PREPARATION AND TRIAL OF CASES INVOLVING SUBCONTRACTORS AND MATERIAL SUPPLIERS
Litigation strategies and techniques employed in mechanic's lien and subcontractor litigation.
Robert B. Neblett, III, Austin

MECHANIC'S LIEN
Strategies for addressing mechanic's liens and bond claims from the perspectives of the owner and general contractor.
Charles D. Houlihan, Jr., San Antonio

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Recent legislation including regulation of surety bonds, workers' compensation insurance reform, and professional licensing fee increases.
Honorable Todd A. Hunter, Corpus Christi

ARCHITECTS'/ENGINEERS' LIABILITY UPDATE
Owner, contractor, and third party liability theories against architects and engineers, including recent developments affecting claims against them.
Karl O. Bayer, Austin

ENVIRONMENTAL UPDATE
Issues of concern to construction lawyers including development over aquifer re-charge zones, in areas of endangered species and wetlands.
William G. Newchurch, Austin

LABOR LAW UPDATE
Recent statutory, regulatory, and court developments affecting the employment relationship, including the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, Workers' Compensation drug free workplace and opt-out regulations, and court decisions on equal employment and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
James H. Kizziar, Jr., San Antonio

AUTOMATED CASE MANAGEMENT: CURRENT TRENDS IN TECHNOLOGY
The evolution from time-share mainframes to micro-based systems; application of document imaging to case management; recent developments in character recognition (OCR/ICR) technology.
Richard J. McHugh, Rockville, Maryland
Paul M. Tibbets, Dallas

DESIGN AND PREPARATION OF DEMONSTRATIVE EVIDENCE
Fundamental concepts for creating, building, and presenting demonstrative evidence for the courtroom. Three dimensional computer recreations of complex facilities. Concepts to consider, whether preparing a ten dollar exhibit or a hundred thousand dollar blockbuster presentation.
Windle Turley, Dallas

SURETIES
Evaluation, acceptance, and use of sureties with considerations from the perspectives of owners, general contractors, subcontractors, and bonding companies.
Carl Payne Tobey, Jr., San Antonio

WORKERS' COMPENSATION
State of workers' compensation in Texas and what options are available to control costs in the construction industry including an examination of non-subscribing.
Fred R. White, Carrollton

BID PROTESTS AND MBE PREFERENCE PROGRAMS
Bid protest remedies available for the state and federal construction procurements; update of permissible MBE preference programs for construction projects after City of Richmond v. Croson.
Terry L. Salazar, Dallas

SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY
General applications of the law as it pertains to the construction industry.
Lowell F. Denton, San Antonio

ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS PROCEDURES—STATE
Claims procedures required by various state contracts, including steps necessary to preserve claims and suggested presentation techinques and strategies during hearings.
Elizabeth R. Todd, Austin

ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS PROCEDURES—FEDERAL
Resolution of construction claims under contracts with the federal government, including a discussion of jurisdictional, procedural, and tactical considerations in litigation before Federal Boards of Contract Appeals.
Marshall J. Doke, Jr., Dallas

WHAT TO DO WHEN THE OSHA INSPECTOR ARRIVES
OSHA inspections have become serious business; potential fines have increased dramatically. Knowing what to expect and how to prepare can help avoid problems.
R. Michael Moore, Houston

ABATEMENT PROBLEMS
A discussion of planning, contracting, administering, litigating, and setting matters concerning asbestos abatement projects.
David J. White, Dallas

COMPLEX CLAIMS MANAGEMENT
The preparation, management, and presentation of large and complex construction cases; the panelists will provide comments on a sample fact situation and discuss the implications of size and complexity of issues as they relate to many of the topics raised by speakers in the prior sessions.
Steven D. Nelson, Dallas
William K. Andrews, Houston
Joseph F. Canterbury, Jr., Dallas
Robert L. Meyers, III, Dallas
Donald O. Pratt, Fort Worth
Ann Y. Riddel, Austin
Robert A. Rubin, New York, New York
William W. Sommers, San Antonio