Events Calendar

Come Rock Out Against Violence on Thursday, April 4 at the Abuse Survivors Assistance Program's spring fundraiser! All proceeds go directly to local survivors of domestic violence in need of emergency funds, so you can have a great time for a great cause. Doors open at 8pm at the Blind Pig and the music, featuring bands La Snacks, Chesterfield, and Finding Reason, will start around 8:30. Tickets will be on sale in the Atrium April 1-4 for $10, and at the door for $12.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/01/16417/

It's that time again, when the Justices of SCOTUS are hearing arguments and making decisions like the true movers and shakers they are! Please join the American Constitution Society in welcoming Jason Steed for Tiff's Treats, beverages, and a riveting discussion on the 4th Amendment search and seizure cases currently before the Supreme Court.

WHEN: Monday, April 1 at 2:15 pm WHERE: TNH 3.142 WHAT: Milk + cookies (the perfect afternoon snack)

Jason is an alumnus of The University of Texas School of Law and an appellate lawyer who regularly speaks about cases and issues before the U.S. Supreme Court. He is co-counsel in the same-sex divorce cases currently pending before the Texas Supreme Court, and later this year he will argue a prisoner's Eighth Amendment appeal before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/01/16434/

Come Rock Out Against Violence on Thursday, April 4 at the Abuse Survivors Assistance Program's spring fundraiser! All proceeds go directly to local survivors of domestic violence in need of emergency funds, so you can have a great time for a great cause. Doors open at 8pm at the Blind Pig and the music, featuring bands La Snacks, Chesterfield, and Finding Reason, will start around 8:30. Tickets will be on sale in the Atrium April 1-4 for $10, and at the door for $12.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/02/16418/

Come Rock Out Against Violence on Thursday, April 4 at the Abuse Survivors Assistance Program's spring fundraiser! All proceeds go directly to local survivors of domestic violence in need of emergency funds, so you can have a great time for a great cause. Doors open at 8pm at the Blind Pig and the music, featuring bands La Snacks, Chesterfield, and Finding Reason, will start around 8:30. Tickets will be on sale in the Atrium April 1-4 for $10, and at the door for $12.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/03/16419/

The Alumni Association is having a reception for all Chicago area alumni on Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at the law firm of Johnson & Bell, 33 West Monroe Street, Suite 2700, at 6:00 p.m.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/03/15549/

Now in its 25th year, UT Law’s Health Law Conference brings together government officials, leading in-house attorneys from major hospitals and medical institutions, as well as legal and financial advisors representing hospitals, healthcare providers and physicians.

Held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Houston, the 2013 conference provides practical and detailed coverage of the updates, key issues, strategies and opportunities facing members of the healthcare community, including:

- Wednesday evening Concurrent Sessions: Fundamentals and a special In-House Counsel only - Focused series of sessions on Transactions including physician-hospital contractual arrangements, network alignment models and M&A - Healthcare Year-in-Review—including regulatory changes and policy initiatives - An extensive analysis of the HHSC transformations being made to the Medicaid Managed Care program by HHSC leaders - The Prosecution of an In-House Corporate Counsel—A Cautionary Tale and Lessons Learned presented by former GlaxoSmithKline in-house attorney Lauren Stevens and former FDA Associate Chief Counsel Mark Brown - A comprehensive review of recent decisions affecting the liabilities and duties of healthcare providers - 4.00 hours of ethics credit including a panel of experts discussing ethical issues faced by health law practitioners - Multiple networking opportunities including Thursday’s Luncheon Table Topics

Register at www.utcle.org/conferences/HL13

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/03/16237/

Now in its 25th year, UT Law’s Health Law Conference brings together government officials, leading in-house attorneys from major hospitals and medical institutions, as well as legal and financial advisors representing hospitals, healthcare providers and physicians.

Held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Houston, the 2013 conference provides practical and detailed coverage of the updates, key issues, strategies and opportunities facing members of the healthcare community, including:

- Wednesday evening Concurrent Sessions: Fundamentals and a special In-House Counsel only - Focused series of sessions on Transactions including physician-hospital contractual arrangements, network alignment models and M&A - Healthcare Year-in-Review—including regulatory changes and policy initiatives - An extensive analysis of the HHSC transformations being made to the Medicaid Managed Care program by HHSC leaders - The Prosecution of an In-House Corporate Counsel—A Cautionary Tale and Lessons Learned presented by former GlaxoSmithKline in-house attorney Lauren Stevens and former FDA Associate Chief Counsel Mark Brown - A comprehensive review of recent decisions affecting the liabilities and duties of healthcare providers - 4.00 hours of ethics credit including a panel of experts discussing ethical issues faced by health law practitioners - Multiple networking opportunities including Thursday’s Luncheon Table Topics

