Eastern District of Texas2015 Bench Bar Conference

Jointly with theThe Center for American and

International Law

October 21-23, 2015

Plano Marriott Legacy Town Center7121 Bishop Road, Plano, Texas 75024

888.236.2427 • 972.473.6444

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21

10:00 AM Registration Opens, Trinity Foyer

10:00 AM Guns & Golfing Kick-Off.

Choose from the refinement of golfing on the beautiful Gleneagles Country Club, 5401 West Park Blvd., Plano, Texas, minutes from the conference hotel, or join a bunch of rag tag lawyers taken to calling themselves the Posse for an East Texas cultural excursion at the nearby Frisco Gun Club, 6565 Eldorado Pkwy., Frisco, Texas. If you have never fired a gun, this is your chance. All experience levels accommodated and everything you need provided.

Golf at Gleneagles Sponsored by: McKool Smith and Winston & Strawn

The East Texas Shooting Excursion Sponsored by: Ahmad Zavitsanos Anaipakos Alavi Mensing; Haltom & Doan and Siebman, Burg, Phillips & Smith

Early Bird CLE Begins Trinity Ballroom I & II unless otherwise noted.

2:30 PM When Will the ED Texas Sherman Division Get Bigger than Dallas? Economist Ray Perryman of the Perryman Group Discusses His Research into the Population Boom of the Sherman Division of ED Texas and its Effects.

3:00 PM The Art of the Oral Argument From Motion Practice to Appeal. Charles Bundren, Wm. Charles Bundren & Associates, Moderator; Judge Catharina Haynes, Fifth Circuit; Judge William Bryson, Federal Circuit; Judge Amos Mazzant, EDTX.

3:45 PM Mystery Law Clerk’s Panel, Law Clerk’s Unleashed. What They Want to Really Say to Lawyers. Sarah Fischer, Former Law Clerk to Chief Judge Ron Clark, EDTX, Moderator; Law Clerk 1, Law Clerk 2, Law Clerk 3, Law Clerk 4, Law Clerk 5, Law Clerk 6 & Law Clerk 7 (The Names Are Withheld to Protect the Innocent). (.25 ethics)

4:45 PM Local Rules & the Local Rules Process. When & Why Did ED Texas Adopt the Patent Rules of ND California? Wes Hill, Ward & Smith, Moderator; Michael Smith, Siebman, Burg, Phillips & Smith & Jennifer Ainsworth, Wilson, Robertson & Cornelius.

5:30 PM Opening Reception with Tastings of Texas Bourbons. Trinity Foyer. Event Sponsor: StoneTurn

7:00 PM Dinner on Your Own. Presidential Suite (Room 621) Opens After Dinner Until Midnight.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22

7:00 AM Texas Chuck Wagon Breakfast Buffet. Event Sponsors: Federal Arbitration, Inc. and Findlay Craft, P.C.

8:20 AM Opening of Conference. Chief Judge Ron Clark, ED Bar President Michael Truncale & Chairman Clyde Siebman.

8:30 AM E-Discovery. Insights from the Drafting Table & Other Views from the Bench. Come December, What Will the New E-Discovery Look Like? Allen Gardner, Potter Minton, Ted Stevenson, McKool Smith, Moderators; Chief Judge Ron Clark, EDTX; Judge Shira Scheindlin, SDNY; Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo, SDCA; Judge Andrew Guilford, CDCA & Judge Young Gi Kim, Uijeongbu District Court in Korea.

9:15 AM Alice. Is it a Software Infringers’ Wonderland? Or, Will Good Software Patents Somehow Survive? Geoff Culbertson, Patton Tidwell & Culbertson & Max Ciccarelli, Thompson & Knight, Moderators; Professor Peter Menell, University of California at Berkeley School of Law; University of Berkeley; Retired Chief Judge Paul Michel, Fed. Cir.; Judge Robert “Trey” Schroeder, EDTX & Judge Roy Payne, EDTX.

10:00 AM Extracting the Baby from the Bath Water. Effectively Managing Patent Cases Without Weakening the System that Protects Legitimate Innovation. Includes Interactive Segment with Audience. Doug Cawley, McKool Smith, Moderator; Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo, SDCA; Judge Shira Scheindlin, SDNY; Judge Barbara Lynn, NDTX; Retired Judge Leonard Davis, Fish Richardson & Mike Jones, Potter Minton.

11:00 AM Break. Event Sponsors: Kirkland & Ellis LLP.

