Karen Mitchell, Court Advisor

Federal Bar Association – Fort Worth Chapter Executive CommitteeJoe Cleveland, President

Magistrate Judge Jeffrey CuretonRussell Devenport, Treasurer

Karen Precella, Membership ChairJeff Kearney