Discipline Oversight Committee
Notice and Agenda
Friday, November 13, 2009
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
The State Bar Of California
1149 South Hill Street
Board Room, 7th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90015-2299
(213) 765-1000

Questions regarding any agenda item should be directed to the Committee Coordinator(s), Doug Hull at (415) 538-2015 or Chair, William Hebert at (415) 374-8370. 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: William Gailey, Angela Davis, George Davis, Clark Gehlbach, Patrick Kelly, Gwen Moore, Michael Tenenbaum, Michael Marcus, Jeannine English.
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
III. Action
A. Approval of new rules of procedure for fee arbitrations of the Kern County Bar Association (Sperber) [Back-to-back Item Nov 54-121]
III. Action
Kern County Fee Arb Rules
Attachments:
Kern County Fee Arb Rules Attachment A
B. Revisions to the Notice of your Rights After Arbitration form. Request for adoption following public comment (Sperber) [Back-to-Back Item Nov 54-122]
III. Action
Rights After Arbitration Form Agenda Item
Attachments:
Rights After Arbitration Form Agenda Item Attachment A Draft Form Rights After Arbitration Form Agenda Item Attachment B Public Comment
C. Proposed Client Security Fund Rules. Request for adoption following public comment. (Wong) [Back-to-Back Item Nov 123]
III. Action
Client Security Fund Rule Modifications
Attachments:
Client Security Fund Proposed New RulesClient Security Fund Current Rules
D. Rule 105, Rules of Procedure of the State Bar of California Request for adoption following public comment. (Weiner) [Back-to-Back Item Nov 124]
III. Action
Rule 105 Modification Agenda Item
Attachments:
Rule 105 Modification Agenda Item Attachment ARule 105 Modification Agenda Item Attachment B
E. New Rule 216.5 and Proposed Amendment to Rule 803, Rules of Procedure Re: The Right of the Victims of Attorney Misconduct to Submit a Victim’s Statement at the Mitigation/Aggravation Stage of Disciplinary Proceedings. Request for adoption following public comment. (Weiner) [Back-to-Back Item Nov 125]
III. Action
Victims Statement Agenda Item
Attachments:
Victims Statement Agenda Item Attachment AVictims Statement Agenda Item Attachment B - Public Comment
IV. Discussion/Information
A. Review proposed changes to the reporting of judicial reportable action data in future Annual Discipline Reports [based upon recommendations of the CCFAJ]. (Weiner)
V. Reports
A. Status Report from the State Bar Court (Wong)
V. Reports
State Bar Court status report
B. Status Report from the Office of the Chief Trial Counsel (Weiner)
V. Reports
OCTC Status Report
C. Status Report from Mandatory Fee Arbitration (Wong)
V. Reports
Fee Arb Report
D. Status Report from the Client Security Fund (Wong)
V. Reports
Client Security Fund report
E. Status Report from the Office of Probation (Wong)
V. Reports
Probation Status Report
Closed Session

I. Consent
II. Action
A. Resignation of Attorney Nabile Anz (Memberhip No. 183324) With Disciplinary Charges Pending (Weiner) [Back-to-back item Nov 3127-A]
B. Resignation of Attorney Cameron Edwards (Memberhip No. 222549) With Disciplinary Charges Pending (Weiner) [Back-to-back item Nov 3127-B]
C. Resignation of Attorney David Hancock (Memberhip No. 174784) With Disciplinary Charges Pending (Weiner) [Back-to-back item Nov 3127-C]
D. Resignation of Attorney Kevin Hughes (Memberhip No. 111640) With Disciplinary Charges Pending (Weiner) [Back-to-back item Nov 3127-D]
E. Resignation of Attorney Richard Purtich (Memberhip No. 77829) With Disciplinary Charges Pending (Weiner) [Back-to-back item Nov 3127-E]
F. Resignation of Attorney John Read (Memberhip No. 51388) With Disciplinary Charges Pending (Weiner) [Back-to-back item Nov 3127-F]
G. Resignation of Attorney Yu-En Tang (Memberhip No. 237050) With Disciplinary Charges Pending (Weiner) [Back-to-back item Nov 3127-G]
III. Advice of counsel pertaining to matters on the open agenda
Advice of counsel pertaining to matters on the open agenda
IV. Discussion/Information
V. Reports
* 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 a personnel matter.

*** Closed under Bus. & Prof. Code § 6026.5(e) to consider a matter involving a disciplinary investigation or proceeding.