Register at www.utcle.org/conferences/HL13

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/04/16238/

Come Rock Out Against Violence on Thursday, April 4 at the Abuse Survivors Assistance Program's spring fundraiser! All proceeds go directly to local survivors of domestic violence in need of emergency funds, so you can have a great time for a great cause. Doors open at 8pm at the Blind Pig and the music, featuring bands La Snacks, Chesterfield, and Finding Reason, will start around 8:30. Tickets will be on sale in the Atrium April 1-4 for $10, and at the door for $12.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/04/16420/

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED. If in doubt, verify with the web-based events calendar.

Our general body meeting to organize events, give announcements, and fellowship with friends. Meetings are every other week.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/04/15962/

Come Rock Out Against Violence at the Abuse Survivors Assistance Program's spring fundraiser! All proceeds go directly to local survivors of domestic violence in need of emergency funds, so you can have a great time for a great cause. Features bands include local Austin groups La Snacks and Chesterfield, and out-of-town guests Finding Reason.

When: Thursday, April 4. Doors at 8:00. Where: the Blind Pig Pub on 6th Street. Drink specials!

Tickets will be on sale in the Atrium April 1-4 for $10, and at the door for $12. Contact cawagner@utexas.edu with any questions.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/04/16416/

Building on the Justice Center’s education-directed pro bono initiatives and law students’ interest in education reform, the conference will focus on the law as a tool to close the educational achievement gap, with a special focus on Texas. Closing the achievement gap requires a multi-faceted approach that addresses issues at the community, school, and policy levels. This conference, aimed at education reformers, lawyers, educators, policy makers, scholars, and students, will explore ongoing efforts to close the achievement gap as well as possible future initiatives. Morning panels will address education reform efforts through government and legislative action and litigation. The lunchtime keynote will be followed by an afternoon panel for students and young lawyers on building a legal career focused on addressing the achievement gap. The conference will conclude with an informal reception.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/05/15921/

Now in its 25th year, UT Law’s Health Law Conference brings together government officials, leading in-house attorneys from major hospitals and medical institutions, as well as legal and financial advisors representing hospitals, healthcare providers and physicians.

Held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Houston, the 2013 conference provides practical and detailed coverage of the updates, key issues, strategies and opportunities facing members of the healthcare community, including:

- Wednesday evening Concurrent Sessions: Fundamentals and a special In-House Counsel only - Focused series of sessions on Transactions including physician-hospital contractual arrangements, network alignment models and M&A - Healthcare Year-in-Review—including regulatory changes and policy initiatives - An extensive analysis of the HHSC transformations being made to the Medicaid Managed Care program by HHSC leaders - The Prosecution of an In-House Corporate Counsel—A Cautionary Tale and Lessons Learned presented by former GlaxoSmithKline in-house attorney Lauren Stevens and former FDA Associate Chief Counsel Mark Brown - A comprehensive review of recent decisions affecting the liabilities and duties of healthcare providers - 4.00 hours of ethics credit including a panel of experts discussing ethical issues faced by health law practitioners - Multiple networking opportunities including Thursday’s Luncheon Table Topics

Register at www.utcle.org/conferences/HL13

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/05/16239/

CHLSA will be honoring Hispanic Policy Makers at the 30th annual Banquet. Please join us to celebrate movers and skakers in policy making! To purchase tickets, email alexinezacarias@utexas.edu.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/05/16099/

The Federalist Society will host a discussion on gun control led by guest speaker Mr. Clark Neily, a senior attorney at the Institute for Justice.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/08/15933/

The Texas Legislature is considering school vouchers, which if permitted could have state funding going to religious schools. The Texas State Board of Education continues to dictate that intelligent design appear in the nation's textbooks. Professor Larry Sager will discuss these hot button policy issues as well as the important question raised by former UT Law Professor Brian Leiter: Why tolerate religion?

Lunch provided.

Date: Monday, April 8, 2013 Time: 12:00pm - 1:00 pm Where: 3.127 Who: Prof. Larry Sager

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/08/16469/

Please join us for a special event featuring Charles Moyer from the Inter-American Institute of Human Rights, who will present a talk entitled “The Inter-American System of Human Rights: From an auspicious beginning to an uncertain future.” Professor Ariel Dulitzky will serve as respondent. Light refreshments will be served.

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, the keystone of the Inter-American System, has gone from being a staunch defender of human rights, especially during the darkest periods in the hemisphere, to having to defend itself from attacks by the governments that created it and established its norms. In addition, the more recently established Inter-American Court of Human Rights has been a spill-over victim of these attacks. The Organization of American States, which exists to promote and protect human rights, is now the battleground where the war on the system is being played out.

