Regulation, Admissions & Discipline Oversight
Notice and Agenda
Thursday, March 6, 2008
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The State Bar of California
180 Howard Street
Board Room, 4th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 538-2000
*** This meeting will commence at the conclusion of the Planning, Program Development and Budget Committee Meeting.
Notice and Agenda
Thursday, March 6, 2008
***
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), Doug Hull at (415) 538-2015 or Chair, Richard Frankel at (925) 355-9800. 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: Michael Marcus, William Hebert, George Davis, John Dutton, Jeannine English, William Gailey, Rex Heinke, Jim Hussey, Angela Davis.
Committee Members: Michael Marcus, William Hebert, George Davis, John Dutton, Jeannine English, William Gailey, Rex Heinke, Jim Hussey, Angela Davis.
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.
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.
*** This meeting will commence at the conclusion of the Planning, Program Development and Budget Committee Meeting.
Open Session
| I. Chair's Report |
| A. | Oral Report I. Chair's Report San Francisco Public Hearing TranscriptsAttachments: Letter from Nancy Keough re San Francisco Public Hearing TranscriptsLos Angeles Public Hearing Transcripts |
| II. Consent |
| A. | Revisions to the "Notice of Your Rights After Arbitration" form. Request for release for further public comment (Sperber) II. Consent Proposed Revisions to the Notice of Your Rights After Fee ArbitrationAttachments: Proposed Revisions to the Notice of Your Rights After Fee Arbitration Attachment A |
| B. | Approval of proposed rules of procedure for fee arbitrations of the San Mateo County Bar Association (Sperber) (Back-to-back item 54-121) II. Consent Proposed rules of procedure for fee arbitrations of the San Mateo County Bar AssociationAttachments: Proposed rules of procedure for fee arbitrations of the San Mateo County Bar Association Attachment A |
| C. | Proposed amendments to the Rules Regulating the Accreditation of Law Schools in California updating requirements and conforming the language to the new State Bar rules standards. Request for release for public comment (Murphy) II. Consent Proposed amendments to the Rules Regulating the Accreditation of Law Schools in California Attachments: Proposed amendments to the Rules Regulating the Accreditation of Law Schools in California Attachment |
| D. | Proposed amendments to the Rules Regulating the Admission to Practice Law in California updating requirements and conforming the language to the new State Bar rules standards. Request for release for public Comment. (Murphy) II. Consent Proposed amendments to the Rules Regulating the Admission to Practice Law in California Attachments: Proposed amendments to the Rules Regulating the Admission to Practice Law in California Attachment |
| III. Action |
| A. | Commission for the Revision of the Rules of Professional Conduct - Proposed Amendments to the Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of California. Request for Release for Public Comment. (Difuntorum) III. Action Amendments to the Rules of Professional Conduct Group 3 |
| B. | Proposed amendments to the State Bar’s Model Rules of Procedure for Fee Arbitrations. Request for Release for Public Comment. (Sperber) III. Action Proposed amendments to the State Bar’s Model Rules of Procedure for Fee ArbitrationsAttachments: Proposed amendments to the State Bar’s Model Rules of Procedure for Fee Arbitrations Attachment A |
| C. | Proposed Amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the State Bar of California to Allow Use of Judicial Council Subpoena Forms (Wong) (Back-to-back item 54-122) III. Action Subpoena Forms Agenda ItemAttachments: Subpoena Forms Agenda Item Appendix ASubpoena Forms Agenda Item Attachments A-E |
| D. | Proposed Amendments to California Rules of Court and to the Rules of Procedure of the State Bar of California Regarding Resignations With Disciplinary Charges Pending (Drexel) (Back-to-back item 54-123) III. Action Resignations With Charges Pending ProposalAttachments: Resignation With Charges Pending Proposal Attachment AResignation With Charges Pending Proposal Attachment B |
| E. | Chief Trial Counsel Evaluation Process (Hawley) (Back-to-back item 111-124) III. Action Chief Trial Counsel Evaluation Process |
| IV. Discussion/Information |
| A. | Reportable Actions (Drexel) |
| V. Reports |
| A. | Advisory Committees Oversight/Workplans V. Reports Advisory Committee Workplans Cover memoAttachments: Rules Revision Commission Year End AssessmentCommittee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct Year End AssessmentCommittee of Bar Examiners Year End AssessmentMandatory Fee Arbitration Year End Report and Workplan |
| B. | Status Report from Admissions (Murphy) V. Reports Admissions Status Report |
| C. | Status Report from the State Bar Court (Wong) V. Reports Status Report from State Bar Court |
| D. | Status Report from the Office of the Chief Trial Counsel (S. Drexel) V. Reports CTC 2007 year end reportAttachments: CTC February 2008 report |
| E. | Status Report from the Client Security Fund (S. Drexel) V. Reports Client Security Fund Status Report |
| F. | Status Report from Mandatory Fee Arbitration (S. Drexel) V. Reports Fee Arbitration Report for January 2008 |
| G. | Status Report from the Office of Probation (S. Drexel) V. Reports Probation Status Report |
| H. | Status Report from Competence (Difuntorum) V. Reports Competence Report |
Closed Session
| I. Consent |
| II. Action |
| A. | Resignation of Attorney Berneman with charges pending (Drexel) *** (Back-to-back item March 3125 A) (The times listed below are guidelines. The President reserves the right to adjust this schedule.) |
| B. | Resignation of Attorney DeSmet with charges pending (Drexel) *** (Back-to-back item March 3125 B) |
| C. | Resignation of Attorney Hence with charges pending (Drexel) *** (Back-to-back item March 3125 C) |
| D. | Resignation of Attorney Hilligan with charges pending (Drexel) *** (Back-to-back item March 3125 D) |
| E. | Resignation of Attorney Kaplan with charges pending (Drexel) *** (Back-to-back item March 3125 E) |
| F. | Resignation of Attorney Knowles with charges pending (Drexel) *** (Back-to-back item March 3125 F) |
| G. | Resignation of Attorney Le with charges pending (Drexel) *** (Back-to-back item March 3125 G) |
| H. | Resignation of Attorney Nielsen with charges pending (Drexel) *** (Back-to-back item March 3125 H) |
| I. | Resignation of Attorney Part with charges pending (Drexel) *** (Back-to-back item March 3125 I) |
| J. | Resignation of Attorney Robertson with charges pending (Drexel) *** (Back-to-back item March 3125 J) |
| K. | Resignation of Attorney Schutmaat with charges pending (Drexel) *** (Back-to-back item March 3125 K) |
| L. | Resignation of Attorney Scott with charges pending (Drexel) *** (Back-to-back item March 3125 L) |
| M. | Resignation of Attorney Stevens with charges pending (Drexel) *** (Back-to-back item March 3125 M) |
| N. | Resignation of Attorney Visger with charges pending (Drexel) *** (Back-to-back item March 3125 N) |
| O. | Chief Trial Counsel Evaluation Process (Hawley) (Back-to-back item 111-124) |
| 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 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. | |