Legal Services, Pro Bono & Equal Access
Notice and Agenda
Saturday, November 14, 2009
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.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), Mary Flynn at 415-538-2251 or Chair, Rex Heinke at (310) 229-1030. 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, James Aguirre, Lowell Carruth, Laura Chick, William Gailey, Cheryl Hicks, Wells Lyman, Richard Rubin, Jon Streeter.
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
None
III. Action
A. President's Pro Bono Service Awards: Proposed Reconfiguration* (Mary Lavery Flynn)(NOV 54 - 161)
III. Action
Agenda Item November 54-161 - President's Pro Bono Service Awards: Proposed Reconfiguration
*On Board of Governors Agenda for November 2009.
IV. Discussion/Information
A. Committee Priorities for the Year
IV. Discussion/Information
Committee Priorities for the Year, LSC Agenda, IV. A.
Attachments:
Attachment A, Legal Services, Pro Bono and Equal Access Committee (LSC) 2009-2010 Goals and Objectives (Heinke)
B. Elkins Family Law Task Force: Overview of Recommendations (Hon. Laurie Zelon)
IV. Discussion/Information
Elkins Family Task Force - Overview of Recommendations
Attachments:
Attachment A - Elkins Family Law Task Force Draft RecommendationsAttachment B - News Release - Elkins Family Law Task Force Releases Draft Recommendations
V. Reports
A. Report on Judicial Branch Issues (Anthony Williams; Mary Lavery Flynn)
B. Legislative Report on Access to Justice Matters (Mary Lavery Flynn)
C. Report on Recent Pro Bono Developments (Mary Lavery Flynn)
D. Report from the Office of Legal Services (Mary Lavery Flynn)
E. Report on the Legal Services Trust Fund Program (Mary Lavery Flynn)
Closed Session

I. Consent
None
II. Action
None
III. Advice of counsel pertaining to matters on the open agenda
Advice of counsel pertaining to matters on the open agenda
IV. Discussion/Information
None
V. Reports
None
* Closed under Rule 6.53(A)(1) of the Rules of the State Bar to receive advice of counsel.