The annual meeting was held in Fort Worth Texas on June 11.  Speaker inluded Mr. Raymond Toney who spoke about military records corrections and judicial review of board decisions (download article here) and Col. John Odom who discussed the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (presentation will be posted here soon).

The Institute was held on 22-23 April 2010, at Fort Sam Houston, and as is tradition, covered topics such as family law, consumer law, bankruptcy, real estate, estate planning/probate, ethics, and an overview of courts in San Antonio. 

If you missed the event but would like the information, the materials are available for purchase (in CD format) for $40. You may be able to get MCLE self-study credit for reviewing the materials.  Please contact Gary Manuele if you would like to purchase the materials.  He can be reached at gary.manuele@us.army.mil.

There was a fantastic turnout for the first ever West Texas Military Law Symposium, which was held 19-20 February 2010 at the Texas Tech School of Law in Lubbock, Texas!  Jim Higdon and Dawn Laubach of San Antonio gave a great presentation on family law; you can download their presentation by clicking here.  Professor Richard D. Rosen from the Texas Tech School of Law gave a very informative and interesting presentation on religion and the military (click here for the slides).  Additional CLE materials will be added as they become available.

The section had a fantastic meeting October 16-17 in Fredericksburg, at the Fredericksburg Inn & Suites.  

The annual meeting in Dallas no June 26th was a huge success! We had close to 50 attendees, which is great for an annual meeting that far north.  George Milner and Dr. Jerry Wesch discussed PTSD in terms of what it is and how it is diagnosed and treated, and the ethical issues when representing, or opposing, a party who may -- or may not -- have the condition [slides].  Major David Powell, USAF, and Major David Moussette, USAF, (Ret.) discussed the military medical board/physical disability evaluation system [slides].  Bob Goss, USAF (Ret.) gave a great overview of representing veterans with cases against the Dept. of Veterans Affairs [slides].  Col Rob Holland (USA, Ret.) educated us on how to use prior convictions to impeach a witness, highlighting the differences between the military, federal, and Texas rules of evidence [slides].  Our luncheon speaker was Judith Patterson who discussed citizenship through naturalization, particularly for military members [slides].

The spring meeting (March 27-28) was a big success and greatly enjoyed by everyone who attended!  There were very interesting presentations, including a discussion of the role of the Judge Advocate in the Rule of Law by MG (Ret.) Walter Huffman, Dean of the Texas Tech School of Law; the Abu Grahib Prosecutions by Mike Holley; an ethics presentation by Jim Ehler; and an interesting overview of Military Tribunals by Judge Bill Sowder. 

Additionally, David Farr gave an excellent presentation on the SCRA, including discussion of a bill pending in the state legislature to amend Chapter 153 of the Family Code with regards to deployments and custody.  Click here for the slides, and here to read the pending legislation.

Finally, Dan Hargrove discussed a novel USERRA case he recently filed on behalf of a member of the Texas National Guard.  Click here for the slides.

The Military Law Section held its Annual Meeting on 26 June 2008 in conjunction with the State Bar Annual Meeting in Houston.   Please read the Minutes for details of the business meeting.