Corporate Counsel Section Meeting

Date: Thursday, June 8, 2017
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: Macaroni Grill, 5005 W. Park Blvd., Plano
Speaker: Shelly Skeen, Mark Phariss, John Trevino

“Marriage Equality:   A View from the Plaintiffs, its Implementation, and its Future”

 

·         Description:   This presentation will describe the Texas litigation declaring the Texas same-sex marriage bans unconstitutional, the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell (Marriage Equality Decision), the Texas state and local governments’ implementation of the Obergefell decision, practical tips for Texas practitioners representing LGBT clients, legal issues for In-House Counsel, retroactivity, and future legal issues arising out of the Marriage Equality Decision and its Implementation.

 

·         Speakers:

 

o    Shelly Skeen, Esq., BFS Law Group, Dallas

o   Mark Phariss, Esq., Deputy General Counsel, Alorica, Plano

o   John Trevino,  Jr., Esq., Data Privacy Officer, Sabre GLBL, Inc., Southlake

 

·         MCLE credit (FOR CCBA MEMBERS)  1 hour participatory, .25 hour ethics

 

Please contact the Co-Chairs of the Corporate Counsel Section Anne Shuttee (anne.shuttee@shutteelaw.com) or Martha James (mjames@cowlesthompson.com) for any additional questions.

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