WITNESS LIST
Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee
April 7, 2015 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess
For:
Balovich, Julie (Self)
Bower, Bruce (Self)
Carlton, Dawn (Self)
Chishty, Farhat (Self; Grade)
Hopper, Craig (Self)
Mcphail, Jennifer (Self)
Salinas Valdez, Debby (Self; Guardianship Advocates for the Disabled & Elderly (GRADE))
On:
Carlton, Belinda (Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities)
Hecht, Nathan (Supreme Court of Texas, Texas Judicial Council)
Slayton, David (Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Cranston, Catherine (Self; Personal Attendant Coalition of Texas)
Cranston, Ron (Self)
Cundall, Mark (Self; Disability Voting Action Projecti)
Francis, Will (National association of social workers - texas chapter)
Gutierrez, Michael (Self)
Hansch, Greg (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Herman, Guy (Statutory Probate Courts of Texas)
Herndon, Patrick (Self)
Higgins, Carlos (Self; TX Silver Haired Legislature)
Kafka, Bob (Self; ADAPT of Texas)
Lewis, Kathryn (Disability Rights Texas)
Litzinger, Linda (Self)
Mayeaux, Ginger (The Arc of Texas)
Metz, Albert (Self)
Saenz, Danny (Self)
Sanchez, Joe (AARP Texas)
Statman, Rona (Texas Advocates)
Suehs, Thomas (Self)
Switzer, Gyl (Memtal health america of texas)
Tate, Joe (Self; Community NOW!)
On:
Lea, Jemila (Hogg Foundation for Mental Health)
For:
Balovich, Julie (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Bower, Bruce (Self)
McAllister, Patricia (Trish) (Self; Texas Access to Justice Commission)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Chapman, Randall (Self)
Herman, Guy (Self)
Scurlock, Stephen (Independent Bankers Association of Texas)
For:
Miers, Harriet (Self; Texas Access To Justice Commission)
On:
Davis, Jim (OAG)
Guzman, Eva (Supreme Court of Texas)
Torres, Betty Balli (Texas Access to Justice Foundation)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Chapman, Randall (Self)
Herman, Guy (Self; Statutory Probate Courts of Texas)
McAllister, Patricia (Trish) (Self; Texas Access to Justice Commission)
On:
Hecht, Nathan (Supreme Court of Texas, Texas Judicial Council)
For:
Mitchell, Jonathan (Self)
Against:
Blevins, Bryan (Texas Trial Lawyers Ass)
Foster, Dan (Self)
Roach, Nelson (Self; TTLA)
On:
Davis, Jim (OAG)
Smith, Michele (Texas Association of Defense Counsel)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Hull, Mike (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)
Against:
Bresnen, Steve (Texas Family Law Foundation)
Byrd, Jason (Self; Texas Association of Consumer Lawyers)
Chamberlain, David (Self; Texas Chapters of the American Board of Trial Advocates)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Moreno, Celina (MALDEF)
For:
Horne, Nathan (United States Chamber of Commerce- Institute for Legal Reform)
Hunker, Kathleen (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Little, Morgan (Self; TX Coalition of Veterans Organizations)
Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)
Scarcella, Marc (U.S. Chamber Institute of Legal Reform)
Against:
Blevins, Bryan (Texas Trial Lawyers Assoc)
Phillips, Denise (Self)
Whipple, Collene (Self)
Whipple, Jason (Self)
On:
Davidson, Mark (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Alexander, Lee Ann (Liberty Mutual Insurance)
Brennan, Jim (Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations)
Brooks, Jeffrey (Texas Conservative Coalition)
Buckingham, Dawn (Self)
Chatron, Michael (AGC Texas Building Branch)
Curbow, Kelly (AT&T)
Davis, Diane (East Texans Against Lawsuit Abuse)
Fainter Jr, John W (The Association of Electric Companies of Texas, Inc.)
Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)
Hamilton, Jonna Kay (Nationwide)
Kaufman, Lisa (Texas Civil Justice League)
Kearns, Dennis (Self)
Klumpyan, Julie (Valero)
LaBoon, John (Self)
Lewis, Ron (General Electric)
Loftis, Lee (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)
Marlow, John (ACE Group)
Martin, Amanda (Texas Association of Business)
Meroney, Mike (Self; Huntsman Corp., and Sherwin Alumina, Co.)
