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STATE BAR OF TEXAS CLE
- SALSB has applied for 10.75 credit hours of Texas CLE, with 1.75 hours of ethics for the 2020 Annual Conference.
- The course number is: 174079277
- The State Bar CLE approval letter is posted HERE.
- The course dates are March 5th, March 6th, and March 27th.
- As we have done in the past, you will self-report your hours on your My Bar Page on the State Bar of Texas website.
- Please refer to the 2020 Conference Program below for specific CLE credit hours for each session.
THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2020
Registration: 8:30 a.m.
Welcome: 9:00 a.m.THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2020
SESSION A: 9:30 a.m. – 10:40 a.m.Moderator: Kristopher Tilker, Midwestern State University
CLE Credit: 1.15 hours
Are CSR’s Really More Transparent?
Michael E. Roach, McNeese State University
William G. Jens, McNeese State University
Stephen C. Caples, McNeese State University
The Legal and Business Ethics of Tax Avoidance: Complying with Congressional Intent
Edward B. Hymson, State Bar of New Mexico
LGBT Employment Rights in an Evolving Landscape
Alix Valenti, University of Houston – Clear Lake
THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2020
SESSION B: 10:50 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.Moderator: Charles Bultena, Midwestern State University
CLE Credit: 1.15 hours
A Dangerous Experiment with Entrepreneurship: Revisiting the Constitutional Nature and Contours of the Experiential Use Exception in Patent Law
Paul W. Fulbright, University of Houston – Downtown
Mediation Metrics: Reclaiming the Power of Shc
Charles Bultena, Midwestern State University
Charles Ramser, Midwestern State University
Chris Tilker, Midwestern State University
New Challenges Arising from the University Employee’s Duty to Report Sexual Misconduct
Andy Little, Abilene Christian University
THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2020
LUNCH SESSION 12 – 1:45 p.m.CLE Credit: 1.75 hours; 1.75 ethics hours
Please join us for a catered lunch hosted by SALSB, with a presentation by Ellen Eidelbach Pitluck, Ethics Attorney with the State Bar of Texas.
Lunch will be served in the Fiesta Room (2nd floor).
THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2020
SESSION C: 1:45 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.Moderator: Alix Valenti, University of Houston – Clear Lake
CLE Credit: 1.0 hours
Anti-Trust Reform: Implications of Prospective Threats by Digital Platforms to Relocate Abroad
Jeff Bone, Saint Joseph’s University
Defamation and Illegal Economic Boycotts in Gibson’s Bakery v. Oberlin College: Applying Unlawful Domination Analysis to Student Organizations?
Robert K. Robinson, The University of Mississippi
Dave L. Nichols, The University of Mississippi
Sam Cousley, The University of Mississippi
THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2020
SESSION D: 3 – 5:00 p.m.SALSB ANNAUL BUSINESS MEETING
Agenda Items
1. President’s Report – Ray Teske
2. Secretary’s Report – Brian Elzweig
3. Treasurer’s Report – Jennifer Barger-Johnson
4. ALSB House of Delegates Report – Henry Lowenstein
5. Editor of the Journal of Business and Ethics – Marty Ludlum
6. ALSB Representative – Dan Herron, ALSB Executive Director
7. Vote on Officer Slate
8. New Business
THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2020
Dinner TBD from 5:30 – 9:00 p.m.
FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2020
FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2020
SESSION E: 9 – 10:10 a.m.Moderator: Edward Hymson, State Bar of New Mexico
CLE Credit: 1.15 hours
Can the Federal Budget be Balanced?
Chip Matthews, Sam Houston State University
Chris Thompson, Sam Houston State University
Representing Marijuana Businesses: A Response to the Doomsayers
Marty Ludlum, University of Central Oklahoma
The Prison Entrepreneurship Program: A Service Opportunity for Business Faculty
Bert Smith, Former PEP Director
Joe Labatt, Univeristy of Incarnate Word
Michael P. Forrest, Univeristy of Incarnate Word
FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2020
SESSION F: 10:20 – 11:45 a.m.Moderator: Paul W. Fulbright, University of Houston – Downtown
CLE Credit: 1.50 hours
Mergers and Acquisitions: What to Do and Not to Do
Robert Matthews, Sam Houston State University
Paul Morrow, Sam Houston State University
Using Rhetorical Stasis Theory to Defeat Unemployment Discrimination Claims Involving Comparator Proof
Marc McAllister, Texas State Univeristy – San Marcos
Student Gender Bias in College Class Selection
Michael Conklin, Angelo State University
The End of an Era: the Death of Tax Free Online Shopping After South Dakota v. Wayfair
Christopher Thomson, Sam Houston State University
Laura L. Sullivan, Sam Houston State University
Diana Brown, Sam Houston State University
FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2020
LUNCH SESSION 11:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.CLE Credit: 0.00 hours
Please join us for a catered lunch sponsored by Cengage Learning.
Lunch will be served in Windows on the River (2nd floor, restaurant lower level)
FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2020
SESSION G: 1:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Moderator: Henry Lowenstein, Costal Carolina University
CLE Credit: 1.50 hours
Student Perceptions of Originalism: An Analysis of Instructor Bias Selection
Michael Conklin, Angelo State University
An Ethical Analysis of Medical Data Mining: An Argument for Restraint in the Face of Aggressive Data Mining Practices
Dinah Payne, Univeristy of New Orleans
Kevin Watson, Louisiana Tech University
The U.S. Office of Corporate Ethics – Enhancing Officer Accountability in Publicly Held Corporations
Stephen Shrewsbury, Stephen F. Austin University
Justin Blount, Stephen F. Austin University
White Collar Criminal Investigations in the Wake of U.S. v. Connolly
Michelle Evans, Texas State University – San Marcos
SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 2020
SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 2020
SESSION H: 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Moderator: Joey Robertson, Sam Houston State University
CLE Credit: 1.50 hours
The California Consumer Privacy Act
Chance Strawderman, Northern Arizona University
Risky Business, Insurance Coverage in the Professional Liability Context
Diana Brown, Sam Houston State Univeristy
Ethics and Change Management: Looking for the Often Forgotten Impacts of Change
Eric D. Yordy, Northern Arizona University
The Battle over Fiduciary Responsibility of Pension Fund Managers: The Trump Administration Takes on the ESG Movement
Toni Mulvany, Lamar University
Frank J. Cavaliere, Lamar University
Marleen R. Swerdlow, Lamar University
Ricardo Colon, Lamar University