The monthly meeting for August, 2025, will be held on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, 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 August, 2025, is titled “Out of Office: A Personal Look at One Lawyer’s Mental Health Journey.” It is presented by Sarah Wood, Career Law Clerk to Judge Bradley. This presentation focuses on her (Ms. Wood’s) personal experiences with mental health challenges, including burnout, anxiety, and depression, and her journey to recovery.
The monthly meeting for July, 2025, will be held on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, 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, 2025, is “AI and Modern Practice of Law,” presented by Chase Hardy, Attorney.
Charles “Chase” Hardy Jr. is a Texas Trial Attorney focusing on personal injury and high-stakes litigation. A proven advocate, Chase has recovered more than $15 million for his clients in his first five years of practice, successfully trying more than 10 cases to verdict. In 2025, he founded HARD LAW to revolutionize the practice by integrating advanced technology with aggressive trial advocacy, creating one of the most formidable litigation firms in Texas.
The monthly meeting for May, 2025, will be held on Tuesday, May 27th, 2025, at the La Fonda Restaurant (Alamo Heights) , at 8633 Crownhill Blvd, San Antonio, TX 78209.
Social begins at 5:00 p.m., followed by an informative presentation at 5:30 p.m. Each member will receive Two Drink Coupons, and Snacks will be provided. Members and Guests are welcome to order and pay for dinner from LaFonda, as they wish.
The monthly meeting for April, 2025, will be held on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, 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 April, 2025, is “Subchapter V Trustees’ Panel.”
The monthly meeting for January, 2025, will be held on Tuesday, January 28th, 2025, 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.
The presentation for January, 2025 will be “ The Role of the U.S. Trustee in Consumer Bankruptcy Cases”. Aubrey L. Thomas, Assistant United States Trustee, will cover a range of topics, including the means test, identifying fraud, consumer protection, and trustee oversight.
Aubrey L. Thomas Assistant United States Trustee United States Department of Justice Office of The United States Trustee 615 E. Houston Street, Suite 533 San Antonio, TX 78205 Aubrey.Thomas@usdoj.gov 202-527-5701 Mobile
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
