Jim Greenfield Memorial Nuts and Bolts 2026

A day of fundamentals for the criminal defense bar, with 6.5 hours of Texas MCLE credit including one hour of ethics.
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Jim Greenfield Memorial Nuts and Bolts 2026

Friday, October 30, 2026. Registration 8:30 a.m. Sessions 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Double Height Courtroom, Bexar County Courthouse, 100 Dolorosa, Room 2.01, Second Floor, San Antonio, TX 78205

A day of fundamentals for the criminal defense bar from the San Antonio Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, with 6.5 hours of Texas MCLE credit including one hour of ethics.

9 a.m. Building a Tribe: Turning Strangers Into Allies Through Voir Dire. Jessica Joyner

9:45 a.m. Tick Tock, State: Litigating the Right to Speedy Trial. Jessica Gonzalez

10:45 a.m. DWI 101: What Every New Lawyer Needs to Know. Bryan Orihel

Noon Defending Everyone but Yourself: Burnout, Balance and the Criminal Defense Lawyer (The Ethics Hour). Matt Allen

1 p.m. Family Violence 101: Handling Your First Capital Misdemeanor. Kellye Fernandez

2:15 p.m. Hanging a Shingle: Building Your Practice from the Ground Up. Dayna Jones

3:30 p.m. W**d College. Jonathan Chavez

Breaks: 10:30 to 10:45 a.m., 11:45 a.m. to noon, 2 to 2:15 p.m.

Admission: law student members and new members practicing under one year free; members $100; non-members $200.

Registration: https://sacdla.com/meetinginfo.php?id=4