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Government Law Section

2013 Meetings:

Time: noon - 1 p.m. (unless otherwise noted)

Date	Room	Topic	Speaker	Firm
January 11	Godwin Gruber	Outlook for 83^rd Regular Session of the Texas Legislature	Larry Casto Craig Pardue	Legislative Director, City of Dallas, Texas Assistant County Administrator for Governmental Affairs, Dallas County, Texas
February 8	Godwin Gruber	Recent Cases of Interest to Government Entities	Janet M. Spugnardi	Senior Assistant City Attorney, City of Irving, Texas
March 12	Godwin Gruber	Federalism, Zoning, & Chevron: A Discussion of the City of Arlington v. FCC “Shot Clock” Case	Jay Doegey	City Attorney, City of Arlington, Texas
April 12	This event will be held at The Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas.	Summit for Texas Code Enforcement Attorneys (6.5 hours including .5 ethics)	See the website for more information, including speakers and topics: cityofirving.org/codesummit	N/A
May 14	Godwin Gruber	Employment Law Lessons From the Private Sector	Mike Coles	The Coles Firm P.C.
June 11	Godwin Gruber	Organization and Functions of the Dallas City Attorney's Office	Thomas P. Perkins, Jr.	City Attorney, City of Dallas, Texas

Section Officers:

Name: Kuruvilla (K.O.) Oommen
Officer Position: Chair
Firm: City of Irving City Attorney's Office
Firm Address: 825 West Irving Blvd.
Firm City, State, Zip: Irving, TX 75015
Business Phone: (972) 721-2541
Email: koommen@cityofirving.org

Name: Ben Stool
Officer Position: Vice Chair
Firm: Dallas County Criminal District Attorney's Office
Firm Address: 411 Elm Street, Suite 500
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, TX 75202
Business Phone: (214) 653-6676
Email: bstool@dallascounty.org

Name: Gary McDonald
Officer Position: Treasurer
Firm: Dallas County Criminal District Attorney's Office
Firm Address: 133 N. Riverfront Blvd., LB19
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, TX 75207
Business Phone: (214) 653-3687
Email: gary.mcdonald@dallascounty.org

Name: Eileen Youens
Officer Position: Secretary
Firm: Public Procurement Consulting
Firm Address: 5706 East Mockingbird Lane
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, TX 75206
Business Phone: (214) 531-7385
Email: eileen@youensconsulting.com

Name: Tammy Palomino
Officer Position: Immediate Past Chair
Firm: Dallas City Attorney's Office
Firm Address: 1500 Marilla Street, Room 7DN
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, TX 75201
Business Phone: (214) 640-4268
Email: tammy.palomino@dallascityhall.com

Name: Michele Wong Krause
Officer Position: DBA Board Advisor
Firm: Wong Krause & Associates
Firm Address: 5646 Milton, Suite 640
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, TX 75206
Business Phone: (214) 373-6565
Email: mwong@airmail.net

Section Membership

If you are interested in becoming a member of the Government Law Section, please send a letter of request and a $10.00 membership fee to:
DBA
2101 Ross Ave
Dallas TX, 75201
Please note that you must be a member of the Dallas Bar Association to join a section. If you have any questions regarding sections membership, please contact the membership department at the Dallas Bar.

Section Admin-Mass E-mail/Roster

Section Admin-Webpage

Section Downloads:

Materials and Agenda for Municipal Finance 101

Friday, March 9, 2012

Time	Materials
9:00-9:15 a.m.	Registration Agenda and Bios http://www2.dallasbar.org/_upload/uploads/sections/Agenda_Bios.pdf
9:15-9:45	http://www2.dallasbar.org/_upload/uploads/sections/Brophy_McIntyre_Definitions[1].pdf
9:45-10:15	http://www2.dallasbar.org/_upload/uploads/sections/Dranfield_Anatomy_Bond_2.pdf
10:30-11	http://www2.dallasbar.org/_upload/uploads/sections/Collins_Partain_Top_10_Q[1].pdf
11-11:30	Presentation http://www2.dallasbar.org/_upload/uploads/sections/Oommen_Budgeting.pdf TML Paper http://www.texascityattorneys.org/2012speakerpapers/rileyfletcher/MunicipalFinancePaper2-24-12%20_Read%20Only_Handout.pdf
12-1 p.m.	http://www2.dallasbar.org/_upload/uploads/sections/Brophy_4_Stadiums.pdf