What to Make of Proving and Challenging Non-Economic Damage Recoveries After Gregory v. Chohan
Kirk L. Pittard, Partner and Elizabeth “Heidi” Block
State Bar of Texas – Appellate Section Lunch & Learn CLE, December 13, 2024
What you need to know from Gregory v. Chohan
South Plains Trial Lawyers Association Lunch, Lubbock Texas, October 16, 2024
DIY Clerk’s Records – How Could this Possibly Work?
Thad D. Spalding, Partner and Claire Moulton, DP&S Summer Intern
Headnotes, Dallas Bar Association, Volume 49, October 2024
Effective Use of Appellate Counsel on Your Trial Team
State Bar of Texas, Texas Bar College Summer School, Video Webcast, September 11, 2024
What to Make of Proving and Challenging Noneconomic Damage Recoveries after Gregory v. Chohan
Kirk L. Pittard, Partner and Elizabeth “Heidi” Block
Advanced Civil Appellate Practice course, Austin, Texas, September 6, 2024
Valdez v. State Farm-A Case Study: Proving and Recovering Attorney’s Fees in a UIM Case
San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association, San Antonio, TX, June 20, 2024
An Expert Angle on Exemplary Damages
Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 2024 Midyear Conference and CLE Seminar, Austin, TX, June 13-14, 2024
Legal Issues Related to Non-Economic Damages: Gregory v. Chohan
San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association Membership Lunch, San Antonio Texas, April 18, 2024
Effective Use of Appellate Counsel on Your Trial Team
2024 Advance Civil Trial Seminar, The Ultimate Trial Notebook from the Masters, Corpus Christi Bar Association, Corpus Christi Texas, April 12, 2024
Ethical Issues in Contracting Appellate Counsel
Kirk L. Pittard, Partner and Brandy Wingate Voss
Appellate Practice Outreach, Appellate Section of State Bar of Texas, Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock Texas, April 11, 2024
Legal Issues Related to Non-Economic Damages: Gregory v. Chohan
TTLA 2023 Annual Meeting CLE, Austin Texas, November 3, 2023
Constitutional Issues and Implications of Gregory v. Chohan
Kirk L. Pittard, Partner with Elizabeth M. Fraley, James E. Wren and R. Jack Ayres, Jr.
Virtual Roundtable Discussion, Baylor Law School, October 11, 2023
Trial Masters LIVE!
Texas Trial Lawyers Association 2023 Midyear Conference & CLE Seminar, Houston, Texas, June 7-9, 2023
Building a Winning Combination: The Benefits of an Appellate Lawyer on Your Trial Team
Kirk L. Pittard, Partner with Honorable Dori Contreras and Brian C. Miller
State Bar of Texas 18th Annual Course Soaking Up Some CLE, South Padre Island, Texas, May 11-12, 2023
Tips and Tools for Serving as the Appellate Attorney on Your Trial Team
Kirk L. Pittard, Partner with Hon. Dori Contreras and Brian C. Miller
State Bar of Texas 18th Annual Course Soaking Up Some CLE, South Padre Island, Texas, May 11-12, 2023
Jury Charge Issues: Willful and Wanton Negligence, Mental Anguish, and More
Kirk L. Pittard, Partner Honorable Kyle Carter, Chastiti Horne
State Bar of Texas 29th Annual Advance Medical Torts, San Antonio, Texas, March 23-24, 2023
Liability for Emergency Medical Care Under the Revised Statue
State Bar of Texas 29th Annual Advance Medical Torts, San Antonio, Texas, March 23-24, 2023
Moderator, Juries & Courtrooms in Today’s Legal Environment
Thad D. Spalding, Partner with Magistrate Judge Nicole Mitchell, Judge Jennifer Edgeworth, and Judge Brian Gary
Dr. Kenneth Street Law Symposium, Austin College, February 23, 2023
Moderator – 33rd Annual New Mexico Appellate Practice Institute
New Mexico State Bar’s Appellate Practice Section, September 9, 2022
Getting Back to Trial: Preparing for Appeal Throughout Litigation
Texas Trial Lawyers Association 2022 Mid-Year Conference & CLE, June 1-3, 2022
Welcome to the Jungle: Proving up medical bills after In re Allstate & In re K&L Auto Crushers
Kirk L. Pittard, Partner with Morgan McPheeters
Dallas Trial Lawyers Association, May 18, 2022
Can’t We All Just Be Reasonable When it Comes to 18.001?
