We at Katine & Nechman L.L.P. are dedicated to doing our part to better our community. We host, speak at, and participate in events around Houston, Texas, the country, and the world, and the following is a list of some of these events:
EVERY MONTH: Katine & Nechman Partnership with AIDS Foundation Houston
Anyone who is HIV-positive may receive a free legal consultation on any legal topic as part of our partnership with AIDS Foundation Houston on the second Tuesday of every month in our office conveniently located on Loop 610 North between Ella and Shepherd. To make an appointment, please call our office or send us an e-mail.
EVERY SUNDAY DURING THE SEASON: Katine & Nechman sponsors the Montrose Softball League team The Legal Eagles, and for information on where to go to see our team in action, contact our office or go to http://www.montrosesoftballleague.com/.
May 2010
5/8/10: Mitchell Katine and John Nechman recently spoke at a community conference, "HIV/AIDS and the Law", in Houston, TX, which discussed fighting discrimination, obtaining benefits and protecting your decisions. Their presentation focused on "Protections for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS under State and Federal Law". After the conference, both Mitchell and John received a letter of gratitude and praise form Keith P. Ellison, a Houston Federal Court Judge. Those letters can be viewed HERE.
March 2010
3/25/10: John Nechman, CLE Panelist, American Bar Association's Section of Labor and Employment Law's National Conference on Equal Employment Opportunity Law, "Border Crossings: The Intersection of Employment and Immigration Law," San Antonio, Texas (http://www.abanet.org/labor/mw/2010/eeo/eeo-mw10.shtml)
February 2010
2/5/10: Mitchell Katine and John Nechman will present a CLE on "HIV Law Update" at the American Bar Association Mid-Year Conference, Orlando, Florida
2/11/10: John Nechman reading for Houston Independent School District's Real Men Read Program, Eleanor Tinsley Elementary, Houston, Texas
January 2010
1/12/10: John Nechman will present a "Welcome to the Legal Profession" with Dean/President Donald J. Guter to the incoming class at South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas, 12:45 to 1:45 pm
1/14/10: John Nechman reading for Houston Independent School District's Real Men Read Program, Eleanor Tinsley Elementary, Houston, Texas
1/29/10: John Nechman will speak on "Durable Relationships Under the Law" at Tulane Law School's Law & Sexuality 2010 Symposium, New Orleans, Louisiana
December 2009
12/7/09: John Nechman speaking on behalf of the Houston Bar Association on "The Importance of Jury Service," MacArthur High School, Houston, Texas
12/10/09: John Nechman reading for Houston Independent School District's Real Men Read Program, Eleanor Tinsley Elementary, Houston, Texas
November 2009
11/2/09: John Nechman will speak on "HIV Legal Issues Update" at Resurrection Metropolitan Community Church, 9-10 am, Houston, Texas
11/9/09: Katine & Nechman will sponsor a community seminar entitled "The Lifting of the HIV Immigration Ban" with speakers Sara Goldberg and John Nechman at the law offices of Katine & Nechman, 6 to 8 pm.
11/17/09: Sara Goldberg and John Nechman will present a C.L.E. to the American Immigration Lawyers Association on "The Lifting of the HIV Immigration Ban," Central Market, 3815 Westheimer, 2nd Floor, 6 to 7:30 pm, Houston, Texas.
