| 2007 Institute Agenda
2007 ANIMAL LAW INSTITUTE
JUNE 8, 2007
Texas Law Center, Austin, Texas
| SPEAKER |
TOPIC |
TIME |
CLE HOURS |
| Registration |
|
8:00 am |
|
| Amy Bures Dana, Acting Chair, Animal Law Section, Houston |
Annual Meeting of the Animal Law Section |
8:00 am |
|
| Robert L. "Skip" Trimble, Legislative Chair, Texas Humane Legislation Network; Treasurer, ALDF; Dallas |
Legislative Update |
8:30 am |
0.5 |
| Randall E. Turner, President of the Texas Humane Legislation Network, Fort Worth |
Case Law Update |
9:00 am |
1.0 |
| Break |
|
10:00 am |
|
| Adam P. Karp, Adjunct Professor of Animal Law, University of Washington School of Law and
University of Seattle School of Law, Bellingham, Washington |
Every Dog Should Have His Day - Doggie Due Process and Other Constitutional Challenges |
10:10 am |
1.0 |
| Joyce Tischler, Founding Director, Animal Legal Defense Fund, Cotati, California |
The History of Animal Law |
11:10 am |
1.0 |
| Break - Lunch Buffet |
|
12:10 pm |
|
| Joel Hailey, Past Chair, Animal Law Section, San Antonio |
The Miss Alabama Case - Analyses of: The New Animal Trust Law
Legal Ethics in Probate |
12:25 pm
12:55 pm |
0.5
0.5 ethics |
| Break |
|
1:25 pm |
|
| Adam P. Karp, Adjunct Professor of Animal Law, University of Washington School of Law and
University of Seattle School of Law, Bellingham, Washington |
Shipwrecks, Strays, and Runaway Slaves - The Animal Rescuer’s Lien |
1:35 pm |
1.0 |
| Clarissa Kay Bauer, Senior Assistant County Attorney, Harris County, Houston |
It’s the Pits! Or is it the Rottweilers? Local Governments and Dangerous Dogs |
2:35 pm |
0.75 |
| Break |
|
3:20 pm |
|
Joyce Tischler, Founding Director, Animal Legal Defense Fund, Cotati, California
Assisted by
Susan Hightower, Adjunct Professor of Animal Law, University of Texas Law School, Austin; and
Bill Davis, Council Member, Animal Law Section, Austin |
Ethical Issues Related to the Practice of Animal Law |
3:30 pm |
1.0 ethics |
| Conclusion |
|
4:30 pm |
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