Kirk L. Pittard, Partner with Hon. Daryl Moore and Kevin Yankowsky
State Bar of Texas, Advanced Trial Strategies, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 3-4, 2022
Serving as Appellate Counsel on a Trial Team
Kirk L. Pittard, Partner with D. Todd Smith and Jody Sanders
Texas Appellate Law Podcast (February 17, 2022)
Tips and Tools for Serving as the Appellate Attorney on Your Trial Team
Dallas Bar Association Appellate Law Section (February 17, 2022)
Tips and Tools for Serving as the Appellate Attorney on Your Trial Team
Kirk L. Pittard, Partner and the Honorable Dustin M. Howell
Advanced Civil Appellate Practice, State Bar of Texas, Austin, Texas (December 3, 2021)
Observations From an Appellate Attorney at Trial
2021 Advanced Tactics and Strategies, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Santa Fe, New Mexico (September 10, 2021)
New Year? New Discovery Rules!
State Bar of Texas CLE, Texas Supreme Court: History & Current Practice (April 14, 2021)
Liability for Emergency Medical Care Under the Revised Statute
27th Annual Advanced Medical Torts, State Bar of Texas (March 25-26, 2021)
New Year, New Rules: Review of Amended Discovery Rules
San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association Zoom CLE (March 18, 2021)
New Texas Discovery Rules-Are You Ready?
Texas Paralegal Journal, Vol. 26, No. 3 (Winter 2021)
New Year, New Rules: Review of the Amended Discovery Rules
Dallas Trial Lawyers Association, January 14, 2021
Panel Discussion – New Discovery Rules
Thad D. Spalding, Partner with Kirsten Castaneda and Andy Jones
Dallas Young Lawyers Association, January 13, 2021
Just the Facts: Ethical and Jurisprudential Considerations
Appellate Practice Institute, Albuquerque, 2020
Punitive Damages: A waste of time? Or a means to an end?
Texas Trial Lawyers Association Midyear-Virtual Conference, May 14, 2020
Elections Have Consequences: The New Landscape in the Texas Courts of Appeals
Kirk L. Pittard, Partner and Kent Rutter
Tarrant County Trial Lawyers Association, Fort Worth, Texas, February 26, 2020
Update: TCPA, Rule 91a, and the Defamation Mitigation Act
State Bar of Texas Advance Civil Trial, 2020
7 Reason We Need Appellate Counsel at Trial: Preservation of Error and Other Good Stuff
Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Fort Worth, Texas, November 7, 2019
Recovery of Medical Expenses Under Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code § 41.0105 – The Paid or Incurred Statute
51 Tex. Tech L. Rev. 731 (Summer 2019)
10 Things Your Appellate Lawyer Wants You to Know About Summary Judgment
Capital Area Trial Lawyers Association, Austin, TX (July 9, 2019);
Texas Trial Lawyers Association Car Wrecks Seminar, Houston, TX (Feb. 21, 2019)
Nonparty Medical Discovery in the Wake of In re North Cypress
Permian Basin Trial Lawyers Association, Odessa, TX (June 26, 2019);
Tarrant County Trial Lawyers Association, Fort Worth, TX (Jan. 30, 2019)
Workin’ 9 to 5: Strategically Navigating Employment & Control Issues in Personal Injury Cases
Texas Trial Lawyers Association Midyear Conference, Houston, TX (June 6, 2019)
Dr. Death: Exploring the Intersection of Civil and Criminal Law
Tarrant County Appellate Section Brown Bag CLE (January 2019)
We’ve Seen Worse: 2017-18 Personal Injury Case Law Update
South Plains Trial Lawyers Association, Lubbock, Texas (Dec. 19, 2018);
El Paso County Trial Lawyers Association, El Paso, Texas (Apr. 19, 2018);
Texas Trial Lawyers Association: Advocates, Dallas, Texas (Apr. 12, 2018);
Permian Basin Trial Lawyers Association, Odessa, Texas (Mar. 28, 2018)
Stayin’ Alive: Overcoming Common Challenges to Chapter 74 Initial Expert Reports
TTLA Annual Meeting: Medical Malpractice Breakout Session, Plano, Texas (Dec. 7, 2018)
John Howie Award Presentation: State of Texas v. T.S.N.