11/21/09: John Nechman, Speaker, University of Houston Paralegal Class, "Immigration Opportunities for Paralegals"
October 2009
10/2/09: John Nechman will speak on "Human Rights Issues: Human Trafficking" as part of the Friday Lecture Series at University of St. Thomas, Houston, Texas
10/14/2009: Sara C. Goldberg will speak to the Jewish Business Alliance of Houston, Texas on "Business Immigration"
10/15/2009: As an official event of National Latino AIDS Awareness Day, Katine & Nechman L.L.P. sponsors "Conoce Tus Derechos," a day of free legal consultations for people with HIV
10/21/09: Sara C. Goldberg will speak at 5:30 pm at Houston's Ripley House to Familias Hispanas del ARC de Houston, Texas on "Los Básicos de las Leyes de Inmigración"
10/22/09: John Nechman speaking on behalf of the Houston Bar Association as part of the IDEA Program on "The Dangers of Drug Use," Shadydale Elementary School, Houston, Texas
September 2009
9/4/09: John Nechman is a featured speaker at the JAIMA Convention at the Makuhare Messe, Tokyo, Japan, "Investment and Immigration Opportunities in the United States"
9/15/09: John Nechman reading for Houston Independent School District's Real Men Read Program, Whidby Elementary, Houston, Texas
9/16/09: John Nechman speaking on behalf of the Houston Bar Association on "Immigration Law," Memorial High School, Houston, Texas
9/17/09: John Nechman speaking on behalf of the Houston Bar Association on "Constitutional Law," Foster Elementary School, Kingwood, Texas
9/18/09: Mitchell Katine and John Nechman are interviewed on the 20/20 Television News Show, ABC Television (Channel 13, Houston), 9 pm CDT, "Criminal Transmission of HIV-The State of Texas vs. Philippe Padieu"
9/21/09: John Nechman will present "Conoce Tus Derechos: VIH" to Latinos Apoyando Latinos, 6:30-9:00 pm, 1429 Hawthorne, Houston, Texas
9/22/09: John Nechman will present an "Update on HIV Legal Issues" to AIDS Foundation Houston's Project Life Roads, 6:00 pm, 614 Finfrock, Pasadena, Texas
9/25/10: John Nechman presents a CLE to the Houston Bar Association on "Crimes in Foreign Lands," Harris County Jury Assembly Room (1019 Congress), 1-2:30 pm
August 2009
8/8/09: John Nechman is a featured speaker at a fundraiser for Immigration Equality, Houston, Texas
8/15/09: John Nechman presents a "Welcome to the Legal Profession" with Incoming Dean/President Donald Guter to the incoming class at South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas, 3:00 to 4:00 pm
8/19/09: Mitchell Katine and John Nechman present on "HIV Legal Services" to the Houston Department of Health and Human Services Frontline Training, at The United Way of Greater Houston, 50 Waugh Drive, 10 to 12 pm
8/26/09: Mitchell Katine and John Nechman present on "An Overview of HIV Law" to the Center for AIDS Project LEAP, 1407 Hawthorne Dr., 10 to 12 pm and 6 to 8 pm
July 2009
7/7, 7/14, 7/18, 7/25/09, 1-4 pm each day: Katine & Nechman L.L.P. will host the Mental Health and Mental Retardation Authority of Harris County's "Mental Health First Aid Training" Contact Sunshine Swallers, 713-808-1000, for registration information
June 2009
6/3/09: John Nechman, Speech to the Houston GLBT Political Caucus, "Current Immigration Issues Facing the GLBT/HIV Community"
6/6/09: John Nechman, Volunteer Attorney for Naturalization Day, Chinese Cultural Center, Houston, TX
6/6/09: John Nechman, Speaker, University of Houston Paralegal Class, "Immigration Opportunities for Paralegals"
6/11/09: Katine & Nechman L.L.P. hosted an organizational meeting for the Osito Foundation's new project, the Children's AIDS Network (www.ositofoundation.org)
6/23/09: Mitchell Katine, Panelist on the U.S. Military's Don't Ask Don't Tell Policy, Rice University
6/29/09: John Nechman, CLE Panelist, Children at Risk's Lunch CLE Conference, "Introduction to Human Trafficking" (http://www.childrenatrisk.org/)
May 2009
5/11/09: Mitchell Katine and John Nechman, Presenters, Houston Department of Health and Human Services, "HIV Legal Services"
5/14/09: John Nechman reading for HISD's Real Men Read Program, Whidby Elementary
5/15/09: Mitchell Katine and John Nechman, CLE Presenters, 2009 Annual Conference on Alternative Dispute Resolution, South Texas College of Law, Topic: "Dissolution of Same-Sex Relationships"
5/19/09: John Nechman, CLE Speaker/Panelist, "How to Start Your Own Law Firm," Asian American Bar Association, Houston, TX
5/26/09: Mitchell Katine, Speaker, Equality Texas Rally Against Proposition 8, Houston, Texas (Video)
April 2009
4/22/09: John Nechman and Sunshine Swallers, speaking to students at Reagan High School, Houston, Texas, for Houston Bar Association Law Day, "The Rule of Law"
4/24/09: John Nechman, Speaking on Current Immigration Law Issues, University of Houston
March 2009
3/2/09: John Nechman will be speaking at a symposium on Human Trafficking sponsored by South Texas College of Law, 1303 San Jacinto, 4 to 6 pm
3/9/09-3/10/09: Katine & Nechman is a sponsor of the Live Consortium "University Anti-Stigma Day" at the University of Houston (a collaborative effort to battle the stigma against HIV and AIDS)
3/10/09: To mark National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, Katine & Nechman L.L.P. and the Latino HIV Task Force will host a community educational symposium on "Medical and Legal Issues Affecting Women and Girls" at the law office of Katine & Nechman, 1111 North Loop West, Suite 180, from 6 to 8 pm. All are welcome to attend.