11:15 AM Patent Damages. A 2015 Primer. Alan Ratliff, StoneTurn & Bo Davis, Davis Firm, Moderators; Judge William Bryson, CAFC; Chief Judge Ron Clark, EDTX; Judge Rodney Gilstrap, EDTX; Judge John Love, EDTX & Steven Williams, McDole Williams.

12:00 PM Views from the Top. A Fireside Chat about Our Nation’s Patent System. Alan Fisch, Fisch Sigler LLP, Moderator; Retired Chief Judge Paul Michel, Fed. Cir.; Former USPTO Commissioner Todd Dickinson & Monica Magnusson, VP IPR Policy, Ericsson.

12:45 PM Lunch with Special Recognitions from Around ED Texas by Chief Judge Ron Clark. Event Sponsors: Baker & McKenzie LLP.

1:15 PM Twenty Years with the Chief Judges of the Federal Circuit. Former Federal Circuit Law Clerks Provide Insight Into How to Be Upheld on Appeal. What Goes on Behind the Curtain? Is it All Just Case Specific, or Policy Driven? Suzanne Michel, Senior Patent Counsel, Google Inc., Moderator; Jennifer Robinson, Fisch Sigler LLP, former clerk to Chief Judge Randall R. Rader; Shawn Blackburn, Susman Godfrey, former clerk to Chief Judge Sharon Prost; Phillip Lee, McKool Smith, former clerk to Circuit Judge Evan J. Wallach; Kori Anne Bagrowski, former clerk to Chief Judge Randall R. Rader.

2:00 PM Arbitration, Mediation & Litigation – View from the Federal Bench and Bar. Michael Truncale, Orgain Bell & Tucker, Moderator; Steve Susman, Susman Godfrey; Retired Judge David Folsom, Jackson Walker & Retired Judge Royal Furgeson, Jr., Dean, UNT Dallas College of Law.

2:45 PM Social Media Mining. Prospecting for Golden Nuggets. Charles “Chip” Molster, Winston & Strawn; Adam Allgood, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius & Melissa Smith, Gillam & Smith.

3:15 PM Break Event Sponsors: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld

3:30 PM Admitting Evidence from the Mine. How to Use Evidence from Social Media. John Browning, Passman & Jones; Judge Keith Giblin, EDTX, Judge Zack Hawthorn, EDTX & Jennifer Ainsworth, Wilson, Robertson & Cornelius.

4:00 PM Can Collegiality and Professionalism Survive in a World of Sanctions? Richard “Rocky” Schwartz, Whitaker Chalk Swindle & Schwartz, Moderator; Professor David Hricik, Walter F. George School of Law, Mercer University; Dean Brad Toben, Baylor Law School; Retired Judge Royal Furgeson, Jr., Dean, UNT Dallas College of Law & Retired Judge Leonard Davis, Fish Richardson. (.75 ethics)

4:45 PM Corporate Perspectives. Litigation ED Texas Style. From the Irks to Parts that Work. Natalie Bennett, McDermott Will & Emery & Josh Thane, Haltom & Doan, Moderators; Kenneth Korea, Senior VP & Head of US IP Center, Samsung Electronics; Kevin Fillip, Vice President & General Counsel, ST Microelectronics, Inc.; Karen Robinson, Associate General Counsel & Director of Litigation, Adobe; Ray Wood, Chief Patent Counsel, ZTE & Evelyn Chen, Senior Counsel, Ericsson.

5:30 PM VIP Chief Judge and President’s Reception with Tasting of Texas Wines. Event Sponsors: Alston & Bird LLP; Baker Botts L.L.P. and Paul Hastings.

6:45 PM Chief Judge and President’s Dinner/John Hannah Award Ceremony. Event Sponsors: Bragalone Conroy PC; Fish & Richardson P.C.; Kenyon & Kenyon LLP and Thompson & Knight LLP.

8:15 PM Beck Weathers, Author of Left for Dead: My Journey Home from Everest. Introduction by Judge Barbara Lynn, NDTX.

9:00 PM Dessert, Dancing & Conferring to the Sounds of Emerald City. It’s a Texas Thang. A Chocolate Indulgence! Trinity III/IV. Event Sponsors: Cozen O’Connor and Vinson & Elkins LLP.

9:00 PM Presidential Suite (Room 621) Opens Until Midnight.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23

7:30 AM Texas Breakfast Buffet, Dallas Style. (A Little Bit Fancy for East Texas, But Nice When You Can Get It). Event Sponsors: Dovel & Luner LLP and King & Spalding.

