Board of Trustees
Notice and Agenda

Teleconference




The State Bar of California

www.calbar.ca.gov

Thursday, March 16, 2023—Friday, March 17, 2023
9:15 a.m.—5:00 p.m.

Members of the public may access this meeting as follows:
Zoom Link: https://calbar.zoom.us/j/92533980350
Webinar ID: 925-3398-0359

Call-In Number: 669-900-9128

Open Session

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10 Minutes
Approval of February 27, 2023, Open Session MinutesApproval of February 27, 2023, Open Session Minutes
Approval of February 7, 2023, Open Session MinutesApproval of February 7, 2023, Open Session Minutes
Approval of January 19–20, 2023, Open Session MinutesApproval of January 19-20, 2023, Open Session Minutes
30 Chair's Report
30-1Oral Report
40 Executive Director's Report
40-1Oral Report
50 Consent Agenda
50-1Approval for Specified Contracts Pursuant to Business and Professions Code Section 6008.6Approval for Specified Contracts Pursuant to Business and Professions Code Section 6008.6
50-2Adoption of Employee Pay ScheduleAdoption of Employee Pay Schedule
50-3Adoption of State Bar Court Judge Pay ScheduleAdoption of State Bar Court Judge Pay Schedule
50-4Receipt and Annual Filing of Annual Lawyers Assistance Program Oversight Committee Report Pursuant to Business and Professions Code Section 6238Receipt and Annual Filing of Annual Lawyers Assistance Program Oversight Committee Report Pursuant to Business and Professions Code Section 6238
50-5Approval of 2022 Quarter Four Board and Management Travel Expense ReportApproval of 2022 Quarter Four Board and Management Travel Expense Report
60 BOARD OF TRUSTEES SITTING AS THE REGULATION AND DISCIPLINE COMMITTEE
60-1Proposed Rule of Professional Conduct 8.3 (Reporting Professional Misconduct): Request to Circulate for Public Comment (Doherty/Gramme)Proposed Rule of Professional Conduct 8.3 (Reporting Professional Misconduct): Request to Circulate for Public Comment Presentation: Proposed Rule of Professional Conduct 8.3 (Reporting Professional Misconduct): Request to Circulate for Public Comment
60-2Report on Random Audit of the Office of Chief Trial Counsel Files Closed Between March 1, 2021, and August 31, 2021 (Cardona)Report on Random Audit of the Office of Chief Trial Counsel Files Closed Between March 1, 2021, and August 31, 2021
60-3Board Directive Regarding Archiving of Prior Closed Complaints (Cardona)Board Directive Regarding Archiving of Prior Closed Complaints
60-4Discussion Regarding Office of Chief Trial Counsel Performance Metrics (Cardona) — Presentation and Discussion OnlyDiscussion Regarding Office of Chief Trial Counsel Performance Metrics
700 Miscellaneous
701Proposed Amendments to State Bar Rules 7.52 and 7.60 Regarding Judicial Nominees Evaluation Commission Operations (Gramme)Proposed Amendments to State Bar Rules 7.52 and 7.60 Regarding Judicial Nominees Evaluation Commission Operations
702Update Regarding 2023 Legislative Priorities (Hershkowitz/Gramme) — Presentation and Discussion Only
Closed Session
1000 Minutes
Approval of February 27, 2023, Closed Session Minutes
Approval of February 7, 2023, Closed Session Minutes
Approval of January 19–20, 2023, Closed Session Minutes
5000 Closed Consent
5001Approval of Contract Relating to the Preparation of Examination Materials, the Approval, the Grading, or the Security of Test Administration of the California Bar Examination or the First-Year Law Students’ Examination
*Closed pursuant to Business and Professions Code § 6026.7(c)(3).
7000 Miscellaneous
7001Discussion Regarding Executive Director Performance Evaluation
*Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126(a).
7002Discussion Regarding Audit of Closed Office of Chief Trial Counsel Files
*Closed pursuant to Government Code §§ 11126(a)(1) and 11126(c).
7003Conference with Legal Counsel—Anticipated Litigation
*Closed due to significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code § 11126(e)(2)(B)(i): 1 case
7004Discussion Regarding Draft Report by the California State Auditor
*Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126.2.
Adjourn

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Questions regarding any agenda item should be directed to Board Secretary Louisa Ayrapetyan at 213-765-1375 or Chair Ruben Duran at 415-538-2300, the State Bar of California, 845 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90017. Board members are requested to notify the secretary as early as possible in advance of the meeting if they wish to remove any item(s) from the consent agenda.

The notice and agenda are available at Meetings: Board of Trustees.