Dallas Trial Lawyers Association, Dallas, Texas (Oct. 18, 2018)
In re North Cypress Mandamus Discovery Opinion: The Aftermath
with Todd Clement, Dan Christensen, Judy Kostura, and Matt Kita
Texas Trial Lawyers Association Webinar (Sept. 26, 2018)
Observations from an Appellate Attorney at Trial: Preservation of Error and Other Good Stuff
Houston Trial Lawyers Association, Houston, Texas (August 2018);
San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association, San Antonio, Texas (June 2018);
Tarrant County Trial Lawyers Association, Fort Worth, Texas (February 2018)
The Constitution, Juries, and the Common Law
Thurgood Marshall School of Law Federalist Society (April 11, 2018)
Survey of Legal Mechanisms Relating to Groundwater Along the Texas-Mexico Border
Texas A&M University School of Law (April 2018)
Respondeat Superior and Vicarious Liability: Responsibility for the Acts of Others
Texas Trial Lawyers Association CLE (February 16, 2018)
Equitable Relief at Trial and on Appeal
University of Texas School of Law 28th Annual Conference on State and Federal Appeals, 2018
Punitive Damages
State Bar of Texas CLE, Advanced Personal Injury Law Course 2017
Governing Ground Water along the Texas-Mexico Border: Legal Mechanisms & Their Transboundary Implications
World Water Congress, Cancun, Mexico (May 31, 2017)
Prosecuting and Defending Claims Against Premises Owners
Houston Bar Association Civil and Appellate Bench Bar Conference (April 6, 2017)
When and How to Seek Equitable Relief
State Bar of Texas Litigation Section Report, The Advocate, 2017
Submission of Pain and Suffering and Mental Anguish in the Jury Charge
The Advocate (State Bar Litigation Section Report-Vol. 77, Winter 2016)
Select Aids to Statutory Interpretation
Advanced Civil Appellate CLE, State Bar of Texas, (September 2016)
The Court’s Charge from the Plaintiff’s Perspective
The Advocate (State Bar Litigation Section Report-Vol. 76, Fall 2016)
Preservation of Error
TTLA Trial Advocacy College of Texas (April 15, 2016)
Water Acquisition and Management for Oil & Gas Development: Legal and Regulatory Requirements
and Professor Gabriel Eckstein, Texas A&M School of Law
Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation (CAIL-IEL 2016)
Car Wreck Case Law Update: Seatbelts, Tow Trucks, & Cows in the Road
TTLA Car Wrecks Seminar, Houston, Texas (March 3, 2016)
Equitable Relief: How To Obtain It Or Defeat It
State Bar of Texas 30th Annual Advanced Civil Appellate Practice, 2016
The Review of New Trial Orders on Appeal
Kirk L. Pittard, Partner and Thad D. Spalding, Partner
Vol. 40, No. 5, Dallas Bar Association: Headnotes (May 2015)
Recovery of Medical Expenses
State Bar of Texas CLE, 22nd Annual Advanced Medical Torts Course, San Antonio (March 12-13, 2015)
Emerging Appellate Issues
Thad D. Spalding, Partner with Justices Ada Brown, David Evans, and Jim Moseley (Ret.)
