Category Archives: Monthly Meetings 2024

November 2024 Meeting – TOP TEN LIST, and More, by Judge Ronald B. King

The monthly meeting for November, 2024, will be held on Tuesday, November 26,  2024 at  the San Antonio Country Club, at 4100 N. New Braunfels Ave., San Antonio, Texas.

Social begins at 5:00 p.m., followed by an informative presentation at 5:30 p.m.

Map to San Antonio Country Club.

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The presentation for November is by  Judge Ronald B. King, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas, on the topics of:  Filings Update, Waco Healthcare Case, and Top Ten List (“Judges Behaving Badly”), seriously.

Court homepage information regarding Judge King

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October 2024 Meeting – “New Local Rules” by the Honorable Craig A. Gargotta, Chief Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, WDTX

 

The monthly meeting for October, 2024, will be held on Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at  the San Antonio Country Club, at 4100 N. New Braunfels Ave., San Antonio, Texas.

Social begins at 5:00 p.m., followed by an informative presentation at 5:30 p.m.

Map to San Antonio Country Club.

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The presentation this month will be  New Local Rules, by the Honorable Craig A. Gargotta, Chief Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Texas.

Click here for page containing Links to Proposed Local Rule Revisions

 

Judge Gargotta

 

About Judge Gargotta – Information  from U.S. Bankruptcy Court, W.D. of Texas

 

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August Meeting – “Hot Topics in Consumer Law”

The monthly meeting for August,  2024 will be held on Tuesday,  August 27, 2024 at the San Antonio Country Club, at 4100 N. New Braunfels Ave., San Antonio, Texas.

Social begins at 5:00 p.m., followed by an informative presentation at 5:30 p.m.

Map to San Antonio Country Club.

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The program for August, 2024 is “Hot Topics in Consumer Law”, presented by William M. Clanton.

William M. Clanton
Law Office of Bill Clanton, P.C.
926 Chulie Dr.
San Antonio, Texas 78216
210 226 0800
210 338 8660 fax

Website of Law Office of Bill Clanton, P.C.

July, 2024 Zoom Meeting – “Chapter 7 Trustees’ Panel”

The monthly meeting for July, 2024  will be held on Tuesday,  July 23,  2024 as an ONLINE CONFERENCE. Zoom invitation is included in the email sent out with this announcement.

Social* begins at 5:00 p.m., followed by an informative presentation at 5:30 p.m.

*(Comestibles and libations are the participant’s own responsibility).

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The presentation for July, 2024 is “Chapter 7 Trustees’ Panel.”

Current Chapter 7 Trustees taking assignments in the San Antonio Division of the Western District of of Texas are:

John Patrick Lowe, Chapter 7 Panel Trustee
2402 East Main Street
Uvalde, Texas 78801
(830) 407-5115

Randolph N. Osherow, Chapter 7 Panel Trustee
342 West Woodlawn, Suite 100
San Antonio, Texas 78212
(210) 738-3001

Jose C. Rodriguez, Chapter 7 Panel Trustee
342 W. Woodlawn, #103
San Antonio, Texas 78212
(210) 738-8881

Johnny W. Thomas, Chapter 7 Panel Trustee
St. Paul Square
1153 East Commerce
San Antonio, Texas 78205
(210) 226-5888

Source: San Antonio Trustees

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June, 2024 Meeting – “The New Frontier: Generative AI in the Law and in the Courtroom” -ZOOM!

The monthly meeting for June, 2024 will be held on Tuesday, June 25, 2024 as an ONLINE CONFERENCE (by request of the speaker). Zoom invitation will be in an email notification to be sent on Tuesday.

Social* begins at 5:00 p.m., followed by an informative presentation at 5:30 p.m.

*(Comestibles and libations are the participant’s own responsibility).

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The presentation for June, 2024 is “The New Frontier: Generative AI in the Law and in the Courtroom”, presented by Eugene Volokh, from the UCLA School of Law.

Eugene Volokh teaches First Amendment law and a First Amendment amicus brief clinic at UCLA School of Law, where he has also often taught copyright law, criminal law, tort law, and a seminar on firearms regulation policy.

Before coming to UCLA, he clerked for Justice Sandra Day O’Connor on the U.S. Supreme Court and for Judge Alex Kozinski on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Volokh is the author of the textbooks The First Amendment and Related Statutes (6th ed. 2016), and Academic Legal Writing (5th ed. 2013), as well as over 90 law review articles. He is a member of The American Law Institute, a member of the American Heritage Dictionary Usage Panel, and the founder and coauthor of The Volokh Conspiracy, a leading legal blog. His law review articles have been cited by opinions in eight Supreme Court cases and several hundred court opinions in total, as well as several thousand scholarly articles.

Volokh worked for 12 years as a computer programmer. He graduated from UCLA with a B.S. in math-computer science at age 15, and has written many articles on computer software. Volokh was born in the USSR; his family emigrated to the U.S. when he was seven years old.

Articles by Mr. Volokh regarding AI include:

Freedom of Speech and AI Output (with Mark A. Lemley and Peter S. Henderson), 3 J. Free Speech L. 651 (2023). Full Text

Large Libel Models? Liability for AI Output, 3 J. Free Speech L. 489 (2023). Full Text

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Information contained herein, and a list of Mr. Volokh’s other publications and activities are at: UCLA Faculty Information Link.

 

Eugene Volokh

Picture Source Credit and additional information from Wikipedia

April, 2024 Meeting – “Ethical Considerations Raised by Recent Bankruptcy Opinions”

The monthly meeting for April, 2024,  will be held on Tuesday,  April 23rd, 2024 at the San Antonio Country Club, at 4100 N. New Braunfels Ave., San Antonio, Texas.
Social begins at 5:00 p.m., followed by an informative presentation at 5:30 p.m.

Map to San Antonio Country Club.

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The presentation for April, 2024 will be “Recent Bankruptcy Opinions That Raise Various Ethical Concerns”, presented by trial attorneys Jim Rose, Erin Coughlin, and Shane Flannery of the U.S. Trustee Program.

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Contact Information for Speakers

March, 2024 Meeting – “Recovering Attorney Fees in Bankruptcy.”.

The monthly meeting for March, 2024 will be held on Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at the San Antonio Country Club, at 4100 N. New Braunfels Ave., San Antonio, Texas.
Social begins at 5:00 p.m., followed by an informative presentation at 5:30 p.m.

Map to San Antonio Country Club.

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The presentation for March, 2024 is “Recovering Attorney Fees in Bankruptcy” by Honorable Michael M. Parker, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge.

Information Page for Honorable Michael M. Parker, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge

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January, 2024 Meeting – Chapter 13 Trustee’s Update

The monthly meeting for January, 2024,  will be held on Tuesday,  January 23, 2024 at the San Antonio Country Club, at 4100 N. New Braunfels Ave., San Antonio, Texas.
Social begins at 5:00 p.m., followed by an informative presentation at 5:30 p.m.

Map to San Antonio Country Club.

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The presentation for January, 2024 will be “Chapter 13 Trustee’s Update”,  presented by  Ms. Mary Viegelahn, Chapter 13 Trustee.

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Chapter 13 Trustee (San Antonio) Website

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