Private Judges Breakfast.

ED Texas Bar Association Breakfast Business Meeting.

8:30 AM Sage Advice from Sages. What’s Changed? What’s Remained? Judge Don Bush, EDTX, Moderator; Judge T. John Ward, Retired EDTX; Judge Robert Parker, Former EDTX & Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals & Retired Judge Jim Parsons, Former President of the State Bar of Texas and Former State District Judge. (.5 ethics)

9:15 AM Writing to Win. Steven D. Stark, Writer, Teacher, Lawyer & Artist.

10:00 AM Break. Event Sponsors: Gillam & Smith LLP.

10:15 AM Pop Culture’s Impact on the Trial of Cases. David Stein, Alston & Bird; Judge Caroline Craven, EDTX; Jennifer Orgeron, Law Clerk for US Magistrate Judge Caroline Craven & Retired Judge Charles “Chad” Everingham, IV, Akin Gump. (.25 ethics)

11:00 AM Fresh Faces of ED Texas. Policies, Procedures & Practice Pointers As Seen from Behind and Beyond the Pine Curtain. Clyde Siebman, Siebman, Burg, Phillips & Smith & Jeannie Heffernan, Kirkland & Ellis, Moderators; Judge Amos Mazzant, EDTX; Judge Robert “Trey” Schroeder, III, EDTX & Judge Nicole Mitchell, EDTX.

11:45 AM Lunch with Special Recognitions from Around ED Texas by Chief Judge Ron Clark. Event Sponsors: The Davis Firm, P.C.

12:15 PM A Round Table Discussion Regarding Best Practices in ED Texas. Kat Li, McKool Smith, Eman Sojoodi, Fenwick & West & Elizabeth DeRieux, Capshaw DeRieux; Judge Rodney Gilstrap, EDTX; Judge Caroline Craven, EDTX; Judge Roy Payne, EDTX; Judge John Love, EDTX; Judge Nicole Mitchell, EDTX & David O’Toole, EDTX District Clerk. (.25 ethics)

1:15 PM The Estate of Tom McLaury v. Wyatt Earp, 4:15-MockTrial-1: Trial Skills Demonstration: The Trial of Wyatt Earp for Causing the Wrongful Death of Tom McLaury During a Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Sponsored by the ABA Litigation Institute of Trial Training. Wyatt Earp Played by Wyatt Earp. Ike Clanton Played by Richard “Rocky” Schwartz, Whitaker Chalk Swindle & Schwartz. Presiding Judge: Royal Furgeson, Jr. Plaintiff’s Counsel: Mike Lynn, Lynn Tillotson, Pinker & Cox & Leon Carter, Carter Scholer Arnett Hamada & Mocker. Defense Counsel: Jennifer Doan, Haltom & Doan & Andy Tindel, MT2 Law Group. Setting the Stage: Mike Lynn & Clyde Siebman

1:25 Plaintiff’s Opening Statement. 1:40 Defendant’s Opening Statement. 1:55 Direct Examination of Plaintiff’s Witness.2:10 Cross-Examination of Plaintiff’s Witness. 2:25 Direct Examination of Defendant’s Witness. 2:40 Cross Examination of Defendant’s Witness.2:55 Plaintiff’s Closing Argument.3:10 Defendant’s Closing Argument.3:25 Law Students Attending from Texas Law

Schools Render the Verdict.

2015 OFFICERS Michael Truncale – President

Stephanie Barnes – Vice-PresidentWilliam E. “Bo” Davis – Treasurer

Kirk Mathis – Past President

2015 DirectorsGeoffrey Culbertson – Texarkana

Charles Bundren – FriscoMelissa Smith – Marshall

Doug Cawley – Outside Director

Executive Director – Elizabeth Black Berry

Past President’s Council1995-1999 – Clyde Siebman

2000 – Rosemary Snider2001 – Damon Young2002 – Andy Tindel

2003 – Richard Granger2004 – Ed Hohn (1964-2009)

2005 – Clay Dark2006 – Michael Smith2007 – John Mercy

2008-2009 – Chris Coco2010 – Larry Phillips

2011 – Glenn Thames2012 – Eric Albritton2013 – W. Lance Lee

2014 – Kirk Mathis

The Eastern District Of Texas Posse(Contact for Information on Shooting Range Excursion)

Adam Allgood – HoustonStephanie Barnes – Plano

Natalie Bennett – District of ColumbiaPat Black – Tyler

Charles Bundren – FriscoMax Ciccarelli – Dallas

Darby Doan – TexarkanaJeannie Heffernan – New York

Rose Keagy – DallasChris Kennerly – Palo Alto

Rob Maness – BryanClyde Siebman – ShermanMichael Smith – Marshall

Glenn Thames – TylerSteven Williams – Dallas

19th Annual Eastern District of Texas Bench Bar Conference

Event Sponsors Indicated in Bold • Partial List at Time of Printing

Conference Underwriters Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld • Cozen O’Connor • The Davis Firm, P.C.

