| 2008 Agenda
2008 ANIMAL LAW INSTITUTE
JULY 18, 2008
South Texas College of Law, Garrett-Townes Hall, Houston, Texas
| SPEAKER |
TOPIC |
TIME |
CLE |
| Registration |
|
8:00am |
|
| Dena Fisher, Chair, Animal Law Section, Houston |
Opening Remarks |
8:30am |
|
| Amy Bures-Danna, Former Chair, Animal Law Section, Houston |
Legislative Update |
9:00am |
1.0 |
| Break |
|
10:00am |
|
| Don Feare, Counsel Member, Animal Law Section, Arlington |
"Texas Health & Safety Code-Cruelty and Dangerous Dog Statutes; Unintended Consequences" |
10:10am |
1.0 |
| David A. Furlow, Senior Partner, Thompson & Knight LLP, Houston; Vice-Chair, A.B.A. Animal Law Section |
"Breed- Specific Liability? Homeowner Liability for Dangerous Dogs" |
11:10am |
.75 |
| Break - - Lunch Buffet |
|
12:00pm |
|
| Yolanda Eisenstein, Animal Law Practice, Dallas |
"Starting an Animal Law Practice" |
12:30pm |
0.5 |
| Don Feare, Counsel Member, Animal Law Section, Arlington |
"Reservation of Rights in Animal Sales and Adoption Agreements" |
1:00pm |
0.5 |
| Tamara Bond, General Counsel, Animals Asia Foundation, Hong Kong |
"Moon Bears in Crisis" |
1:30pm |
1.0 |
| Break |
|
|
|
| Joyce Tischler, Founding Director, Animal Legal Defense Fund |
"Patenting of Animals" |
2:45pm |
0.5 |
| Robert Fugate, Civil Applellate Law; Fanning, Harper & Martison, P.C., Dallas |
"Survey of Texas Animal Torts" |
3:15pm |
0.5 |
| Amy Breyer, Animal Law, Illinois |
"Rebuilding the Ark: Replevin, Disaster Planning and Other Lessons Learned from Hurricane Katrina"
|
3:45pm |
0.5 |
| Conclusion |
|
4:15pm |
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