Board of Trustees Meeting
Notice and Agenda
The State Bar of California
845 South Figueroa Street
Board Room, 2nd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017-2515
(213) 765-1000
www.calbar.ca.gov
Thursday, July 19, 2018 - Friday, July 20, 2018
Thursday, July 19: 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM; 4:00 PM -
Friday, July 20: 9:00 AM -
The meeting of the full Board of Trustees will take place over two days, commencing at 9:00 a.m. for 30 minutes on Thursday, July 19, 2018, with discussion of Item 701; resuming at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday with discussion of Item 702; and resuming again at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, July 20 in Closed Session. Item 703 will be heard during a 45 minute working lunch on Friday at noon. All times are approximate.
Closed Session
| 1000 Minutes |
| May 18, 2018, Closed Minutes |
| (Closed pursuant to Government Code, §§ 11126 - 11126.2.) | ||
| 7000 Miscellaneous |
| 7001 | Collective Bargaining *Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126(c)(17). |
| 7002 | Scheer v. State Bar of California, U.S.B.C. Central District of California, 1:13-ap-01241-VK, filed November 1, 2013 *Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126(e)(1). |
| 7003 | In the Matter of Lenore Luann Albert, CA Supreme Court, Case No. S243927, filed October 10, 2017 *Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126(e)(1). |
| 7004 | Oehler v. State Bar, L.A. Superior Court, Case No. BC610699, filed February 17, 2016 *Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126(e)(1). |
| 7005 | Layton v. State Bar, L.A. Superior Court, Case No. BC615241, filed March 28, 2016 *Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126(e)(1). |
| 7006 | Noonen v. State Bar, L.A. Superior Court, Case No. BC625085, filed June 24, 2016 *Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126(e)(1). |
| 7007 | Sander v. State Bar, 1st DCA, Case No. A128647, appeal filed December 19, 2016 *Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126(e)(1). |
| 7008 | Obbard v. State Bar of California, S.F. Superior Court, CPF-17-515590, filed April 14, 2017 *Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126(e)(1). |
| 7009 | Hull v. State Bar of California, S.F. Superior Court, Case No. CGC-18-566754, filed May 23, 2018 *Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126(e)(1). |
Open Session
11:00 AMOpen session will begin at approximately 11:00 AM. The Board of Trustees reserves the right to alter the order of items, or the start time, to run an effective meeting. If you wish to assure yourself of hearing a particular discussion, please attend the entire meeting. |
| -- Call for Public Comment -- Members of the public may speak to any item on the agenda. The Chair reserves the right to limit the duration of the public comment period. |
| 10 Minutes |
| May 18, 2018, Open Minutes 10 Minutes May 18, 2018, Open Minutes |
| June 15, 2018, Open Minutes 10 Minutes June 15, 2018, Open Minutes |
| 30 Chair's Report |
| Oral Report from Chair |
| 40 Staff Reports |
41 Executive Director |
| 1. Report from Executive Director 40 Staff Reports Report from Executive Director |
| 2. Dashboards 40 Staff Reports Dashboards |
| 50 Consent Agenda |
| 50-1 | Approval for Specified Contracts Pursuant to Business and Professions Code Section 6008.6 For Bar Exam Delivery Services, with: STAT Delivery Service Inc. For Audio Visual System Improvements, with: GST Inc. For New Attorney MCLE Updates, with: InfoPro Learning Inc. For Interim Financial Services, with: Kevin Harper, Olivier Flewellen For Professional Auditing Service, with: Moss Adams For Case Management System Implementation Services, with: Tyler Technologies Inc. For Enterprise Resource Planner Implementation Services, with: Sierra-Cedar IT Services Inc. 50 Consent Agenda Approval for Specified Contracts Pursuant to Business and Professions Code Section 6008.6 |
| 50-2 | Licensee Requests for Adjustment to Fees and Penalties 50 Consent Agenda Licensee Requests for Adjustment to Fees and Penalties |
| 54-111 | Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation (JNE), Annual Reappointment of Members, Appointment of New Members and Alternates, and Selection of Officers for the 2019 JNE Commission 50 Consent Agenda Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation (JNE), Annual Reappointment of Members, Appointment of New Members and Alternates, and Selection of Officers for the 2019 JNE Commission |
| 54-112 | Review Committee of the Judicial Nominees Evaluation (JNE) Commission (RJNE), Annual Appointment of Chair and Members 50 Consent Agenda Review Committee of the Judicial Nominees Evaluation (JNE) Commission (RJNE), Annual Appointment of Chair and Members |
| 54-113 | Committee of Bar Examiners, Annual Nomination of Candidates for Supreme Court Appointment 50 Consent Agenda Committee of Bar Examiners, Annual Nomination of Candidates for Supreme Court Appointment |
