The public and attorneys have an opportunity to submit written comments about policy issues before the Board of Trustees. These issues may include proposals such as amendments to the Rules of Professional Conduct and ethics opinions. Please note that comments and materials received will, in full, become part of the public record. Comments may be directed to the address listed on each proposal.
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The State Bar seeks to change the deadline for submission of the Transfer to Inactive Status form and the effective date of the transfer.
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Deadline
September 20, 2024, 12:01 a.m.
Comments should be submitted using this online Public Comment Form.
The State Bar seeks public comment on proposed changes to the Rules of Procedure of the State Bar that will give litigants in State Bar Court proceedings additional ways to request to appear remotely at an evidentiary hearing or trial and will make clarifying changes to the rules regarding remote and in-person appearances at proceedings.
September 20, 2024, 11:59 p.m.
The State Bar seeks public comment on a new Rule of Procedure that will create procedures for certain litigants in State Bar Court to be designated as vexatious litigants and will allow the State Bar Court to place restrictions on those litigants.
The State Bar seeks public comment on amendments to various Rules of the State Bar and the Rules of Court relating to reporting of the information contained in the attorney record and the timing of the annual renewal cycle. Proposed amendments would clarify two reporting requirements of licensees and provide the State Bar flexibility to change the deadline of the annual renewal cycle.
September 24, 2024, 11:59 p.m.
The State Bar seeks public comment on a proposed new rule 9.33 of the Rules of Court which would permit one-time expungement of nondisbarment discipline from a licensee's public record of discipline.
The State Bar seeks public comment on a proposed new State Bar policy that would remove from the publicly available attorney profile page nondisbarment discipline, administrative suspensions, and inactive enrollments.
The State Bar seeks public comment on a proposal to amend Lawyer Assistance Program rules to update them and to change the form of financial assistance from a loan to a grant.
September 27, 2024, 11:59 p.m.