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PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS 

State Bar of Texas, African-American Lawyers Section CLE - Creator & Moderator

August 21, 2020

“So You Want To Be A Civil Rights Attorney:  How To, and How To Make A Difference"

Aggie Conversations

July 21, 2020

Collaborative virtual (Zoom) panel discussion and dialogue on diversity, race, and race-relations at Texas A&M University and throughout the state and nation.

 

State Bar of Texas Podcast

July 10, 2020

“The 15th and 19th Amendments: Looking Back and Looking Forward” (based upon “Men, Their Rights And Nothing More; Women, Their Rights And Nothing Less: The 15th Amendment at 150, The 19th Amendment at 100"; Texas Bar Journal, June 2020)

State Bar of Texas CLE  - Creator, Author, & Moderator

June 19, 2020 

“Enfranchisement:  Past, Present, and Future - The 15th Amendment at 150, The 19th Amendment at 100”; State Bar of Texas African American Lawyers Section Zoom CLE Presentation with Frederick J. Barrow, Art Anthony, and Shonn Brown

 

Dallas Bar Association CLE - Creator & Moderator

June 19, 2020

“Juneteenth to June 2020:  History’s Relevance to Today’s Reality”; Dallas Bar Association & J. L. Turner Legal Association Zoom CLE Presentation with Josiah Daniel and Dr. Daina Berry (Incoming Chair, History Department, University of Texas at Austin).

 

Author, “COVID-19:  Catalyst for Courage?”

June 17, 2020

The Texas Lawbook

 

Author, “Men, Their Rights And Nothing More; Women, Their Rights And Nothing Less: The 15th Amendment at 150, The 19th Amendment at 100"

June 2020 

Texas Bar Journal

 

Dallas Bar Association CLE Webinar - Panelist

May 8, 2020 

"Adaptability in the New Normal", Dallas Bar Association COVID-19 Task Force and Law Day Presentation; Dallas, Texas

 

 

Author, "Coping with COVID-19:  Law Day, 'Constitutional Adaptability', and the 'New Normal'”

April 29, 2020

Texas Lawyer

 

Author, "Coping with COVID-19: Considerations for the 'New Normal'”

April 20, 2020

Texas Bar Journal Blog 

 

Dallas Bar Association CLE Webinar - Creator & Presenter

March 30, 2020

"Coping with COVID-19: Business & Insurance Considerations"; Dallas Bar Association COVID-19 Task Force, in conjunction with the Dallas Bar Association Business Litigation Section and the Dallas Bar Association Tort & Insurance Practice Section

 

Author, "Coping with COVID-19: Business & Insurance Considerations for the Virus that Made America Virtual"

March 18, 2020

The Texas Lawbook

 

 

CLE Co-Author and Co-Presenter

November 13, 2019  

"The Aftermath of a Data Breach:  Real Stories from the Trenches"; Dallas, Texas

 

CLE Co-Author and Presenter, TK Trial Academy Preparation

June 5, 2019

"Trial Basics: Introduction to Evidence and Objections"; Dallas, Texas 

 

Texas A&M University School of Law - BLSA - Keynote Speaker

April 6, 2019

"The Path of Excellence"; Texas A&M University School of Law Black Law Students Association Scholarships & Awards Banquet; Fort Worth, Texas

 

State Bar of Texas CLE - Author and Moderator

March 30, 2019

"Inside, Looking Out:  Practical Tips from Corporate Counsel"; State Bar of Texas African American Lawyers Section 4th Annual Summit and Awards; Dallas, Texas

 

State Bar of Texas CLE - Author and Moderator

March 30, 2019

"Pre-Trial Discovery:  What, How & Why?";  State Bar of Texas African American Lawyers Section, 4th Annual Summit and Awards; Dallas, Texas  

 

Dallas Bar Association CLE - Facilitator

February 20, 2019

"African American Attorneys in Dallas", with Dr. Darwin Payne, Southern Methodist University Professor Emeritus of Communication and author of “Quest for Justice:  Louis A. Bedford, Jr. and the Struggle for Equal Rights in Texas”, co-sponsored by the J. L. Turner Legal Association, Dallas Bar Association Minority Participation Committee, and Dallas Bar Association Public Forum Committee; Dallas, Texas 

 

Author, "African-American Attorneys in Dallas:  A Brief History of Time"

February 2019

Dallas Bar Association Headnotes   

 

Dallas Bar Association - CLE Facilitator

December 11, 2018

"A Conversation with Rusty Hardin"; Dallas Bar Association Business Litigation Section; Dallas, Texas 

 

CLE Co-Presenter

December 6, 2018

"The First 72 Hours:  What Companies Wish They Had Done Before, During, and After Discovery of a Data Breach"; at BDO 2018 Year End Update; Dallas, Texas 

 

CLE Co-Author and Co-Presenter

October 11, 2018   

"Cybersecurity:  Breach Preparation, Breach Response, and the Law"; at Dean Foods; Dallas, Texas

 