3/26/09: John Nechman will speak at a conference entitled "Defending the Human Rights of LGBT and HIV-Positive Immigrants and Refugees," Northwestern University Law School, Chicago, Illinois
February 2009
2/5/09: John Nechman and Sunshine Swallers will be conducting a CLE presentation on "Sex Tourism: Facing Arrest in the US for Criminal Acts Committed Outside the US" for the Harris County Democratic Lawyers Association at Birra Porretti's Restaurant, Downtown Houston, from 12 to 1 pm.
2/27/09: Mitchell Katine will be giving a speech "HIV and the Law" to the Houston Bar Association from 1:00pm to 2:30pm.
January 2009
1/5/09: John Nechman will be a panelist at a CLE presentation at the El Paso Bar Association on "Immigration Enforcement in the Workplace," El Paso, Texas, 9 to 11 am
1/10/09: John Nechman will present a “Welcome to the Legal Profession” with Dean/President James J. Alfini to the incoming class at South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas, 3:00 to 4:00 pm
December 2008
12/1/08: Mitchell Katine will receive the AIDS Foundation Houston Shelby Hodge Vision Award at the World AIDS Day Luncheon, the Corinthian, Houston, Texas, 11:30 to 1 pm.
12/2/08: John Nechman habla sobre el tema "Identity Theft/Robo de la Identidad" para un grupo de padres en Ripley House de Houston, Texas, 9:00 to 10:30 am
12/6/08: John Nechman will read to pre-school children as part of Houston Independent School District’s Farias Center’s “Cuddle Up with a Book,” Houston, Texas, 8:30 to 10:00 am
12/9/08: Sunshine Swallers and John Nechman will make a presentation on “HIV-Related Disability Issues” for Project Life Roads, Pasadena, Texas, 6:00 to 7:00 pm
12/18/08: Katine & Nechman L.L.P. welcomes all clients and friends to an all day Holiday Open House at the law firm
November 2008
11/4/08: John Nechman will speak on the importance of jury service to a veterans group at the De George at Union Station, Houston, Texas, 5 to 6 pm
11/6/08: John Nechman will make a presentation on "Returning to Work with HIV" at Resurrection Metropolitan Community Church of Houston, Texas, 9:00-10:00 am
11/11/08: John Nechman will speak on the significance of the passage or California’s Proposition 8 at Rice University, Houston, Texas, 7 to 9 pm
11/15/08: John Nechman will be a speaker at Houston City Hall as part of the National Protest for GLBT Equal Rights, Houston, Texas, 12:30 to 2:30 pm
11/18/08: Mitchell Katine will make a presentation on "Estate Planning and Adoption" at the offices of Katine & Nechman, 6:00 to 8:00 pm
11/20/08: John Nechman will present a CLE to the American Immigration Lawyers Association on "The Truth About the 'Removal' of the HIV Immigration Ban," Fadi's Restaurant, Westheimer at Dunvale, 6:00 to 7:30 pm
11/21/08: Mitchell Katine, John Nechman, and Sunshine Swallers will present a staff training to the Montrose Counseling Center, 9:00-11:00 am
11/24/08: John Nechman will speak on HIV’s Impact on the African American community to Texas Southern University’s Student Chapter of the NAACP, Houston, Texas, 7:30 to 9:00 pm
October 2008
10/01/08: Mitchell Katine will be speaking at the Houston Center for AIDS - Project Leap - Overview of HIV & The Law
10/15/08: John Nechman will make a presentation on "HIV-Related Immigration" at Resurrection Metropolitan Community Church of Houston, Texas, 9:00-10:00 am.
10/30/08: Sunshine Swallers will speak on Disability Law at South Texas College of Law, 7:40 to 8:40 pm
August 2008
8/20/08: Free HIV Immigration Seminar at Katine & Nechman
June 2008
6/26/08: Celebration of the anniversary of Lawrence v. Texas
May 2008
5/1/08: John Nechman reading "Duck for President" at Stephens Elementary, Houston, TX
5/3/08: Mitchell Katine speaking to U of Houston paralegal class on Real Estate Law
5/3/08: John Nechman speaking on Conflict in the Hispanic Community, St Thomas Univ., Houston, TX
5/16/08: John Nechman reading "Duck for President" at Stephens Elementary, Houston, TX
5/17/08: John Nechman speaking to U of Houston paralegal class on Immigration Law
