Member Involvement Relations & Services
Notice and Agenda
Thursday, March 4, 2010
*
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), Francisco Gomez at , Karen Hagelund at (415) 538-2299 or Chair, Paul Kramer, Jr. at (916) 654-5103. 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: Angela Davis, Cheryl Hicks, Patrick Kelly, Micha Liberty, Wells Lyman, Jon Streeter, Richard Rubin.
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.

* MIRS will meet Thursday morning upon conclusion of the Audit Committee, and if necessary may break for lunch.
Open Session

I. Chair's Report
Oral Report
II. Consent
A. Member Request for Adjustment to Fees and/or Penalties/Waivers (Member Liaisons) (Paul Kramer) [placeholder - no item this meeting]
III. Action
A. State Bar Rule Revision - Title 3 -Law Corporations—Return from Public Comment (MAR 153) (Dina DiLoreto) ***State Bar Rule Revision - Title 3 -Law Corporations—Return from Public CommentAttachment A - Proposed Law Corporations RulesAttachment B - Current Law Corporations RulesAttachment C - Public Comment
B. State Bar Rule Revision - Title 3 - Limited Liability Partnerships—Return from Public Comment (MAR 154) (Dina DiLoreto) ***State Bar Rule Revision - Title 3 - Limited Liability Partnerships—Return from PublicAttachment A - Proposed LLP RulesAttachment B - Current LLP Rules
C. Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation—Extension of Terms (MAR 54-151) (Heidi Schwab-Wilhelmi) ***Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation—Extension of Terms
D. Emergency Petition to Correct Fee Statement Notice to Members - Richard Coleman (MAR 155)Emergency Petition to Correct Fee Statement Notice to Members - Richard ColemanExhibit 1 - Emergency PetitionExhibit 2 - Fee StatementExhibit 3 - JULY 163 2007
IV. Discussion/Information
A. Statutory Report and Filing with the Board and the Legislature of the Lawyer Assistance Program Annual Report (MAR 54-152) (Janis Thibault) *** Lawyer Assistance Program Annual Report2009 Lawyer Assistance Program Annual Report
B. Advisory Committee Reports (Francisco Gomez)COGIP, COPLI & CYLA 2009 Year-End AssessmentsCommittee on Group Insurance ProgramsCommittee on Professional Liability InsuranceCalifornia Young Lawyers Association
V. Reports
A. Outreach Reports regarding Contacts with Committees/Encouraging Applications
B. CYLA Status Report (Micha Liberty) (Oral report)
C. Staff Report on Appointments Office (Karen Hagelund) (Oral report)
Closed Session

I. Consent
A. Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct, Interim Appointment of Member (MAR 6011) (Lauren McCurdy, Mark Taxy) ***
B. Fee Arbitration Department, Appointment of Arbitrators (MAR 6012) (Jill Sperber) ***
II. Action
A. ABA House of Delegates, Annual Appointment of Delegates (MAR 6021) (Paul Kramer, Karen Hagelund) ***
B. Judicial Council, Annual Appointment of Member (MAR 6022) (Paul Kramer, Karen Hagelund) ***
C. Bankruptcy Law Advisory Commission, Interim Appointment of Member (MAR 6023) (Gayle Murphy) ***
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(g) to consider appointments to State Bar committees, boards or other entities.

*** On the Board of Governor's agenda for March 6, 2010.