Dallas Bar Association’s Bench Bar Conference, Horseshoe Bay, Texas (October 23, 2014)
Preparing, Presenting & Preserving Error in the Jury Charge
TTLA Car Wrecks CLE (October 9, 2014)
Common Mistakes Even the Best Lawyers Make
Houston Trial Lawyers Association Lunch CLE (September 10, 2014)
Exemplary Damages
State Bar of Texas CLE, Advanced Personal Injury Law Course 2014, Dallas, San Antonio, and Houston (July-August, 2014)
Unmoored: A New Harmless Error Era
NEW MEXICO LAWYER, May 2014, Vol. 9, No. 2
Minority Report: Appellate Pre-Update
State Bar of Texas, Advanced Medical Torts Course, Santa Fe, New Mexico (March 13-14, 2014)
Court’s Charge on Damages Issues
State Bar of Texas CLE, Damages in Civil Litigation 2014 (February 6-7, 2014)
Recovering Medical Expenses in Personal Injury Cases
Kirk L. Pittard, Partner with Michael Yanof and Cassie Dallas
State Bar of Texas CLE, Damages in Civil Litigation 2014 (February 6-7, 2014)
Default Judgments: Texas Supreme Court Decisions to Consider
Vol. 39, No. 2 Dallas Bar Association: Headnotes (February 1, 2014)
Ring in 2014 with a New Subrogation World Order
Thad D. Spalding, Partner and Ben K. DuBose
Vol. 38, No. 11 Dallas Bar Association: Headnotes (November 1, 2013)
Panel Discussion Regarding the Jury Charge and Charge Conference
Kirk L. Pittard, Partner with Judge Tonya Parker and Jody Rudman
Dallas Bar Association Trial Academy, Dallas, Texas (July 26, 2013)
Preservation of Error for Appeal
Kirk L. Pittard, Partner with Judge Mark Greenberg, Steve Gibson and Scott Stolley
Dallas Bar Association Tort & Insurance Practice Section, Dallas, Texas (July 9, 2013)
Taking the Rights Steps – and Avoiding Missteps – Before and After You File a Notice of Appeal
New Mexico State Bar Annual Meeting, Santa Fe, June 2013
Tips for Making Deposition Testimony Look as Good as it Sounds
Vol. 38, No. 5 Dallas Bar Association: Headnotes (May 1, 2013)
Chapter 74 Pleadings and Motions…Not as Simple as You Might Think
Kirk L. Pittard, Partner Jennifer King
State Bar of Texas, 20th Annual Advanced Medical Torts, San Antonio, Texas (March 14, 2013)
Settlement on Appeal
University of Texas School of Law 23rd Annual Conference on State and Federal Appeals, 2013
Escabedo Decision: Navigating the Recovery of Medical Damages in a Personal Injury Case
University of Texas School of Law, Insurance Law Institute, Austin, Texas (October 18, 2012)
Escabedo Decision: Navigating the Recovery of Medical Damages in a Personal Injury Case
Fort Bend County Bar Association, Sugarland, Texas (August, 30, 2012)
Escabedo Decision: Navigating the Recovery of Medical Damages in a Personal Injury Lawsuit
Soaking Up Some CLE, State Bar of Texas CLE (May 17-18, 2012)
Trends in Rulings by the Texas Courts of Appeals
Dallas Bar Association, Appellate Section (May 17, 2012)
Escabedo Decision: Navigating the Recovery of Medical Damages in a Personal Injury Case
Denton County Bench Bar Conference, Pottsboro, Texas (May 01, 2012)
Escabedo Decision: Navigating the Recovery of Medical Damages in a Personal Injury Lawsuit
Advanced Evidence and Discovery, State Bar of Texas CLE (April 26-27, 2012)
The Long, Long Road of Paid or Incurred
Kirk L. Pittard, Partner , Dan Worthington, and Milton C. Colia
Texas Association of Defense Counsel, Inc., 2012 Spring Meeting, Santa Fe, New Mexico (April 25, 2012)
Paid or Incurred after Escabedo
Permian Basin Trial Lawyers Association, Odessa, Texas (03/15/12)
Guest commentator, KTSA 550AM, regarding the Texas Supreme Court’s opinion in Haygood v. Escabedo concerning recovery of past medical expenses in civil cases
