Government Law Section
2012 Meeting Schedule:
Time: noon-1 p.m. (except as noted on March 9, 2012)
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Date |
Room |
Topic |
Speaker |
Firm |
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January 6 |
Winstead |
Defending Governmental Entities in Whistleblower Actions |
Paul K. Pearce, Jr. Timothy A. Dunn |
Matthews, Stein, Shiels, Pearce, Knott, Eden, & Davis, L.L.P. |
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February 7 |
Godwin Gruber |
Lex Occupare: Constitutionally-Protected Expression and the Policing of Public Property in Dallas |
Chris Bowers
Chris Caso
Jonathan Winocour |
First Assistant City Attorney, City of Dallas
Sr. Assistant City Attorney, City of Dallas
Winocour / Ray |
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March 9 9:15 a.m. -11:30 a.m. (Must RSVP to jrichie@cityofirving.org to attend)
noon - 1 p.m.
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Vinson Elkins |
Municipal Finance 101
A Tale of Two Cities and Four Stadiums: Financing Community Venues |
Karen Brophy
Rob Collins III and Julie Partain Robert D. Dransfield Kuruvilla Oommen
Jeanene McIntyr |
Sr. Assistant City Attorney, City of Irving Bracewell & Giuliani Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP Deputy City Attorney, City of Irving Sr. Assistant City Attorney, City of Arlington |
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April 3 |
Godwin Gruber |
Overview of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas |
Sarah R. Saldaña
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United States Attorney Northern District of Texas |
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May 1 |
Godwin Gruber |
State and Local Government Enforcement of Federal Immigration Laws: Illegal or Merely Undocumented?
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P. Michael Jung
Nina Perales
James S. Renard |
Partner, Strasburger & Price Vice President of Litigation, MALDEF Partner, Bickel & Brewer |
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June 5 |
Godwin Gruber |
Fair Housing Claims Against Local Governments and How to Defend Them | Edwin P. Voss, Jr. |
Partner, Brown & Hofmeister, LLP |
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September 7 |
Winstead |
Rights of Government Employees |
Darrell Noga |
Partner, Fee, Smith, Sharp & Vitullo, LLP |
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October 2 |
Godwin Gruber |
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November 9 |
Winstead |
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December 4 |
Godwin Gruber |
TBD |
Ellyse Lindberg |
Administrative Chief, Grand Jury / Intake, Dallas County District Attorney's Office |
Section News:
Section Officers:
Name: Tammy Palomino
Officer Position: 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: Kuruvilla (K.O.) Oommen
Officer Position: Vice 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: Secretary
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: Garland, TX 75207
Business Phone: (214) 653-5127
Email: gary.mcdonald@dallascounty.org
Name: Jennifer Richie
Officer Position: Immediate Past Chair
Firm: City of Irving, Senior Assistant City Attorney
Firm Address: 825 W. Irving Blvd.
Firm City, State, Zip: Irving, TX 75015
Business Phone: (972) 721-2541
Email: jrichie@cityofirving.org
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
Resource Links
Section Membership
If you are interested in becoming a member of the Government Law Section, please send a letter of request and a $20.00 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 Downloads:
Materials and Agenda for Municipal Finance 101
Friday, March 9, 2012
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Time |
Materials |
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9:00-9:15 a.m. |
Registration
Agenda and Bios http://www2.dallasbar.org/_upload/uploads/sections/Agenda_Bios.pdf
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9:15-9:45 |
http://www2.dallasbar.org/_upload/uploads/sections/Brophy_McIntyre_Definitions[1].pdf
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9:45-10:15 |
http://www2.dallasbar.org/_upload/uploads/sections/Dranfield_Anatomy_Bond_2.pdf
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10:30-11 |
http://www2.dallasbar.org/_upload/uploads/sections/Collins_Partain_Top_10_Q[1].pdf
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11-11:30 |
Presentation http://www2.dallasbar.org/_upload/uploads/sections/Oommen_Budgeting.pdf
TML Paper
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12-1 p.m. |
http://www2.dallasbar.org/_upload/uploads/sections/Brophy_4_Stadiums.pdf
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