Sunday, May 20, 2012

South Padre CLE

Not usually 2 phrases you see together.   But the vacation/CLE combination was particularly good this last Thursday and Friday.  I got up early on Thursday to drive over.  It was at the Isla Grand  (not Grande, as I learned).  The hotel had a nice display of its history as the Sea Island Motel and Resort from 1959.  It had a stint as a Hilton and then a Radisson also.

Notable speakers were Mikal Watts, who talked about his work in the BP lawsuit.  Such big business that a regular guy lawyer like has not the time/money to invest in that.  There was a big article in the NY Times about that plaintiff lawyer business model but it was interesting to hear about it.  He was an excellent speaker also - you could see how he is great with a jury.

Also there was a good speaker on post judgment collection, with which I am quite familiar.  There were a number of attorneys from all over there, not just locally.  So that was a pleasant surprise.

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