Miller, Lindsey (Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association)
Omey, Samantha (ExxonMobil)
Oswald, Bill (Self; Koch Companies)
Perry, Steve (Chevron USA)
Rivero, Hector (Texas Chemical Council)
Roberts, Cary (US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Rusing, Shannon (Texas Oil and Gas Association)
Sellers, Tom (ConocoPhillips)
Sepehri, John (Texas Apartment Association)
Simpson, Stephanie (TX Assn of Manufacturers)
Snowden, Tara (Zachry Corporation)
Thompson, Jay (Afact)
West, William (The american legion)
Woods, Joe (Property Casualty Insurers Association of America)
On:
Davidson, Mark (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Hopper, Craig (Self)
For:
Henry, Patti (Self; Chambers County)
For:
Christian, George (Texas Civil League)
Eady, Michael (Ford Motor Company)
Lampe, Doug (Ford motor company)
Saenz, Jaime (Self; Ford Motor Company)
Against:
Tamez, Laura (Self; TTLA)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Alvarez, Julian (Rio Grande Valley Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse)
Buckingham, Dawn (Self)
Chatron, Michael (AGC Texas Building Branch)
Davis, Diane (East Texans Against Lawsuit Abuse)
Fainter Jr, John W (The Association of Electric Companies of Texas, Inc.)
Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)
Holt, David (Permian basin petroleum association)
Hull, Mike (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)
Kaufman, Lisa (Texas Civil Justice League)
Kearns, Dennis (Self)
Klumpyan, Julie (Valero)
Leo, Myra (GlaxoSmithKline (GSK))
Leo, Myra (Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Marlow, John (ACE Group)
Martin, Amanda (Texas Association of Business)
Martin, Paul (National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies)
Meroney, Mike (Self; Huntsman Corp., and Sherwin Alumina, Co.)
Miller, Lindsey (Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association)
Mullins, Lindsay (BNSF Railway)
Omey, Samantha (ExxonMobil)
Oswald, Bill (Self; Koch Companies)
Perry, Steve (Chevron USA)
Rice, Misti (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles)
Rivero, Hector (Texas Chemical Council)
Rusing, Shannon (Texas Oil and Gas Association)
Sellers, Tom (ConocoPhillips)
Sepehri, John (Texas Apartment Association)
Simpson, Stephanie (TX Assn of Manufacturers)
Smith, Michele (Texas Association of Defense Counsel)
Thompson, Jay (Afact)
Vazquez, Tanya (Toyota Motor North America)
Womack, Daniel (The Dow Chemical Company)
Woods, Joe (Property Casualty Insurers Association of America)
Against:
Byrd, Jason (Self; Texas Association of Consumer Lawyers)
Gallardo, Maxie (Workers Defense Project)
Moreno, Celina (MALDEF)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
On:
Beverly, Eric (Sunset Advisory Commission)
Dudish, Kim (State office of administrative hearings)
Garren, Cheryl (TxDPS)
Parsley, Cathleen (State Office of Administrative Hearings)
Walston, Tom (SOAH)
For:
Hopper, Craig (Self; Real Estate, Probate, Trust Law Section (REPTL) of State Bar of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Herman, Guy (Self)
Jonas, Julia (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Karisch, Glenn (Self; Real Estate Probate and Trust Law Section of the State Bar of Texas)
For:
Karisch, Glenn (Self; Real Estate Probate and Trust Law Section of the State Bar of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Herman, Guy (Self)
Hopper, Craig (Self; Real Estate, Probate, Trust Law Section (REPTL) of State Bar of Texas)
Jonas, Julia (Self)
On:
Slayton, David (Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Hull, Mike (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)
Warndof, Donna (Harris County)
For:
Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
Allred, Don (Oldham county)
Sutherland, Mike (Association of Rural Communities in Texas)
On:
Slayton, David (Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Hull, Mike (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)
Jones, Patti (Lubbock County)
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
Thompson, Rick (Texas Association of Counties)
Warndof, Donna (Harris County)
Wilson, Benny (Self; Hansford county)
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