Government Law Section
2013 Meetings:
Time: noon - 1 p.m. (unless otherwise noted)
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Date |
Room |
Topic |
Speaker |
Firm |
| January 11 | Godwin Gruber | Outlook for 83rd Regular Session of the Texas Legislature |
Larry Casto
Craig Pardue |
Legislative Director, City of Dallas, Texas Assistant County Administrator for Governmental Affairs, Dallas County, Texas |
| February 8 |
Godwin Gruber |
Recent Cases of Interest to Government Entities | Janet M. Spugnardi |
Senior Assistant City Attorney, City of Irving, Texas |
| March 12 | Godwin Gruber | Federalism, Zoning, & Chevron: A Discussion of the City of Arlington v. FCC “Shot Clock” Case | Jay Doegey | City Attorney, City of Arlington, Texas |
| April 12 |
This event will be held at The Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas. |
Summit for Texas Code Enforcement Attorneys (6.5 hours including .5 ethics) |
See the website for more information, including speakers and topics: cityofirving.org/codesummit |
N/A |
| May 14 | Godwin Gruber | Employment Law Lessons From the Private Sector | Mike Coles | The Coles Firm P.C. |
| June 11 | Haynes and Boone | Organization and Functions of the Dallas City Attorney's Office | Thomas P. Perkins, Jr. | City Attorney, City of Dallas, Texas |
Section Officers:
Name: Kuruvilla (K.O.) Oommen
Officer Position: Chair
Firm: City of Irving City Attorney's Office
Firm Address: 825 West Irving Blvd.
Firm City, State, Zip: Irving, TX 75015
Business Phone: (972) 721-2541
Email: koommen@cityofirving.org
Name: Ben Stool
Officer Position: Vice Chair
Firm: Dallas County Criminal District Attorney's Office
Firm Address: 411 Elm Street, Suite 500
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, TX 75202
Business Phone: (214) 653-6676
Email: bstool@dallascounty.org
Name: Gary McDonald
Officer Position: Treasurer
Firm: Dallas County Criminal District Attorney's Office
Firm Address: 133 N. Riverfront Blvd., LB19
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, TX 75207
Business Phone: (214) 653-3687
Email: gary.mcdonald@dallascounty.org
Name: Eileen Youens
Officer Position: Secretary
Firm: Public Procurement Consulting
Firm Address: 5706 East Mockingbird Lane
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, TX 75206
Business Phone: (214) 531-7385
Email: eileen@youensconsulting.com
Name: Tammy Palomino
Officer Position: Immediate Past Chair
Firm: Dallas City Attorney's Office
Firm Address: 1500 Marilla Street, Room 7DN
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, TX 75201
Business Phone: (214) 640-4268
Email: tammy.palomino@dallascityhall.com
Name: Michele Wong Krause
Officer Position: DBA Board Advisor
Firm: Wong Krause & Associates
Firm Address: 5646 Milton, Suite 640
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, TX 75206
Business Phone: (214) 373-6565
Email: mwong@airmail.net
Section Membership
If you are interested in becoming a member of the Government Law Section, please send a letter of request and a $10.00 membership fee to:
DBA
2101 Ross Ave
Dallas TX, 75201
Please note that you must be a member of the Dallas Bar Association to join a section. If you have any questions regarding sections membership, please contact the membership department at the Dallas Bar.
Section Admin-Mass E-mail/Roster
Section Downloads:
Materials and Agenda for Municipal Finance 101
Friday, March 9, 2012
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Time |
Materials |
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9:00-9:15 a.m. |
Registration Agenda and Bios http://www2.dallasbar.org/_upload/uploads/sections/Agenda_Bios.pdf |
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9:15-9:45 |
http://www2.dallasbar.org/_upload/uploads/sections/Brophy_McIntyre_Definitions[1].pdf |
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9:45-10:15 |
http://www2.dallasbar.org/_upload/uploads/sections/Dranfield_Anatomy_Bond_2.pdf |
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10:30-11 |
http://www2.dallasbar.org/_upload/uploads/sections/Collins_Partain_Top_10_Q[1].pdf |
|
11-11:30 |
Presentation http://www2.dallasbar.org/_upload/uploads/sections/Oommen_Budgeting.pdf TML Paper |
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12-1 p.m. |
http://www2.dallasbar.org/_upload/uploads/sections/Brophy_4_Stadiums.pdf |
Materials for Ethics and Government Contracting by Eileen Youens
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Handout (PowerPoint):
http://www2.dallasbar.org/_upload/uploads/sections/EthicsandGovContractingHandout.pdf
Conflicts Checklist:
http://www2.dallasbar.org/_upload/uploads/sections/ConflictsChecklist.pdf
Gifts Checklist:
http://www2.dallasbar.org/_upload/uploads/sections/GiftsChecklist.pdf
Resource Guide:
http://www2.dallasbar.org/_upload/uploads/sections/ResourceGuide.docx
Materials for Confidential Communications, Data Security, and Privacy in the Cloud by Peter B. Haskel
Friday, November 9, 2012
Presentation (PowerPoint):
http://www2.dallasbar.org/_upload/uploads/sections/CLOUD_COMPUTING_ETHICS_DBA_GOV_11092012.pdf
Paper:
http://www2.dallasbar.org/_upload/uploads/sections/DBA_Govt_Sec_CLE_Cloud_Ethics_Paper.pdf
Federalism, Zoning, & Chevron: A Discussion of the City of Arlington v. FCC “Shot Clock” Case by Jay Doegey
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Presentation (Powerpoint):
http://www2.dallasbar.org/_upload/uploads/sections/Federalism_Zoning_and_Chevron[1].pptx
