Board Operations
Notice and Agenda
Friday, September 4, 2009
9:00 A.M.
Conference Call

State Bar of California
180 Howard St.
8th Flr., OGC Conf. Rm.
San Francisco, CA 94105
(Room 723, 7th Flr., Los Angeles)

Questions regarding any agenda item should be directed to the Committee Coordinator(s), Cathy Torney at (415) 538-2337 or Chair, Holly Fujie at (213) 891-5085. Committee members are requested to notify the Committee Coordinator as early as possible in advance of the meeting if they wish to remove any item/s from the consent agenda.

Committee Members: Gwen Moore, Judy Johnson, Richard Rubin, Bonnie Dumanis, John Dutton, Richard Frankel, John Peterson, Howard Miller.
The order of business is approximate and subject to change.

For meetings of the Board and Board Committees. Committee meetings and items scheduled for a particular day may be moved to an earlier or later day to facilitate business of the Board and Board Committees.

The order of business is approximate and subject to change.
Open Session

I. Chair's Report
Oral Report
II. Consent
A. Ratification of Board Committee Assignments for Board Year 2009-2010
II. Consent
Ratification of Board Committee Assignments
Attachments:
Attach BOG Ops II. A.
III. Action
A. Proposed Modification of Justice Gap Fund Procedures, Return from Public Comment
III. Action
Proposed Modification of Justice Gap Fund Procedures
Attachments:
Attachment 1 AB Bill 2301Attachment 2 Notice of Public Comment
B. Memorandum of Understanding, Proposed Ratification
III. Action
MOU Status Report proposed Ratification
Attachments:
Executive Summary
C. Amendment to Rule of the State Bar 6.1, Election of Governors - Release for Public Comment
III. Action
Amendment to Rules 6.1
Attachments:
Exhibit A Title 6
D. Amendment to Rule of the State Bar 6.31, District Adjustments - Release for Public Comment
III. Action
Amendment to 6.31 District Adjustments Request for Public Comment
Attachments:
Rule 6.31 District Adjustments Exhibit A
E. Fagelbaum v Smylie, Request for Amicus Curiae Participation
IV. Discussion/Information
None

V. Reports
None

Closed Session

I. Consent
None

II. Action
A. Claim of Morris *
B. Dydzak Potential Settlement Offer *
C. Resignation of Attorney Christison with Discipline Charges Pending *
D. Resignation of Attorney Dillon with Discipline Charges Pending *
E. Resignation of Attorney Jason with Discipline Charges Pending *
F. Resignation of Attorney Jones with Discipline Charges Pending *
G. Resignation of Attorney Kendall with Discipline Charges Pending *
H. Resignation of Attorney Khougaz with Discipline Charges Pending *
I. Resignation of Attorney Kramer with Discipline Charges Pending *
J. Resignation of Attorney LoBello with Discipline Charges Pending *
K. Resignation of Attorney Quinn with Discipline Charges Pending *
L. Resignation of Attorney Wiley with Discipline Charges Pending*
M. Recommendation that the Supreme Court order 14 members who have resigned with charges pending to comply with Rule 9.20 *
N. Fagelbaum v Smylie, Request for Amicus Curiae Participation*
III. Advice of counsel pertaining to matters on the open agenda
A. Memorandum of Understanding, Proposed Ratification ***
IV. Discussion/Information
None

V. Reports
None

* Closed under Bus. & Prof. Code § 6026.5(a) to consult with counsel concerning pending or prospective litigation.

** Closed under Rule 6.53(A)(1) of the Rules of the State Bar to receive advice of counsel.

*** Closed under Bus. & Prof. Code § 6026.5(d) to consider personnel matters.

**** Closed under Rule 6.53(A)(2) of the Rules of the State Bar to confer regarding union or labor matters.

***** Closed under Rule 6.53(A)(3) of the Rules of the State Bar to confer regarding the negotiation of the purchase, sale, exchange or lease of real property.