Justice for All – The Wyatt Wright Show (January 22, 2012)
Paid or Incurred after Escabedo
San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association, San Antonio, Texas (12/15/11)
What Every Young Lawyer Needs to Know About…Mandamus Practice
Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, Dallas, Texas (December 14, 2011)
Paid or Incurred After Escabedo
Kirk L. Pittard, Partner and Andy Payne
Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Advanced Personal Injury Seminar, Houston, Texas (December 1, 2011)
Legal Symposium for the Dallas Judiciary Regarding Paid or Incurred after Escabedo
Kirk L. Pittard, Partner with Andy Payne, Dan Worthington and Ken Riney
Dallas, Texas (October 13, 2011)
Escabedo/Paid vs Incurred
Road Rules Dallas: A Crash Course Car Wrecks Seminar, Dallas, Texas (October 6, 2011)
Legislative Update and the Escabedo Case
Kirk L. Pittard, Partner with Paula Sweeney, Tex Quesada, Brian Lauten, Dick Sayles, Mary Margaret Black and William Toles
Dallas Bar Association, Tort & Insurance Practice Section, Dallas, Texas (October 4, 2011)
Paid or Incurred after Escabedo
East Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Longview, Texas (September 21, 2011)
Common Mistakes Even the Best Lawyers Make
Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Dallas Advocates Lunch CLE (06/25/11)
The Economics of Appeals: Fee Arrangements (including Alternative Arrangements) for Appellate Counsel
Kirk L. Pittard, Partner with Jeff Levinger, Oscar Rey Rodriguez, John Torres
State Bar of Texas, Appellate Section, Dallas, Texas (June 17, 2011)
Limitations and Repose: Molinet, Rankin, Walters & Offenbach
Texas Trial Lawyers Association Annual Meeting, Medical Malpractice Seminar, Austin, Texas (June 2, 2011)
Preservation of Error
Advanced Civil Trial Law Seminar, Corpus Christi Bar Association (April 1, 2011)
Liability for Health Care Providers Under the Emergency Medical Care Statute
State Bar of Texas, Santa Fe, New Mexico (March 17, 2011)
Ten Things Every Trial Lawyer Should Know About Appeals
Houston Trial Lawyers Association Luncheon (October 1, 2010)
How Appellate Counsel Can Add Value to Your Case Throughout Litigation
Mississippi Association for Justice, New Orleans (June 11, 2010)
Paid or Incurred: What’s Happened, and What’s on the Horizon
El Paso Trial Lawyers Association, El Paso, Texas (March 18, 2010)
Liability for Health Care Providers Under the Emergency Medical Care Statute
State Bar of Texas, Santa Fe, New Mexico (March 17, 2010)
What Every Young Lawyer Should Know About Legal Writing
Kirk L. Pittard, Partner and Thad D. Spalding, Partner with Justice Mary Murphy and Talmage Boston
Dallas Association of Young Lawyers (March 10, 2010)
The Rogue Ice Cube: What Texas Supreme Court Legal Sufficiency Review Means for Your Practice
Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Las Vegas, Nevada (February 26, 2010)
Give Me Your Tired: Why an Appellate Specialist Should Be on Your Trial Team
New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association Federal Practice and Procedure, Albuquerque, February 2010
Expanding Mandamus Jurisprudence: Navigating an Increasingly Indefinite Standard of Review
State Bar of Texas, 32nd Annual Advanced Civil Trial Course, San Antonio (July 29-31, 2009)
Texas Summary Judgment Practice
Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, State Bar of Texas CLE (Summer 2009)
FAA Airman Enforcement Actions 101
RFC Dallas Flying Club, Addison, Texas (April 21, 2009)
The Fallibility of Eyewitness Testimony and the Texas Innocence Project
Kirk L. Pittard, Partner , et. al.