Fish & Richardson P.C. • Gillam & Smith LLP • McKool Smith • Paul Hastings Siebman, Burg, Phillips & Smith, LLP • Winston & Strawn LLP

Conference & Event SponsorsAhmad Zavitsanos Anaipakos Alavi MensingEric M. Albritton, PCAkin Gump Strauss Hauer & FeldAlston & Bird LLPAntonelli, Harrington & Thompson LLPBaker Botts L.L.P.Baker & McKenzie LLPBracewell & Giuliani LLPBragalone Conroy PCBrooks KushmanCapshaw DeRieux LLPCharles River AssociatesCozen O’ConnorThe Davis Firm, P.C.DLA PiperDovel & Luner LLPDuff & PhelpsEgan Peterman & Enders, LLP

Federal Arbitration, Inc.Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLPFindlay Craft, P.C.Fisch Sigler LLPFish & Richardson P.C.Gillam & Smith LLPHaynes and Boone, LLPHaltom & DoanIMS ExpertServices Jackson WalkerJAMSKenyon & Kenyon LLPKing & SpaldingKirkland & Ellis LLPLatham & Watkins LLP Locke Lord LLPMcDermott Will & EmeryMcKool Smith

Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLPMT2 Law GroupMunck Wilson MandalaNix, Patterson & Roach, LLPPaul HastingsPerkins Coie LLP Potter MintonSiebman, Burg, Phillips & Smith, LLPStoneTurn Group, LLPTadlock Law Firm, PLLCThompson & Knight LLPVinson & Elkins LLPWard, Smith & Hill, PLLCWeil, Gotshal & Manges, LLPWhitaker Chalk Swindle & Schwartz PLLCWilson, Robertson & Cornelius, PCWilson Sonsini Goodrich & RosatiWinston & Strawn LLPYarbrough Wilcox, PLLC

Amanda A. AbrahamJennifer Ainsworth

Jennifer AlbertEric M. Albritton Adam Allgood

Patrick M. ArenzCharles Baker

Stephanie BarnesNatalie Bennett

Elizabeth Black BerryPat Black

Jeffrey BragaloneJames Brookshire

Wm. Charles BundrenBrad CaldwellLeon Carter

Douglas CawleyPete Chassman

Betty Chen Evelyn Chen

Zunxuan “Digger” Chen Ed Chin

Max Ciccarelli Peter Corcoran

William “Bill” CorneliusGeoffrey CulbertsonAndrew DallmannWm. E. “Bo” Davis

Leonard DavisElizabeth “Betty” DeRieux

Jennifer DoanBen Elacqua Alan Fisch

Tim GarriganJames GlennBarry Golob

Debby GunterBryan Haynes David Healey

Jeanne “Jeannie” HeffernanGary HoffmanJames Holmes

Andrea Houston Winston Huff Jay Johnson

Mike JonesRose Keagy

Chris Kennerly Grant Kinsel

Samara L. KlineKevin Kudlac

Lance LeeClint Lewis

Kat Li Judge Barbara Lynn

Rob ManessKirk Mathis

Michael McCabeMike C. Miller

Judge Nicole Mitchell Charles “Chip” Molster

Robert Oake, Jr.Brandy O’Quinn Brian H. PandyaMichael Pegues

Anna Phillips Larry Phillips John Pickett

Alan RatliffEdward Reines Brendan Roth

Neal Rubin J. Wesley Samples

Richard “Rocky” SchwartzClyde Siebman

Mark Smith Melissa Smith

Michael C. Smith Rosemary T. Snider

Eman Sojoodi Alan Soobert

Arnold Spencer David Stein

Bob Steinberg Glenn Thames

Andy TindelMichael J. Truncale

Steve Williams Trey Yarbrough

19th Annual Eastern District of Texas Bench Bar ConferenceChief Judge Ron Clark • ED Texas Bar President Michael Truncale

Conference Chairman: Clyde M. Siebman

Planning Committee