Member Involvement Relations & Services
Notice and Agenda
Thursday, July 22, 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 (415) 538-2170, 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 at the conclusion of Board Operations

MIRS will meet re item III(J) on 7/24/10 at 9:30 a.m. or at the conclusion of Legal Services

Open Session

I. Chair's Report
Oral Report
II. Consent
None
III. Action
A. Member Request for Adjustment to Fees and/or Penalties/Waivers (Member Liaisons) (Paul Kramer) (JULY 54-151)
III. Action
Member Request for Adjustment to Fees and/or Penalties/Waivers
B. MCLE - Recommendation re Members in Non-compliance (JULY 54-152)
III. Action
MCLE - Recommendation re Members in Non-compliance
C. Annual Recommendation to the Supreme Court for Expungement of Suspensions for Nonpayment of Fees in accordance with Rule of Court 9.6 (b) (JULY 54-153)
III. Action
Annual Recommendation to the Supreme Court for Expungement of Suspensions for Nonpayment of Fees in accordance with Rule of Court 9.6
D. California Commission on Access to Justice – Proposed Change in Terms of Service (JULY 54-154)
III. Action
JUL 10 Access Commission Proposed Terms Change
Attachments:
54 154 JUL 10 Access Commission Proposed Terms Change ATT A
E. Recommendation to Supreme Court for Suspension of Members Delinquent in Payment of 2009/2010 State Bar Fees, Penalties and Costs (JULY 155)
III. Action
Recommendation to Supreme Court for Suspension of Members Delinquent in Payment of 2009/2010 State Bar Fees, Penalties and Costs
F. Proposed Amendment to Standards for Certification in Admiralty and Maritime Law re Alternative to the Exam – Return from Public Comment (Gayle Murphy) (JULY 156)
III. Action
Proposed Amendment to Standards for Certification in Admiralty and Maritime Law re Alternative to the Exam - Return from Public Comment
Attachments:
Attachment - Proposed Amendment to Standards for Certification in Admiralty and Maritime Law
G. Proposed New Specialty in Trademark Law and Appointment of Consulting Group(JULY 157)
III. Action
Proposed New Specialty in Trademark Law and Appointment of Consulting Group
H. AOC Survey Regarding Factors in Judicial Retention – Request to Allow Survey of Members (JULY 158)
III. Action
JUL 10 AOC Survey Request
Attachments:
158 JUL 10 AOC Letter ATT A158 JUL 10 Senate Bill X2 11 ATT B158 JUL 10 AOC Report ATT C
I. Proposed Amendments to Standards for Specialization in Immigration and Nationality Law - Request to Circulate for Public Comment (Gayle Murphy)
III. Action
JULY 10 Immigration Standards
Attachments:
July 10 Immigration Standards ATT 1
J. JNE Process Review Committee Recommendations – Release for Public Comment
III. Action
JNE Process Review Committee Recommendations
Attachments:
Attachment A - Amendments to State Bar Rules Proposed by JNE Process Review Committee
K. State Bar Rule Revision Title 3 - Law Corporations Release for Public Comment
III. Action
State Bar Rule Revision Title 3 - Law Corporations Release for Public Comment
Attachments:
Attachment A - Proposed RulesAttachment B - Current Rules
IV. Discussion/Information
None
V. Reports
A. Annual Staff Report and Statistics Re This year's Applicant Pool and Proposed Committee Membership for Coming Year
Closed Session

I. Consent
A. Fee Arbitration Department—Appointment of New Arbitrators (JULY 6011) (Jill Sperber) ***
B. Legal Services of Northern California—Annual Appointment of Attorney Members to the Board of Directors (JULY 6012) (Mary Lavery Flynn) ***
C. California Rural Legal Assistance (CRLA)—Annual Appointment of Attorney Members to the Board of Directors (JULY 6013) (Mary Lavery Flynn) ***
D. California Bar Foundation—Interim Appointment of Member (JULY 6015) (Leslie Hatamiya, Mario Camara) ***
II. Action
A. Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation—Appointment of Officers and Members (JULY 6021) (Paul Kramer, Heidi Schwab-Wilhelmi, Karen Hagelund) ***
B. Review Committee, JNE Commission---Annual Appointment of Officer and Member (JULY 6014) (Paul Kramer, Heidi Schwab-Wilhelmi) ***
C. LAP Oversight Committee—Annual Appointment of Chair and Members (JULY 6022) (Richard Carlton, Karen Hagelund) ***
D. Standing, Special, and Section Executive Committees—2010-2011 Annual Appointment of Members and Officers, Part II (JULY 6023) (Paul Kramer, Pam Wilson, Karen Hagelund) ***
E. Center for Civic Education Board of Directors—Appointment of Two Members of the Board of Governors (JULY 6024) (Paul Kramer, Karen Hagelund) ***
F. Loren Miller Legal Services Award—Selection of 2010 Recipient (JULY 6025)
(Mary Lavery Flynn) ***
G. Jack Berman Award—Selection of 2010 Recipient (JULY 6026) (Leanna Dickstein) ***
H. Diversity Awards—Selection of 2010 Recipients (JULY 6027) (Pat Lee) ***
I. Education Pipeline Award—Selection of 2010 Recipient (JULY 6028) (Pat Lee) ***
J. President’s Pro Bono Service Awards—Selection of 2010 Recipient (JULY 6029-A) (Mary Lavery Flynn) ***
K. California Professional Responsibility Award—Selection of 2010 Recipient (JULY 6029-B) (Randall Difuntorum) ***
L. Law School Council—Annual Appointment of Members (JULY 6029-C) (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 Board of Governors’ agenda for July 24, 2010