We WON'T See You in Court: Hot Topics in Transactional and Other Non-Litigation Law

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This episode focuses on hot topics that lawyers who do not go to court handle. 

Segment One: The Future Is Here: Drafting Contracts with Artificial Intelligence (13 minutes)
Guest Professor Frank Fagan explains what AI or ChatGPT is and discusses its ability to draft contracts and how this technology is impacting transactional law practice now.

Segment Two: Real Estate Law - What's Trending? (18 minutes)
Guest Adam Weaver, real estate counsel at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw and Pittman, explains what types of issues he keeps up with for his clients and what is currently trending in real estate law, and he provides a couple of predictions for future trends. 

Segment Three: Young Transactional Lawyer Spotlight: What Do You Do and Why? (15 minutes)
Featuring Nancy Molina, Nnamdi Ezenwa, Franklin Shen, Morgan Moore, Joe Holloway, and Eddie Michel, who explain what they do on a daily basis and why they decided to pursue their practice areas. 

Segment Four: Wellness Break: The HBA's Focus on Wellness (12 minutes)
Maggie Martin, the HBA's Director of Marketing and Communications and Managing Editor of The Houston Lawyer magazine first shares how she has recently made fitness an important part of her day and then briefly discusses some of the wellness initiatives the HBA implemented during the 2022-2023 Bar Year. Then, Samantha Torres, who is a member of the HBA's Board of Directors, discusses her involvement with some of these initiatives, why she wanted to be involved, and how the HBA is hoping to continue to make wellness a priority in the coming bar year. 

Segment Five: Tips for Establishing Your Own Non-Court-Centered Law Firm (12 minutes)
Carey Worrell, founder of Simple Law TX, has made it her mission to not go to court, and she provides tips to lawyers who are interested in establishing their own firm but don't want to be in court every day. 

Segment Six: Ancillary Organization Spotlight: Dispute Resolution Center (10 minutes)
Behind-the-Lines Guest Interviewer Anietie Akpan interviews Kevin Jacobs, the 2022-2023 Chair of the Dispute Resolution Center (DRC), and Nick Hall, Director of the DRC, about the DRC's mission, the important services this organization provides to our community, and how to become involved as a volunteer mediator. 

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*The views expressed in this episode do not necessarily reflect the views of The Houston Lawyer Editorial Board or the Houston Bar Association.