Proven Business Skills to Grow Your Practice
Fri, March 21, 2025
11:30 AM - 5:00 PM CT
Proven Business Skills to Grow Your Practice
Date: Friday, March 21, 2025
Place: The Houston Club, 910 Louisiana St 49th floor
Time: 11:30 a.m. Check-In and Lunch; 12 p.m. Welcome & Introductions; 12:15 p.m. – 4 p.m. Presentations; 2 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Snack Break; 4 p.m. -5 p.m. Happy Hour
CLE: 3.5-hours MCLE/including 1-hour ethics credit
Validated Parking: 811 Louisiana Parking Garage
Door Prizes!
Registration Cost: HLRS Members FREE - $150 non-HLRS members
Program Agenda
12:00 p.m. Opening Remarks: HLRS CLE Committee Chair, Mike Lowenberg, Lowenberg Law Firm, PLLC
HLRS President, The Honorable Cheryl Elliott Thornton, Judge 164th Harris County Civil District Court
HBA President 2024-25, David Harrell, Troutman Pepper Locke
12:15 pm – 1:00 p.m.
Presenter: Dick Schwartz, Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C.
Proven Ways NOT to Grow Your Practice: The Grievance Process and Top Reasons Lawyers are Disciplined?
Learn essential insights into the grievance process and pitfalls to avoid.
1:00 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Moderator: Jose Lopez, Law Offices of Jose R. Lopez, II
Presenters: Randall Sorrels, Sorrels Law and Benny Agosto, Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Agosto, Aziz & Stogner
Two Super Lawyers: Learn the Secrets to Growing Your Practice!
This panel will provide actionable takeaways for lawyers looking to grow their personal injury practice and achieve significant revenue growth in a competitive marketplace.
2 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Snack Break and Door Prize Drawing
2:15 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Presenter: Karen Ramsey, The Houston Lawyer Referral Service, Inc.
HLRS Nuts & Bolts: From Inner Workings to Money in Your Pocket
Learn how the HLRS connects clients actively seeking legal representation with qualified attorneys through an ethical and structured referral system.
3 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Moderator: Quentin Smith, Vinson & Elkins LLP
Presenters: Andy Meade, Meade Neese & Barr LLP and Yasmin Kutty, KGK Family Law PLLC
Starting Your Law Practice as a Solo and Growing It
This panel is tailored to solo practitioners and small firm attorneys seeking to establish and grow a civil practice through strategic business planning.
4 p.m. Closing Remarks & Door Prize Drawing: HBA President-Elect, Daniella Landers
4 p.m. – 5 p.m. Happy Hour
Special Thanks to our Sponsors:
Lowenberg Law Firm PLLC
Cesar Espinoza - Certified Probate Realtor
Daniel D. Horowitz, III PC
910 Louisiana St. Suite 4900, Houston, TX 77002
Cancellations after March 7 will incur a $75 cancellation fee (non-HLRS members only).
You must email kramsey@hlrs.org to request a cancellation. When cancelled you will receive an email to confirm cancellation.