Annual Speaker Evals 2025

Tuesday

Rural Forum – Moderated by: Staley Heatly, County Attorney, Wilbarger County, & Rebekah Whitworth, County Attorney, Mason County

Juvenile Forum – Moderated by: Colleen Davis, First Asst. County Attorney, Burnet County, & Maegan Williams, Asst. District Attorney, Harris County

Adventures in Prosecution – Jack Roady, Criminal District Attorney (ret’d), Galveston County

CCA & SCOTUS Update – Britt Houston Lindsey, Asst. Criminal District Attorney, Taylor County, & Emily Johnson-Liu, Asst. State Prosecuting Attorney, State Prosecuting Attorney’s Office

Ethics of Leadership – Ryan Calvert, First Asst. Criminal District Attorney, McLennan County

Wednesday

Phones

Caselaw & Warrants – Kailey Gillman & Nick Lawrance, Asst. Criminal District Attorneys, Collin County

Extraction, Storage, & Evaluation – Jeff Chappell, DA Investigator, & Chris Seufert, Asst. District Attorney, Montgomery County

Investigatory Paths – Tommy Adams, Asst. Criminal District Attorney, Dallas County

Advocacy & Use at Trial – Sepi Zimmer & Marhoun Koutani, Asst. District Attorneys, Harris County

Civil Law

Economic Development: Legal Tools – Dwayne Simpson, Asst. County Attorney, Chambers County, & Michelle Turner, First Asst. County Attorney, Fort Bend County

Exerting County Control – Carlos Madrid & Jose Salayandia, Asst. County Attorneys, El Paso County

Expunctions & Nondisclosure – Andrea Westerfeld, Asst. County & District Attorney, Ellis County

§1983 & Texas Tort Claims Act – C. Scott Brumley, County Attorney, Potter County

Onboarding New Elected Officials – Mark Kratovil, Asst. County Attorney, Tarrant County

Legislative Effect: Civil Issues – Thomas Wilson, Asst. Criminal District Attorney, Smith County

Writs & Appeals

Status & Update: Pretrial Writs – Lauren Scott, Asst. Criminal District Attorney, Bexar County

Status & Update: Postconviction Writs – Jessie Allen, Asst. Criminal District Attorney, Dallas County

Your Inner Appellate Attorney Voice – Tori Ford & Dale Smith, Asst. Criminal District Attorneys, Tarrant County

Pretrial

Intake – Paige Pattillo, First Asst. County Attorney, Nacogdoches County

Grand Jury – Matt Foye, Asst. District Attorney, Travis County

Defendants on Bond – Jessica Escue, Asst. District Attorney, Brazos County

The Specifics

Contractor Criminality – Zachary Gillmore, Asst. Criminal District Attorney, Smith County & Emil Mikkelsen, Asst. United States Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office

Illegal Dumping – Neil Kucera, Asst. Criminal District Attorney, Hays County

Elder Abuse – Nathan Martin, Asst. Criminal District Attorney, Tarrant County

DWI: Evidentiary Trends – Jessica Frazier, Asst. Criminal District Attorney, Comal County

Indecent Assault – Allenna Bangs, Asst. Criminal District Attorney, Tarrant County

DV Trials Sans Victims – Sunni Mitchell, Asst. District Attorney, Fort Bend County

Investigators

Animal Seizure – Sarah Stallberg, Asst. County Attorney, Montgomery County

Sexually Oriented Businesses – Amy Monsivais, Asst. District Attorney, El Paso County

Protective Orders: The Investigator’s Role – Moderated by: Kristin Burns, TDCAA Domestic Violence Resource Prosecutor, Austin

Healthcare Fraud – Raymond Winter, Inspector General, Office of Inspector General, & Zack Wavrusa, Associate Counsel, Texas Health & Human Services Commission

Prepping Officers for Trial – Clay Abbott

Geofence Alternatives – Rene Garcia, Senior Special Agent, USSS, & Gary McDonald, Asst. Criminal District Attorney, Dallas County

KP/VAC

Safety Planning – Kathrine McCarty, First Asst. County Attorney, Liberty County

Mandatory Conditions of Supervision – William Hix, Asst. Criminal District Attorney, McLennan County

Technology Assisted Abuse – Richard Mabe, CA Investigator, Williamson County

Bond Forfeiture – Michelle Bork, CDA Paralegal, Kaufman County, & Deborah Bonner, Asst. County & District Attorney, Ellis County

Protective Order Fundamentals – Amy Bayona, Asst. Criminal District Attorney, Hidalgo County

Hot Checks – Kacie Murphy, Asst. County Attorney, Washington County

Thursday

Trial Ethics

Case Study: Shock Doc – Brian Baker, First Asst. District Attorney, Brazos County, & Kristin Burns, TDCAA Domestic Violence Resource Prosecutor, Austin

All In a Day’s Work: Ethics Scenarios – Malori Martin, Asst. Criminal District Attorney, Walker County, & Erik Nielsen, Asst. District Attorney, Travis County

KP/VAC

Advanced Victim Assistance Coordinator Services – Jalayne Robinson, LMSW, TDCAA Victim Services Director

Civil Law

Political Pressure – Moderated by Ariane Flores, Asst. County Attorney, Williamson County

Ethics of Outside Counsel – Katie Owens, Asst. Criminal District Attorney, Tarrant County

Investigators

Military Liaising – Moderated by Ann Jackson, Asst. County Attorney, Bell County