2025 Recent Developments By the Judiciary

Sponsored by the Shreveport Bar Association
September 17-18, 2025

HILTON GARDEN INN / HOMEWOOD SUITES – BOSSIER CITY

13 Louisiana CLE Credit including Ethics & Professionalism
13 Texas Board of Legal Specialization CLE Credit Approved

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Wednesday, September 17, 2025

7:30 A.M.Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30 A.M.
90 min.
AI Update
Sarah R. Giglio – Gilmer & Giglio and D. Lee Harville – The Harville Law Firm 
10:00 A.M.Break (Refreshments)
10:10 A.M.
60 min.
Oil and Gas Update
Judge Amy McCartney– Forty-Second Judiciary District Court, Drew Burnham and John Kalmbach – Cook, Yancey, King & Galloway
11:10 A.M.
60 min.
Louisiana Supreme Court and Second Circuit Update
Judge Danny Ellender and Hal Odom  – Second Circuit Court of Appeal
12:10 A.M.Lunch (included with full registration)
1:00 P.M.
60 min.
Recent Developments in Criminal Law
Judge Jeff Cox – Second Circuit Court of Appeal and Tammy Jump – Bienville Parish District Attorney’s Office
2:00 P.M.Break (Refreshments)
2:10 P.M.
60 min.
Ethics
Associate Justice Cade Cole and Associate Justice (Ret) Scott Crichton – Louisiana Supreme Court
3:10 P.M.Break (Refreshments)
3:15 P.M.
60 min.
Tort Update
William F. Kendig – Rice & Kendig and Alexander Mijalis – Lunn Irion Law Firm

Thursday, September 18, 2025

7:30 A.M.Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30 A.M.
60 min.
Federal Procedure Update
Judge Terry A. Doughty – United States District Court, Western District of Louisiana
9:30 A.M.Break (Refreshments)
9:40 A.M.
90 min.
Federal Procedure Update
Judge Terry A. Doughty – United States District Court, Western District of Louisiana
11:10 A.M.
60 min.
Professionalism
Associate Justice Jay McCallum – Louisiana Supreme Court 
12:10 P.M.Lunch (included with full registration)
1:00 P.M.
60 min.
Mediation
Magistrate Judge Kayla D. McClusky –  United States District Court, Western District of Louisiana  
2:00 P.M.Break (Refreshments)
2:10 P.M.
60 min.
Family Law: How to Enjoy Appearing in Domestic Court– Everything You Need to Know But Were Afraid to Ask               Judge Edwin Byrd – First Judicial District Court
3:10 P.M.Break (Refreshments)
3:15 P.M.
60 min.
Labor and Employment Update
Allison Jones –  Downer, Jones, Marino & Wilhite and Elizabeth Carmody – Cook, Yancey, King & Galloway

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