On March 23, 2010 the Houston Bar Association Animal Law Section presented Continuing Legal Education: Animal Experimentation and the Law: Truth on Trial.

Dr. John Pippin discussed federal and state laws as they apply to the use of animals in research and related activities. His presentation also described how recent developments, learned via the human genome project, provide strong evidence that animal models are "bad science", with results that rarely translate into medications or cures for the human patient. He discussed how the lawyers and legislators can incorporate scientific truth into courtrooms and legislative proposals.

- Dr. John Pippin, MD, FACC, is Senior Medical and Research Adviser for the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), a nationwide charitable organization of physicians, scientists, educators, and laypersons. Dr. Pippin is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular diseases, and nuclear cardiology. He has served on medical school faculties, including Harvard Medical School and the Medical College of Virginia, where he was chosen Cardiology Professor of the Year three times. He was the founding director of the cardiovascular medicine and medical imaging departments at Cooper Clinic in Dallas before joining PCRM's professional staff in 2005.