Patrick E. Higginbotham American Inn of Court, Dallas, Texas (April 15, 2009)
Appellate Tips for Trial Attorneys
Vol. 33, No. 4 Dallas Bar Association: Headnotes (April 1, 2009)
Paid or Incurred: Recovery of Medical Expenses
East Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Jefferson, Texas (March 26, 2009)
Jury Charge – New Developments in the Texas Pattern Jury Charges
In-House CLE, Hermes Sargent Bates, LLP (January 14, 2009)
Amicus Practice in Texas
San Antonio Bar Association Appellate Practice Section Luncheon (November 1, 2008)
Jury Selection – Commitment Questions, Rehabilitation and Allocation of Peremptory Strikes
In-House CLE, Hermes Sargent Bates, LLP (October 23, 2008)
Amicus Briefs from the Judicial and Practical Perspectives
Advanced Civil Appellate Course, State Bar of Texas CLE (September 1, 2008)
Paid or Incurred: Recovery of Medical Expenses
The University of Texas School of Law, 2008 The Car Crash Seminar, Austin, Texas (August 15, 2008)
How Appellate Counsel Can Add Value to Your Case Throughout Litigation
Houston TTLA Advocates (May 28, 2008)
Removal and Remand
Texas Association of Legal Professional 53rd Annual Board Meeting and Education Conference (May 3, 2008)
Substantial Foreclosure in Antitrust: Can It Ever Be Proved in Texas?
South Texas College of Law Review, vol. 49, No. 3 (Spring 2008)
Chapter 74 Expert Reports
Advanced Medical Malpractice Course, State Bar of Texas CLE (March 1, 2008)
Paid or Incurred: Recovery of Medical Expenses
Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Car Wrecks Seminar, 2007 Annual Conference, Austin Texas (November 29, 2007)
Legal and Factual Sufficiency Review After City of Keller
Kirk L. Pittard, Partner and O. Rey Rodriguez
Dallas Bar Association, Appellate Law Section (October 18, 2007)
Paid or Incurred: Recovery of Medical Expenses
San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association, San Antonio, Texas (October 18, 2007)
Paid or Incurred: Recovery of Medical Expenses
Tarrant County Trial Lawyers Association, Ft. Worth, Texas (October 10, 2007)
Removal and Remand
Kirk L. Pittard, Partner & Joshua Bernstein
Texas Advanced Paralegal Seminar, Dallas, Texas (October 4, 2007)
The Meaning and Application of HB 4’s “Paid or Incurred”
Kirk L. Pittard, Partner and Mike Huddleston
Dallas Bar Association, Torts and Insurance Practice Litigation Section (September 27, 2007)
Airmen Enforcement Actions 101 for Trial Attorneys.
American Association for Justice, Section Connection-Aviation Law, Vol. 15, No. 1 (Fall 2007)
Calling Daniel Webster: A Message from the Chair
APPELLATE NEWS (Appellate Practice Section of the State Bar of New Mexico), Aug. 2007
Paid or Incurred Damages Issues
Personal Injury/Automobile Injury Conference, South Texas College of Law (August 1, 2007)
How Appellate Counsel Can Add Value to Your Case Throughout Litigation
American Association for Justice 2007 Annual Convention (July 18, 2007)
Products Liability in Texas
America First Insurance Company (June 30, 2007)
How Can Appellate Counsel Add Value to Your Case Throughout Litigation?
