http://hcdla.com/2016-cle/
4.75 hours CLE (including 1 hour of ethics) followed by a great reception. Free to dues-paying HCDLA members. Look for your invitation if already a member or join today at hcdla.com
12:15-12:30: Registration and Announcements
12:30-1:30: Andrea White and David Furlow: "Emeline"
The story of Emeline, a free woman of color v. Jesse P. Bolls; Historical, social and legal commentary. Pre Civil War, the founder of Houston’s Baker Botts, took an important pro bono ...
http://hcdla.com/2016-cle/
4.75 hours CLE (including 1 hour of ethics) followed by a great reception. Free to dues-paying HCDLA members. Look for your invitation if already a member or join today at hcdla.com
12:15-12:30: Registration and Announcements
12:30-1:30: Andrea White and David Furlow: "Emeline"
The story of Emeline, a free woman of color v. Jesse P. Bolls; Historical, social and legal commentary. Pre Civil War, the founder of Houston’s Baker Botts, took an important pro bono client whose history was brought back to life by a book by Andrea White and an Opera premiered by Houston Grand Opera, performed in middle schools throughout Houston.
White and Furlow will address the extraordinary story of Emeline, captured in White's book, an Opera and this Texas Monthly article:
http://www.texasmonthly.com/the-culture/the-opera-of-emeline/#sthash.mRnZlB6q.dpuf
Andrea White is currently on the editorial board of the Houston Chronicle and serves on the boards of Houston A+ Challenge and the Houston Museum of Natural Science. She is a graduate of American Leadership Forum and Leadership Texas. Married for 28 years, Andrea and former Mayor Bill White have three children.
David Furlow is a trial attorney and partner at the international law firm of Thompson and Knight. He’s been certified in civil appellate law and has extensive experience working as both a prosecutor and civil litigator. Furlow serves as Legal Education Chair for the Appellate Advocacy Committee at DRI Voice of the Defense Bar annual meetings and the executive editor for the Texas Supreme Court Historical Society Journal.
1:30 - 2:15: Rita Lucido: "Reproductive Rights of Minors in Texas"
Houston family law attorney Rita Lucido was licensed in Texas in 1982 and has practiced divorce, custody and family law in the Houston area since 1983, after working with the Texas legislature. Ms. Lucido serves on legal advisory board of Jane's Due Process. She has served as a board member for many community organizations including the Houston Area Women’s Center, Texas Women Lawyers, Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast, the State Bar of Texas Women in the Profession Committee and the Texans Together Education Fund. Ms. Lucido has lectured on the subjects of domestic violence in divorce, Texas parental notification laws, enforcement of property divisions in divorce and law practice management. Ms. Lucido has testified before legislative committees on issues related to teen pregnancy and the law.
2:15 - 3: Prof. Craig Jackson: "Constitutional Law Update and the Supreme Court post Justice Scalia"
Craig Jackson is Professor of Law at Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas. He studied at Rice University, The University of Texas School of Law, and the Johns Hopkins University, Nitze School of Advanced International Studies in Washington D.C. Professor Jackson has taught International Law, U.S. Foreign Policy and the Constitution, and Constitutional Law. He is the author of numerous articles on international law, civil rights, and constitutional law, and has been published in numerous law review journals, including Yale Law and Policy Law Review & Northwestern Journal of International Law and Business. He has authored numeous publications, including The Texas Redistricting Cases in the age of Shelby County v. Holder, CLE Course book for the 9th Annual Bill of Rights Course: Cutting-Edge Controversies in Constitutional Law (State Bar of Texas (2015). In addition he is the author, along with Martin Levy of Constitutional Law, Cases and Materials, Aspen Select Series, Wolters Kluwer (2013) and the upcoming second edition, and he publishes a blog, A Progressive’s View of Constitutional Matters, available at http://aprogressivesview.blogspot.com/.
3:15-3:30 Break with Fruit, Cheese and Sweets
3:30-4:15 Senator Rodney Ellis & Mimi Marziani: "Voting Rights Update"
Senator Rodney Ellis was elected to the Texas Senate in 1990. During his tenure, he has been a leader on economic development, education, civil rights, responsible environmental policy, middle class tax cuts, and criminal justice issues, having passed more than 630 bills. He is the proud founder of the Texas Legislative Internship Program (TLIP). Since TLIP's inception, it has become the largest legislative internship program in the state, giving more than 670 young people the opportunity to make a difference in Texas politics and public policy. Three former TLIP participants are currently members of the Texas House of Representatives. Senator Ellis is a member of the Senate State Affairs, Business & Commerce, and Transportation committees. In past sessions, he chaired the Senate Finance, Jurisprudence, Intergovernmental Relations, Government Organization, and Open Government committees.
