2026 Annual Seminar & Meeting
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PDAL's 2026 Annual Meeting & CLE Seminar will be held at the
Golden Nugget Casino & Resort in Lake Charles, LA on November 19-20, 2026.
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Golden Nugget Casino & Resort in Lake Charles, LA on November 19-20, 2026.
Tentative Agenda
THIS AGENDA IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND MAY CHANGE
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THURSDAY, NOV. 19 |
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| 7:00 - 8:00 am | Registration & Light Breakfast |
| Remaining Professional in an Adversarial System, Remy Starns | |
| Sex Offender Registration, King Alexander | |
| Legislative Updates, Keith Couture | |
| Membership & Board Meeting | |
| Lunch, On your own | |
| Time Calculations, Sarah Margaret Smith | |
| Cross Examination of a Sane Nurse, Christen DeNicholas | |
| Motion Practice, Bob Noel | |
| Town Hall, Remy Starns & Guests | |
| PDAL Welcome Reception | |
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FRIDAY, NOV. 20 |
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| 7:30 - 8:00 | Registration & Light Breakfast |
| LAWS/CINC Appeals Panel & Laying a Foundation Appellate Review, Mark Plaisance & Mike Mitchell | |
| Ethics in Dealing w/ Mentally Ill/Disabled Clients *Ethics, Barksdale Horenstein | |
| Checkout Time & Lunch | |
| Advanced Cross Examination, Casey Simpson | |
| Juvenile Law & CINC Delinquency, Brian Pena & Lisa Harell | |
| Professionalism: Self Care in Legal Profession, Brian McRae | |
PDAL is offering 12.5 hours of CLE credit at the Annual Meeting.
Location & Hotel Accommodations
Golden Nugget Casino & Resort
Rooms in the block are $129 / night
DEADLINE TO BOOK YOUR STAY IS OCT. 19
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Late Registration
Registrations received after November 5, 2026 will incur a $15 late registration fee.