| 54-114 | Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct, 2018-2019 Recommendations for Appointment of New Members, Officers and Advisor - Request for Approval 50 Consent Agenda Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct, 2018-2019 Recommendations for Appointment of New Members, Officers and Advisor - Request for Approval |
| 54-115 | California Rural Legal Assistance, Appointment of Attorney Member to Board of Directors 50 Consent Agenda California Rural Legal Assistance, Appointment of Attorney Member to Board of Directors |
| 54-121 | Reconsideration of Proposed Rule 1.2.1 of the Rules of Professional Conduct - Return from Public Comment and Adoption of Revised Proposed Rule 50 Consent Agenda Reconsideration of Proposed Rule 1.2.1 of the Rules of Professional Conduct - Return from Public Comment and Adoption of Revised Proposed Rule |
| 54-122 | Rule 1.15e of the Rules of Professional Conduct - Adoption of Client Trust Account Record Keeping Standards 50 Consent Agenda Rule 1.15e of the Rules of Professional Conduct - Adoption of Client Trust Account Record Keeping Standards |
| 54-123 | Rules of Professional Conduct - Adoption of Non-Substantive "Clean-Up" Revisions |
| 54-124 | Follow up on Client Security Fund Mandated Report to Legislature Regarding Options to Increase Timeliness of Payouts 50 Consent Agenda Follow up on Client Security Fund Mandated Report to Legislature Regarding Options to Increase Timeliness of PayoutsUpdated 2017-2022 Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives: 2.f. |
| 54-131 | Submission of Council on Access and Fairness Annual Report 50 Consent Agenda Submission of Council on Access and Fairness Annual ReportUpdated 2017-2022 Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives: 4.b. |
| 54-132 | Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation - 2017 Activities and Statistical Report 50 Consent Agenda Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation - 2017 Activities and Statistical Report |
| 54-133 | Legal Services Trust Fund: Approval of Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts (IOLTA) Distributions 50 Consent Agenda Legal Services Trust Fund: Approval of Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts (IOLTA) DistributionsUpdated 2017-2022 Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives: 4.a. |
| 100 Reports of Board Committees |
110 Board Executive Committee NONE |
120 Regulation and Discipline Committee NONE |
130 Programs Committee NONE |
140 Finance and Planning Committee NONE |
180 Audit Committee NONE |
| 700 Miscellaneous |
| 701 | Appendix I Review: Framework for Board Committee Discussions (Schauffler) 700 Miscellaneous Appendix I ReviewUpdated 2017-2022 Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives: 1.c. |
| 702 | State Bar Legislative Update (MacLeod) |
| 703 | State Bar Study of Online Delivery of Legal Services - Discussion of Preliminary Landscape Analysis (Difuntorum) 700 Miscellaneous State Bar Study of Online Delivery of Legal Services - Discussion of Preliminary Landscape Analysis Updated 2017-2022 Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives: 4.d. |
| 704 | Transition of the State Bar's Sponsored Life Insurance Program (Katz / Shapp) 700 Miscellaneous Transition of the State Bar's Sponsored Life Insurance ProgramUpdated 2017-2022 Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives: 1.b. |
| 705 | Rule of Limitations: Return from Public Comment and Request for Approval (Lawrence) 700 Miscellaneous Rule of Limitations: Return from Public Comment and Request for Approval |
| 706 | Discipline System Metrics (Pi) Updated 2017-2022 Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives: 2.c. |
| 707 | Requested Changes to State Bar Court Judges' Employee Health Insurance and Pension Contribution Amounts (Strauss) 700 Miscellaneous Requested Changes to State Bar Court Judges' Employee Health Insurance and Pension Contribution Amounts |
Adjourn
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, those requiring accommodations at this meeting should notify Sarah Cohen at (415) 538-2363. Please provide notification at least 72 hours prior to the meeting to allow sufficient time to make arrangements for accommodations at this meeting. The notice and agenda is available at Meetings: Board of Trustees. Questions regarding any agenda item should be directed to the Secretary, Sarah Cohen at 415-538-2363 or Chair, Michael Colantuono at 415-538-2000. Trustees 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. For meetings of the Board and Board Committee(s), the Board of Trustees meeting may commence at the conclusion of the Board Committee meeting(s). For meetings scheduled to take place over multiple days, items scheduled for a particular day may be moved to an earlier or later day. All times indicated and the order of business are approximate and subject to change. |