2008 Texas Minority Attorney El Paso Seminar Program
May 9, 2008
A full day of CLE for only $75 and over 2 hours of Ethics. Lunch & Continental Breakfast Included
El Paso County Courthouse
El Paso County Commissioners’ Courtroom
500 E. San Antonio, 3rd Floor
Friday, May 9
8:00 Registration & Continental
Breakfast
8:45 Welcoming Remarks and
Program Introductions
Course Director
Hon. Maria A. Salas-Mendoza,
El Paso
Judge, 120th District Court
9:00 Top Ten Tips for Developing a
Successful Solo Practice
1 hr (.25 ethics)
John A. Wenke, El Paso
Attorney at Law
Donald L. Williams, El Paso
Law Offices of Donald L. Williams
10:00 Top Ten Tips for Avoiding the
Grievance Committee
.75 hr ethics
George P. Andritsos, El Paso
Attorney at Law
Mark N. Osborn, El Paso
Kemp Smith
10:45 Networking Break
11:00 Top Ten Immigration Issues
Every Lawyer Should Know
1 hr (.5 ethics)
Iliana Noemi Holguin, El Paso
Executive Director
Diocesan Migrant & Refugee
Services, Inc.
Carlos Spector, El Paso
Attorney at Law
12:00 Break - Lunch Provided
12:15 Luncheon Presentation: So
You Hate the Practice of Law:
Opportunities for Lawyers
Leaving the Profession .75 hr
Frank R. Lopez, El Paso
Executive Director
Nonprofit Enterprise Center
1:00 Technology: Deciding What
You Need and How Much It
Will Cost 1 hr
David J. Ferrell, El Paso
David J. Ferrell, PLLC
2:00 Top Ten Criminal Law Issues:
Basic Tips for the General
Practitioner 1 hr
Patricia Baca, El Paso
El Paso District Attorney’s Office
Christa B. Bradley, El Paso
Attorney at Law
Diane R. Navarrete, El Paso
District Attorney’s Office
Adolfo Quijano, Jr., El Paso
Attorney at Law
3:00 Networking Break
3:15 Judges Panel: Representing
Clients Successfully in El Paso
County: Judges Top Ten Tips
for Successful Advocacy
1.25 hrs (.5 ethics)
Criminal Courts
Hon. Kathleen Cardone, El Paso
Judge, U.S. District Court
Hon. Bonnie Rangel, El Paso
Judge, 171st District Court
Hon. Thomas A. Spieczny, El Paso
Judge, County Court at Law #7
Civil Courts
Hon. Linda Y. Chew, El Paso
Judge, 327th District Court
Hon. Carlos Villa, El Paso
Judge, County Court at Law #5
Family/Juvenile Courts
Hon. Richard L. Ainsa, El Paso
Juvenile Court Referee
Appellate Courts
Hon. Ann McClure, El Paso
Justice, Eighth Court of Appeals
4:30 Adjourn
