January 22, 2009: Appellate Litigators in the Private Bar
Eidman Courtroom

Introduction (9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.)
Kimberly Hicks, Editor in Chief, The Review of Litigation
Dean Lawrence Sager, The University of Texas School of Law
Hon. James C. Ho, Solicitor General of Texas

The Rise of the Appellate Litigator (9:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.)
Thomas G. Hungar, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, former Deputy U.S. Solicitor General
Hon. Charles J. Cooper, Cooper & Kirk, PLLC, former Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel
Beth S. Brinkmann, Morrison & Foerster, former Assistant to the U.S. Solicitor General

(15 minute break)

Appellate Litigation From the Client's Perspective (11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.)
David G. Leitch, Group Vice President & General Counsel, Ford Motor Company
Charles W. Matthews, Jr., Vice President and General Counsel, Exxon Mobil Corporation
David C. Frederick, Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, P.L.L.C., former Assistant to the U.S. Solicitor General

Lunch (12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.)

Litigating in Texas Appellate Courts (1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.)
Hon. Nathan Hecht, Supreme Court of Texas
Hon. Jan Patterson, Justice, Third Court of Appeals
Hon. Tom Phillips, Baker Botts LLP, former Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Texas
Hon. Wallace Jefferson, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Texas

Dinner Keynote: "Representing the State of Texas as Solicitor General" (closed event) (7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
Hon. R. Ted Cruz, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, former Solicitor General of Texas

January 23, 2009: State Solicitors General
Eidman Courtroom

The Development of State SG Offices: A History (9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.)
Hon. James Layton, Solicitor General of Missouri
Hon. James C. Ho, Solicitor General of Texas

(15 minute break)

Should States Establish and Expand SG Offices? (10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.)
Dan Schweitzer, Supreme Court Counsel, National Association of Attorneys General
Hon. Gregory S. Coleman, Yetter, Warden & Coleman LLP, former Solicitor General of Texas
Hon. Julie Caruthers Parsley, former Solicitor General of Texas

Luncheon Keynote (11:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.)
Hon. Jeffrey Sutton, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, former Solicitor General of Ohio

Impact of State SGs on Appellate Litigation: A View From the Bench (1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.)
Hon. Carolyn King, Circuit Judge and former Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Hon. Priscilla Owen, Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, former Justice, Supreme Court of Texas
Hon. Allison Eid, Justice, Supreme Court of Colorado, former Solicitor General of Colorado

Representing the States in the U.S. Supreme Court: Stories From the Battlefield (2:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.)
Hon. Kevin C. Newsom, Bradley Arant Rose & White LLP, former Solicitor General of Alabama
Hon. Douglas R. Cole, Jones Day, former Solicitor General of Ohio
Hon. Stephen McAllister, University of Kansas Law School, Solicitor General of Kansas

(15 minute break)

State Solicitors General and the U.S. Solicitor General:  Allies or Adversaries? (4:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.)
Hon. Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General of New York, former Acting U.S. Solicitor General

Editors of The Review will moderate the panels.
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