Governance Task Force hears testimony from experts Thursday, February 25, 2016 Categories: News Releases Contact: Laura Ernde 415-538-2283 barcomm@calbar.ca.gov SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 25, 2016 — The State Bar of California’s Governance in the Public Interest Task Force today heard from six experts on the structure and functioning of lawyer and other professional organizations. Preliminary notes from Thursday’s meeting are posted on the task force web page. The task force will hold two public hearings – April 4 in San Francisco and April 25 in Los Angeles. Two additional working meetings will be scheduled before the task force issues a report to the Board of Trustees by mid-2016. The task force consists of State Bar President David Pasternak as chair, board of trustees attorney members Miriam Krinsky, Jason Lee, Joanna Mendoza and Danette Meyers, and public members Dennis Mangers and Gwen Moore. The task force follows a similar task force created in 2011. That year, Business and Professions Code section 6001.2 required the creation of a Governance in the Public Interest Task Force, charged with improving the public protection function of the State Bar. The work of that task force led to the passage of SB 163, which reduced the size of the board to 19 members and changed the composition. In 2012, Business and Professions Code section 6001.2 was amended to require that the State Bar reconstitute a Governance in the Public Interest Task Force periodically to make recommendations for enhancing public protection and ensuring that protection of the public is the highest priority in the licensing, regulation and discipline of attorneys. Previous Article Next Article