CLEonline.com, together with the Houston Bar Association, are pleased to present a special online CLE seminar to update attorneys on various topics in the area of labor and employment law. This seminar features experienced employment law attorneys from Houston speaking on current employment law issues as of 2009. This is Part 1 of a two-part series on this topic that was conducted by the HBA.
This seminar features an audio presentation from a live CLE seminar on this topic that was originally conducted by the Houston Bar Association on October 29, 2009. This audio presentation features the speakers and topics listed below. This is a streaming audio presentation that you can access on demand at any time during the course of the seminar session. The audio presentation runs for approximately 4.5 hours. This seminar is entitled:
HBA Presents: "2009 Employment Law Institute - Part 1"
** (available at any time of the day and in time increments convenient to you during the above referenced dates) **
Subjects and speakers for this CLEonline.com seminar include:
- Overview of Wage and Hour Laws for the Non-Employment Law Practitioner - Employee Perspective
- Richard 'Rex' J. Burch, Bruckner Burch PLLC
- Overview of Wage and Hour Laws for the Non-Employment Law Practitioner - Employer Perspective
- David J. Quan, Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom, L.L.P.
- Representing Employees and Defending Employers in Wrongful Termination Suits
- G. Scott Fiddler, Law Office of G. Scott Fiddler, P.C. | Laura Gibson, Ogden, Gibson, Broocks & Longoria, L.L.P.
- Representing Employees and Employers Before the EEOC - Employee & Employer Perspectives
- Ian Scharfman, The Scharfman Law Firm, PLLC | Mark J. Oberti, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
The instructor/moderator for this CLEonline.com seminar will be:
Mr. Hugh M. Ray, III, who is an attorney with the firm of McKool Smith in Houston. Mr. Ray limits his practice to complex reorganization, bankruptcy, and commercial litigation. He has represented publicly traded companies who successfully reorganized in bankruptcy and major creditors in their collection from complex bankruptcies. He is admitted to practice in all courts in Texas; the U.S. Supreme Court; the U.S. Fifth and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeal; the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas and the District of Colorado; and the U.S. Tax Court. He is Board Certified in Business Bankruptcy Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Mr. Ray is a member of: the State Bar of Texas (Texas Young Lawyer Association Ethics and Professionalism Committee 2000-2001; Voting member of the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct Committee 2000-2008); the American Bar Association (Young Lawyer Division Professionalism and Ethics Committee 2001-2002; Liaison to the Standing Committee on Professionalism 2000-2002; Liaison to the Commission on the Evaluation of the Rules of Professional Conduct 2001-2003; Young Lawyer Delegate 1998-2005; Professional Development Team 2002-2003, 2004-2005; Editorial Board, Young Lawyer Magazine 2003-2004); the Houston Bar Association (Continuing Legal Education Committee 2006-2008); the American Law Institute; the College of the State Bar of Texas; and a "Barrister" of the American Inns of Court. He is "AV" Peer-Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell; named "Texas Super Lawyer" and "Rising Star" by Texas Monthly Magazine; and named one of "Houston's Best Lawyers" by H-Texas Magazine. He received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Vanderbilt University (B.A. 1992; M.Div. 1996, J.D. 1996). A more extensive biography for Mr. Ray may be found at his firm's Web site.
The seminar registration fee for this CLEonline.com seminar is only $113. SPECIAL DISCOUNT: If you are a member of the Houston Bar Association, you are entitled to a 20 percent discount and the registration fee is only $90. NOTE: If you are eligible and you wish to receive this special discounted fee, you will need to call the HBA Office in Houston (713-759-1133) and request the 'HBA Discount Code' for CLEonline.com seminars. When you register for this seminar on our site, enter this discount code on the Shopping Cart page to receive the discounted rate.
This seminar is accredited for 4.5 hours of participatory CLE credit (no ethics) by the MCLE Committees of the State Bar of Texas and the State Bar of California. In addition, regular CLE credits for this seminar are also available in a number of other states. CLEonline.com is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider pursuant to Sec. 9 of the California MCLE Rules and Regulations. (These are not self-study credits, but rather 'participatory' credits as you would receive for attending a traditional, live CLE seminar.)
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