Charles Moyer has devoted his professional career to the international protection of human rights. He was a Specialist of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights from 1970-79 and was elected to be the first Secretary of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, where he served during the 1980s. Prior to joining the Inter-American Commission, Moyer served as an Army Artillery officer and was a Peace Corps volunteer in Venezuela. After his retirement from the Organization of American States in 1989, Moyer served as an adjunct professor at American University’s Washington School of Law. He currently works with the Inter-American Institute of Human Rights in San José, Costa Rica. Moyer received a B.A. from Gettysburg College and a J.D. from the University of Michigan.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/08/16214/

Celebrate the end of the year with free drinks among progressive law students and practitioners!

Co-hosted by: American Constitution Society -- UT Law Chapter, American Constitution Society -- Austin Lawyer's Chapter, Chicano/Hispanic Law Students Association (CHLSA), Human Rights Law Society, Public Interest Law Association (PILA), and Thurgood Marshall Law Society (TMLS)

WHEN: Tuesday, April 9 @ 5:00p - 7:00p WHERE: Dog & Duck Pub (406 W. 17th Street) Drinks sponsored by ACS -- UT Law Chapter

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/09/16553/

Don’t miss UT Law’s 2013 Corporate Counsel Institute, presented with the Corporate Counsel Section of the State Bar of Texas. 2013 Institute highlights include:

• The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Attorneys

• Boilerplate Clauses that Can Get You into Trouble

• Nuts and Bolts of Licensing Technology and Intellectual Property

• Internal Investigations: Workplace Investigation of Current Employees

• When Civil and Criminal Law Collide: Recognizing When to Call a Criminal Lawyer

• Expectations of Privacy? Latest Developments in Data Security and Privacy

• Managing Your International Business: What Every General Counsel Should Know

• Risk Based Anti-Corruption Compliance Programs

• 15 credit hours including 4 hours of ethics

Register at www.utcle.org/conferences/CC13

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/11/16240/

UT Law's Reunion Weekend is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, April 12-13, honoring class years that end in "3" or "8" beginning with the class of 1963. Events will take place at the AT&T Center and at the Law School.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/12/14555/

The Thad T. Hutcheson Moot Court Competition is a 64-person, single-elimination tournament. Tryouts are open to all first-year students. Advancement in the competition is based on a written brief and oral arguments before a moot court.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/12/15225/

Don’t miss UT Law’s 2013 Corporate Counsel Institute, presented with the Corporate Counsel Section of the State Bar of Texas. 2013 Institute highlights include:

• The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Attorneys

• Boilerplate Clauses that Can Get You into Trouble

• Nuts and Bolts of Licensing Technology and Intellectual Property

• Internal Investigations: Workplace Investigation of Current Employees

• When Civil and Criminal Law Collide: Recognizing When to Call a Criminal Lawyer

• Expectations of Privacy? Latest Developments in Data Security and Privacy

• Managing Your International Business: What Every General Counsel Should Know

• Risk Based Anti-Corruption Compliance Programs

• 15 credit hours including 4 hours of ethics

Register at www.utcle.org/conferences/CC13

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/12/16241/

The Alumni Association will honor its 2013 distinguished alumni on Friday, April 12 at 12:00 noon at The Four Seasons Hotel

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/12/14698/

The Law Alumni Association Executive Committee is meeting Friday, April 12 at 2:00 p.m. at The Four Seasons Hotel

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/12/14697/

UT Law's Reunion Weekend is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, April 12-13, honoring class years that end in "3" or "8" beginning with the class of 1963. Events will take place at the AT&T Center and at the Law School.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/13/14556/

The Thad T. Hutcheson Moot Court Competition is a 64-person, single-elimination tournament. Tryouts are open to all first-year students. Advancement in the competition is based on a written brief and oral arguments before a moot court.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/13/15226/

The Thad T. Hutcheson Moot Court Competition is a 64-person, single-elimination tournament. Tryouts are open to all first-year students. Advancement in the competition is based on a written brief and oral arguments before a moot court.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/14/15227/

The Thad T. Hutcheson Moot Court Competition is a 64-person, single-elimination tournament. Tryouts are open to all first-year students. Advancement in the competition is based on a written brief and oral arguments before a moot court.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/15/15228/

Our general body meeting to organize events, give announcements, and fellowship with friends. Meetings are every other week.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/18/15963/

The UT Opportunity Forum is pleased to announce an upcoming discussion with education experts on the unresolved issue of school finance in Texas. The event is presented by UT Opportunity Forum, The Texas Tribune, and the Center for Politics and Governance at the LBJ School of Public Affairs.