American Association for Justice Annual Convention (June 29, 2007)
How Appellate Counsel Can Add Value to Your Case Throughout Litigation
El Paso County Trial Lawyers Association (June 28, 2007)
Removal and Remand
Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Advanced Personal Injury Seminar, Austin, Texas (May 31, 2007)
Preparing the Jury Charge
Advanced Personal Injury Course, Texas Trial Lawyers Association CLE (May 1, 2007)
How Appellate Counsel Can Add Value to Your Case Throughout Litigation
Collin County Bench Bar Conference (April 20, 2007)
Paid or Incurred: Recovery of Medical Expenses
Collin County Bench Bar Conference (April 20, 2007)
Paid or Incurred: Recovery of Medical Expenses
Dallas Trial Lawyers Association and the Dallas Women Lawyers Association (January 25, 2007)
Dead or Alive: The Collateral Source Rule After HB4.
Vol. 37 The Advocate, Texas State Bar litigation Section (Winter 2006)
Paid or Incurred: Recovery of Medical Expenses
Texas Trial Lawyers Association Car Wrecks Seminar (November 30, 2006)
Paid or Incurred: Recovery of Medical Expenses
Tarrant County Trial Lawyers Association (October 25, 2006)
Paid or Incurred: Recovery of Medical Expenses
Kirk L. Pittard, Partner and Andrew L. Payne
Mesquite Bar Association (October 18, 2006)
Paid or Incurred: Recovery of Medical Expenses
Kirk L. Pittard, Partner and Andrew L. Payne
South Plains Trial Lawyers Association (September 20, 2006)
30 Winning Appeals
Advanced Civil Appellate Practice Course, State Bar of Texas CLE (September 1, 2006)
Perseverance: Rehearing & Certiorari
Appellate Practice Institute, Albuquerque, August 2006
Paid or Incurred: Recovery of Medical Expenses
Kirk L. Pittard, Partner and Andrew L. Payne
Capital Area Trial Lawyers Association (July 11, 2006)
Removal and Remand
Kirk L. Pittard, Partner & James E. Girards
Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Advanced Personal Injury Seminar, Houston, Texas (May 11-12, 2006)
Preparing the Jury Charge
Advanced Personal Injury Course, Texas Trial Lawyers Association CLE (May 1, 2006)
The Benefits of Retaining Appellate Counsel Throughout Litigation
South Plains Trial Lawyers Association (April 19, 2006)
Preserving Error in the Court’s Charge
Maximizing Your Case Recovery, Texas Trial Lawyers Association CLE (April 1, 2006)
Paid or Incurred: Recovery of Medical Expenses
Kirk L. Pittard, Partner and Andrew L. Payne
Dallas Trial Lawyers Association (March 16, 2006)
The Benefits of Retaining Appellate Counsel Throughout Litigation
Kirk L. Pittard, Partner and Thad D. Spalding, Partner
Denton Trial Lawyers Association (February 16, 2006)
Preliminary Discovery: Plaintiffs’ Perspective
Kirk L. Pittard, Partner & Keith Patton
Harris Martin Benzene 101 Litigation Conference, San Antonio, Texas (February 2-3, 2006)
The Benefits of Retaining Appellate Counsel Throughout Litigation
Kirk L. Pittard, Partner and William Richard Thompson
Dallas Bar Associationâ Trial Skills Section (December 9, 2005)
The Benefits of Retaining Appellate Counsel Throughout Litigation
Kirk L. Pittard, Partner and Thad D. Spalding, Partner
San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association (November 17, 2005)
The Benefits of Retaining Appellate Counsel Throughout Litigation
Kirk L. Pittard, Partner and William Richard Thompson
Dallas Bar Associationâ Friday Clinic (September 2, 2005)
The Basics of an Appeal: What Every Lawyer Needs to Know
New Mexico State Bar Annual Meeting, Ruidoso, September 2005
The Benefits of Retaining Appellate Counsel Throughout Litigation
Kirk L. Pittard, Partner and William Richard Thompson
Capital Area Trial Lawyers Association (May 10, 2005)
The Benefits of Retaining Appellate Counsel Throughout Litigation
Kirk L. Pittard, Partner and William Richard Thompson
Tarrant County Trial Lawyers Association (April 27, 2005)
The Benefits of Retaining Appellate Counsel Throughout Litigation
Kirk L. Pittard, Partner and William Richard Thompson
Solo & Small Firm Section of the Dallas Bar Association (April 6, 2005)
What Good Is Appellate Counsel?