Ellis chairs the Board of Directors for the Innocence Project and co-chairs the National Conference of State Legislatures Task Force on International Relations. He also serves on the National Conference of State Legislatures Executive Committee, the LBJ Foundation Board of Trustees, and the Council on Foreign Relations. Before his election to the Texas Senate, Senator Ellis served three terms as a member of the Houston City Council and as chief of staff to the late U.S. Congressman Mickey Leland. He holds a bachelor's degree from Texas Southern University, a master's degree from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, and a law degree from the University of Texas School of Law. Ellis also studied at Xavier University of New Orleans and the London School of Economics. Ellis is senior advisor with Dentons, the world's largest law firm. He is an avid art collector and enjoys riding bicycles. Senator Ellis is married to Licia Green-Ellis and has four children.
Mimi Marziani is the new Executive Director of Texas Civil Rights Project. Since its founding, TCRP has become a civil rights leader in Texas and nationally. As the Austin American-Statesman recently reported, TCRP has brought more than 2,300 cases during its twenty-five year tenure -- helping countless numbers of Texans and bringing about significant policy changes. Today, TCRP boasts a staff of dozens of high-caliber lawyers and other professionals with offices in 5 Texas cities. Ms. Marziani has an extensive background in civil rights advocacy and nonprofit management, as well as expertise in election law. During the 2014 election, Ms. Marziani led the first coordinated, statewide voter protection program for Democratic candidates and groups in Texas. Before moving to Texas, Ms. Marziani spent several years as Counsel for the Democracy Program of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, where she litigated election law cases in federal courts across the country, including before the U.S. Supreme Court. In that role, she worked to promote voting rights and regulate money in politics through legislative counseling, academic research and communications strategies. Ms. Marziani has also served as a litigation associate of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, where she represented corporate clients in all types of complex civil litigations while maintaining an active pro bono practice. She clerked for Magistrate Judge James C. Francis, IV of the Southern District of New York. Ms. Marziani teaches "Election Law and Policy" at the University of Texas School of Law and serves on the NYU Board of Trustees. Ms. Marziani has also taught constitutional law at NYU's Wagner School of Public Policy and at NYU's campus in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Ms. Marziani graduated cum laude from NYU School of Law, and received a B.A., magna cum laude, from Vanderbilt University.
4:15-4:30: Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee: Reflections on Civil Rights and Introduction of "Unforgettable Lessons in Black History"
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee is an influential and forceful voice in Washington. She is serving her eleventh term as a member of the United States House of Representatives. She represents the 18th Congressional District of Texas, centered in Houston, which is the energy capital of the world. Considered by many as the “Voice of Reason”, she is dedicated to upholding the Constitutional rights of all people. She is one of the most influential and prolific legislators on Capitol Hill. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee earned a B.A. in Political Science from Yale University with honors, followed by a J.D. from the University of Virginia Law School.
4:30-5:30: Barbara Johnson Tucker & Rev. Michael Pickett: "Glimpses: Unforgettable Lessons in Black History"
Soprano Barbara Johnson Tucker has a long history of excellence in and out of her home town of Houston, Texas. She is a noted song-stylist, popular Gospel soloist, favored and capable Anthem singer, director/manager of her singing friends—A Chosen Few, and worldwide featured Christian concert artist, having performed at Carnegie Recital Hall, The Kennedy Center and stages all over the world. She performed on Broadway in The Great White Hope staring James Earl Jones. Barbara has eleven self-produced recordings. Her first recording, Order My Steps became a local favorite and won two Texas Gospel Music Awards. Her latest recorded work is an educational DVD tracing the History of African American music and a must for every library. This 35-minute musical lecture and other recordings are available at CDBaby.com.
Rev. Michael Pickett serves as the Minister of Music at the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, His talents include being pianist, singer, songwriter, workshop clinician, music transcriber, publisher and graphic designer. His gifts have taken him to many cities across the United States, to Europe, and Africa. His gospel compositions can be heard on several national recordings and television; several have been performed by the Akron Symphony Orchestra and another was used to minister to the space shuttle crew Columbia. His music goal is to elevate the level of the music offering from the mundane to the inspired, from the ordinary to the challenging and the spirit-less to the spirit-filled. He is featured on a compilation CD released in 2008 called: The Garment of Praise.
Barbara and Michael have performed extensively together in many venues, performing many genres of music, both nationally and internationally. The many gifts they bring together as individual artists synergistic-ally compound and captivate audiences in thrilling performances. One of their fortes has been the integration of children’s groups into presentations that are thematically about African American cultural music. The teachings brought to the children and the resulting performances have been inspirational and heart-felt to the point of joy and tears. Renewed recognition and appreciation for the contributions of African Americans to our national music heritage has been the result, and indelible performance imprints have impacted the hearts and minds of the generation of the future.
5:30-7pm Party