Member Oversight
Notice and Agenda
Friday, November 21, 2008
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
The State Bar of California
180 Howard Street
Board Room, 4th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 538-2000

Questions regarding any agenda item should be directed to the Committee Coordinator(s), Laila Bartlett at (415) 538-2232 or Chair, John Peterson at (559) 225-6700. 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: Patricia White, George Davis, Richard Rubin, Jim Hussey, Paul Kramer, Jr., Michael Tenenbaum, Michael Marcus, 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

(Peterson) I. Chair's Report
Oral Report
II. Consent
A. Member Request for Adjustment to Fees and/or Penalties/Waivers – There is no item to be reviewed at this time (NOV 54-131)
III. Action
A. Amendment to Section Rule 3.52 re Associate Membership on Section Executive Committees - Return from Public Comment (Tricia Horan) (NOV 54-132)
III. Action
Amendment to Section Rule 3.52 re Associate Membership on Section Executive Committees - Return from Public Comment
B. Proposed Rule 9.6 Proposed Board policy - Removal of One-time Only Fee Suspensions from The State Bar of California Web site- Return from Public Comment (Dina DiLoreto) (NOV 133)
III. Action
Proposed Rule 9.6 Proposed Board policy - Removal of One-time Only Fee Suspensions from The State Bar of California Web site
Attachments:
Attachment 1 - Rule of Court 9.6Attachment 2 - Rule 9.6 - Proposed Board PolicyAttachment 3 - Rule 9.6 History
C. Proposed Standards for Certification and Recertification in Admiralty and Maritime Law - Return from Public Comment (Phyllis Culp) (NOV 134)
III. Action
Proposed Standards for Certification and Recertification in Admiralty and Maritime Law
Attachments:
Attachment 1 - Standards for Certification and Recertification in Admiralty and Maritime LawAttachment 2 - Public Comment 1Attachment 3 - Public Comment 2Attachment 4 - Public Comment 3Attachment 5 - Public Comment 4Attachment 6 - Public Comment 5
D. Proposed Standards for a New Specialty in Legal Malpractice Law Within the Legal Specialization Program- Return from Public Comment (Phyllis Culp) (NOV 135)
III. Action
Proposed Standards for a New Specialty in Legal Malpractice Law Within the Legal Specialization Program- Return from Public Comment
Attachments:
Attachment 1 - Legal Malpractice Law StandardsAttachment 2 - Public CommentAttachment 3 - Public Comment
IV. Discussion/Information
None
V. Reports
A. Update on the Affordability Insurance Working Group (Starr Babcock)
B. Update on the Annual Meeting Task Force (Tricia Horan)
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.