Kirk L. Pittard, Partner and Leighton Durham, Partner
Vol. 1, Issue 4, Dallas Trial Lawyers Association: The Front Line (March 1, 2005)
The Benefits of Retaining Appellate Counsel Throughout Litigation
Kirk L. Pittard, Partner and The Honorable Deborah Hankinson
Texas Trial Lawyers Association Annual Meeting (November 17, 2004)
Citing “Unpublished” Opinions: An Overview of the National Debate
APPELLATE NEWS (Appellate Practice Section of the State Bar of New Mexico), Oct. 2004
Court of Appeals Appellate Procedure Update
Appellate Advocate, published quarterly by the Appellate Practice Section of the State Bar of Texas (Fall 1999-2004)
The Methodology of Oral Argument
Appellate Practice Institute, Albuquerque, August 2004
Lawyer Referral Fees and Advertising: A Final Report From the State Bar
Vol. 28, No. 7 Dallas Bar Association Headnotes (July 1, 2004)
A View from the Bench-Differences Between State and Federal Court Practice
Vol. 28, No. 2 Dallas Bar Association: Headnotes (February 1, 2004)
Multidistrict Litigation: Texas Style
Vol. 28, No. 2 Dallas Bar Association: Headnotes (February 1, 2004)
The End of Meaningful Supersedeas: HB 4 and Postjudgment Practice
Navigating HB 4: A Brave New World, Texas Trial Lawyers Association CLE (December 1, 2003)
Vicarious Liability of Securities Firms for Employee Misconduct in Texas: Millan v. Dean Witter Reynolds
Houston Bar Association Securities Litigation Section (August 1, 2003)
Homeland Security: Plan Ahead Before Heading to Court
Vol. 27, No. 7 Dallas Bar Association: Headnotes (July 1, 2003)
Contribution and Responsible Third Party Practice:Before and After July 1, 2003
In-House CLE, Hermes Sargent Bates, LLP (June 25, 2003)
Preservation of Error (State) Pre-Trial and Trial
Hidalgo County Bar Association Advanced Civil Trial Seminar (November 1, 2002)
Ten Things Every Lawyer Should Know About Appeals
Hidalgo County Bar Association Monthly Meeting (October 1, 2002)
Enforcement Procedures For the State Board For Education Certification and the Texas Educators’ Code of Ethics
Kirk L. Pittard, Partner , Neal W. Adams and Jon McCormick
Vol. 17, No. 9, Texas School Administrators’ Legal Digest (October 1, 2001)
Preservation of Error (State) Pre-Trial and Trial
Nuts & Bolts of Appellate Practice, State Bar of Texas Advanced Civil Appellate Practice Course (September 1, 2001)
Handling the Jury Charge & Jury Charge Objections
Appellate Section Luncheon Seminar, San Antonio Bar Association (May 1, 2001)
Post-Trial Motions
Appellate Law in the New Millennium Seminar, San Antonio Bar Association Appellate Practice Section and St. Mary’s Law Journal (March 1, 1999)
Withstanding Batson Muster: What Constitutes a Neutral Explanation
50 Baylor L. Rev. 985 (Fall 1998)
Annual Survey of Tort and Insurance Law
American Bar Association Tort and Insurance Law Journal (1996-1997)