Panelists include:

Florence Shapiro, a former public school teacher, Plano city councilwoman and mayor first elected to represent Senate District 8 in 1993. In the Senate, she served as chairwoman of the Public Education Committee for 10 years. She passed legislation affecting the state's school finance system in the areas of property taxes, funding and teacher pay and established the incentive-pay program. She has also focused her efforts on educational reform at the high school level that promotes college readiness and supports better accountability standards for schools.

Scott Hochberg, a former state representative and current lecturer at Rice University. He was first elected to represent southwest Houston in 1993 and served in the Texas House for 20 years. He currently teaches a course at Rice University on education policy, drawing from his experience serving 10 terms on the House Public Education Committee and three terms as chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Education.

David Thompson, a partner at Thompson & Horton, LLC. He represents public school districts, junior colleges and other educational entities in the Gulf Coast area and across Texas. Thompson serves as legislative counsel for the Texas Association of School Administrators, the Fast Growth School Coalition, the Houston Independent School District, other school districts and education organizations, and has been actively involved in most legislative activities affecting public education in the past 20 years.

Kent Grusendorf, executive director of Texans for Real Efficiency and Equity in Education. He is a former member of the State Board of Education and served in the Texas House from 1987 to 2007. While in the House, he served as chairman of the House Education Committee during the last public school finance debate.

DETAILS:

Friday, April 19, 2013

12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Complimentary lunch will be served at noon. Conversation begins at 12:15 p.m.

Bass Lecture Hall, LBJ School of Public Affairs (map)

Space is limited and an RSVP is required. Please RSVP not later than Thursday, April 18, 2013 at 5pm.

Questions?? Contact rsvp@texastribune.org or 512-716-8641.

This event is generously supported by Thompson & Horton, LLC and AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination).

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/19/16523/

End of year reception recognizing the SBA Award winners, Justice Center Graduating Student Award winners, Class of 2013 post-graduate fellowship recipients, students who have performed pro bono service, and the 2013 Whitehurst Public Interest Summer Fellows, and celebrating the law school's culture of using the law to serve others, with Amy's Ice Cream for all.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/22/16073/

The annual symposium, hosted by the Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution at the UT School of Law, is a showcase for student presentations as well as a professional presentation on topics relevant to dispute resolution. The student presentations culminate the requirements for completing the graduate portfolio program. The professional presentation, How to Keep Disputes from Derailing Long-Term Contracts, will provide insights into Dispute Resolution Boards (DRBs). The esteemed panel includes Bill Hinton with the DRB Foundation and Jeri Arbuckle with DART and will be moderated by Jeff Jury and Steve Nelson, experienced ADR practitioners.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/25/16593/

PRESENTED BY Kuhnen & Wacker and The University of Texas School of Law

European Patent Practice Seminar 2013, presented by The University of Texas School of Law and the German intellectual property law firm of Kuhnen & Wacker, provides a unique forum for intellectual property attorneys to hear the latest in European Union patent practice and patent litigation from experts who practice in the EU on a day-to-day-basis. Kuhnen & Wacker's EU-based attorneys and U.S.-based Of Counsel will examine and discuss topics ranging from EP Claim Drafting Specialties to Unitary Patents, Doctrine of Equivalents and Patent Filing and Cost-Saving Strategies, as well as International Patent Litigation and the Unified Patent Court. A panel discussion of the EPC (UPP) vs. AIA will provide insight into how the new statute has been implemented in practice and what it means for patent practitioners in the U.S. and Europe. Don't miss valuable expertise and timely insight into key intellectual property law developments.

Kuhnen & Wacker is an intellectual property law firm established more than 35 years ago in Freising/Munich, Germany and offers attorneys and staff who are highly specialized in intellectual property matters. The firm offers services in patents, utility models, designs, trademarks, domains, copyrights and trade secrets as well as IP evaluation and IP litigation and licensing.

Register at www.utcle.org/conferences/details/conference_annual_id/1085

UT Law Student Registration Information for UT Law CLE Conferences:

UT Law CLE welcomes UT Law students to attend our live conferences. Student registration is limited and may not be available for all conferences. There are (2) options available for students to attend:

• UT Law Student Registration ($75) – can attend all sessions, includes course materials on a USB key and meals

• UT Law Student Attendee (FREE) – can attend all sessions, excludes course materials and meals

Students MUST contact UT Law CLE to either register ($75) or attend at no charge–contact Justin Schaumburg at jschaumburg@law.utexas.edu or 512.475.6700.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/04/30/16245/