CONTAINING COVID CATASTROPHES:
ADDRESSING THE EFFECTS OF COVID-19 ON THE AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY
September 10-11, 2020
Thursday: 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm Central
Friday: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Central
Online via Zoom
5.0 CLE credit hours available*
The Texas A&M Law Review is proud to host its fall symposium on September 10 & 11, 2020, "Containing COVID Catastrophes: Addressing the Effects of COVID-19 on the Agricultural Industry.” ► Download the agenda.
Topics:
- Government Aid
- Contract Implications
- Labor and Employment Implications
- Limiting Liability & Liability Waivers
- Food Production and Distribution
- Implications on the Cattle Industry
Presenters:
- Kim Bousquet, Partner, Thompson Coburn
- Bill Even, CEO, National Pork Board
- Paul Goeringer, Senior Faculty Specialist and Extension Legal Specialist, University of Maryland
- Chelsea Good, Vice President Government & Industry Affairs and Legal, Livestock Marketing Association
- Amber Miller, Partner, Crenshaw Dupree & Milam Law Firm, L.L.P.
- Harrison Pittman, Director, National Agricultural Law Center/University of Arkansas
- Greg Pompelli, Director, Center of Excellence for Cross-Border Threat Screening and Supply Chain Defense, a Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Center of Excellence
- Mike Traxinger; President, American Agricultural Law Association; General Counsel and Director of Governmental Affairs, Agtegra Cooperative
- Jennifer Zwagerman; Director, Drake Agricultural Law Center; Assistant Professor of Law, Drake University Law School
Symposium made possible with the generous support of the G. Rollie White Trust
*This course has been approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of Texas Committee on MCLE in the amount of 5.00 credit hours, of which 0.00 credit hours will apply to legal ethics/professional responsibility credit.