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What does civility look like in today’s courtroom?

Join us for a candid conversation featuring leading voices in the law—The Dirty Verdict host Peter Taaffe, Rusty Hardin, Dan Cogdell, and Erica Harris.

They’ll share personal experiences and explore this year’s theme: Victory with Honor: A Trial Lawyer’s Guide to Civility.

📅 Wednesday, April 22
🍽️ 11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
📍 The Petroleum Club of Houston

Don’t miss it—earn 1 hour of MCLE credit, including ethics.

https://www.hba.org/?pg=events&evAction=showDetail&eid=322631

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us today at the 2026 Bench Bar Conference! 🙌

Legal professionals from across Houston gathered at Hotel ZaZa – Museum District for a full day of insightful discussions, engaging presentations, networking with the judiciary, and connection across multiple practice areas. ⚖️ Attendees also enjoyed lunch, HBA cookies, meeting our vendors, and much more!

We would like to extend a special thank you to our speakers for sharing their time, expertise, and valuable insights, as well as to the judicial attendees who participated and contributed to such an enriching program.

We are especially looking forward to continuing the conversations and mixing and mingling with everyone afterward at the happy hour!

A special shoutout to the HBA Bench Bar Conference Committee for your outstanding leadership, and a big thank you to our 2026 Bench Bar Conference sponsors for making this event possible. 🙏

View Sponsors: https://www.hba.org/?pg=events&evAction=showDetail&eid=311429

We hope to see everyone at the 2026 Annual Dinner! 🎉: https://www.hba.org/?pg=events&evAction=showDetail&eid=322401&utm_campaign=2026-annual-dinner-sponsorships-are-now-available&utm_source=membercentral-emailblast&utm_medium=email&utm_content=2026-03-02-2026-annual-dinner-sponsorships-are-now-available