CLE Author and Presenter 

October 2, 2018

"Registrants, Rogues, Laches & Interlopers:  Policing Marks During National Night Out"; Intellectual Property presentation; Dallas, Texas  


 

Author, "Hindsight Is Not Wisdom:  Timeliness of SEC Cyber Disclosures"

September 24, 2018

Cybersecurity Blog   

 

Author, "Whose Material Is This?  Objective Subjectivity in SEC Cyber Disclosures"

August 24, 2018

Cybersecurity Blog

 

Texas Tech School of Law - First Year Orientation - Keynote Speaker

August 15, 2018

"Implicit Bias and the Law"; Texas Tech School of Law First Year Orientation in conjunction with COFFEE; Lubbock, Texas

CLE Co-Author and Co-Presenter, TK Trial Academy Preparation

June 21, 2018

"Evidence"; Dallas, Texas

 

State Bar of Texas CLE - Co-Author and Co-Presenter

April 28, 2018

"Anti-SLAPP Motions (CPRC 27) & Motions to Dismiss Baseless Causes of Action (91a)"State Bar of Texas African American Law Section 3rd Annual Summit; Dallas, Texas 

 

CLE Co-Author and Co-Presenter

March 21, 2018

"Cross-Generational Advocacy Techniques:  The Art and Science of Persuasion", with DecisionQuest Jury Consultants; Dallas, Texas    

 

Dallas Bar Association CLE - Author & Presenter

February 13, 2018  

"Insurance Essentials for Business Litigators"; Dallas Bar Association Business Litigation Section; Dallas, Texas 

 

CLE Co-Author and Co-Presenter

January 23, 2018

"Cybersecurity:  Vendor Management, Breach Response and the Law"; at Ericsson. Plano, Texas   

 

Dallas Association of Young Lawyers CLE - Co-Presenter

January 11, 2018

"The Business of Law"; Dallas Association of Young Lawyers Leadership Class; Dallas, Texas

 

Dallas Bar Association - Tort & Insurance Practice Section - CLE - Author and Co-Presenter

December 5, 2017

"Don’t Worry, It’s Personal:  An Analysis of Personal Lines Insurance Coverage"; Dallas Bar Association Tort & Insurance Practice Section; Dallas, Texas

 

CLE Co-Author and Co-Presenter

November 13, 2017

"Cybersecurity:  Risk Management, Insurance, and the Law"; at Valero. San Antonio, Texas

 

Dallas Bar Association - Bench Bar Conference - CLE - Facilitator

October 6, 2017

"A Fireside Chat with Rusty Hardin"; Dallas Bar Association Bench Bar Conference; Horseshoe Bay, Texas 

 

Association of Corporate Counsel GC Netweavers - CLE - Co-Presenter

June 7, 2017

"Evidentiary Issues at Trial and Their Impact on In House Counsel"; Association of Corporate Counsel GC Netweavers; Dallas, Texas 

 

State Bar of Texas - African American Lawyers Section - CLE - Co-Author and Co-Presenter

June 18, 2015

"Representing the Corporate Client:  What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You"; State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting, African American Lawyers Section; San Antonio, Texas  

 

State Bar of Texas - CLE - Co-Presenter

July 18, 2013

"E-Discovery"; State Bar of Texas State Bar College 15th Annual Summer School; Galveston, Texas 

State Bar of Texas CLE - Author and Presenter

August 23, 2012

"What Civil Litigators Need To Know About Insurance To Avoid Malpractice"; State Bar of Texas 35th Annual Advanced Civil Trial Course; Dallas, Texas 

 

State Bar of Texas CLE - Co-Author and Co-Presenter

April 12, 2012 

"Independent Counsel, What If You Are Wrong?"; State Bar of Texas 9th Annual Advanced Insurance Law Course; Dallas, Texas  

 

Author, "Winners, Losers & Stowers"

November 2011

Dallas Bar Association Headnotes.  

 

State Bar of Texas CLE Co-Author and Co-Presenter

March 27, 2008

"Hot Insurance Discovery Issues"; State Bar of Texas Insurance Law Course; Dallas, Texas  

 

Dallas Bar Association CLE - Co-Author and Co-Presenter

2007

"The Policyholder’s Perspective On The Right To Independent Counsel"; Dallas Bar Association Tort & Insurance Practice Section; Dallas, Texas

 

Author, "A Policyholder’s Right To Independent Counsel"

October 2006

Dallas Bar Association Headnotes.  

 

State Bar of Texas CLE - Co-Author and Co-Presenter 

August 31, 2006

"What Every Lawyer Needs To Know About Insurance Law"; State Bar of Texas 29th Annual Advanced Civil Trial Course; Dallas, Texas

 

Texas Tech University School of Law - Presenter

April 2004

"Transatlantic Relations in the Age of Terrorism"; Texas Tech University School of Law; Lubbock, Texas 

 

Farmers Insurance Group Seminar CLE - Presenter

September 2000

 

"The Stowers Doctrine"; Farmers Insurance Group Seminar; Dallas, Texas 

 

Participant

March 31, 2000

Texas Aggie Bar Association 1st Annual Conference. College Station, Texas; 

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