Regulation, Admissions & Discipline Oversight
Notice and Agenda
Thursday, November 20, 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.
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.

* = WILL COMMENCE AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE STAKEHOLDER RELATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING.

Open Session

I. Chair's Report
Oral Report
II. Consent
III. Action
A. Request for Approval of Proposed Revisions to Fee Arbitration and Mediation Local Rules of the San Diego County Bar Association [Back-to-back item 54-121] (Sperber)
III. Action
San Diego County Fee Arb rules item
Attachments:
San Diego County Fee Arb rules attachment (Heinke)
B. Request for Approval of Rules of Procedure for Fee Arbitrations by the San Bernardino County Bar Association [Back-to-back item 54-122] (Sperber)
III. Action
San Bernardino Fee Arb rules item
Attachments:
San Bernardino County Fee Arb rule item attachment (Heinke)
C. Request for Board approval of Local bar revisions adopting the Model Rule amendments of July 2008 (back-to-back item 54-123) (Sperber)
III. Action
Fee Arb Model Rules item
Attachments:
Fee Arb Model rules item attachment (Heinke)
D. Proposed changes to Rules of Procedure of the State Bar of California re: conviction proceedings. Request for adoption following public comment [Back-to-back item 124] (Wong)
III. Action
Rules of Procedures re: convictions
Attachments:
Rules of Procedures re: convictions attachment ARules of Procedures re: convictions attachment B (Hebert)
E. Resignations without charges pending. Request for release for further public comment (Drexel)
III. Action
Resignations without charges request for public comment
Attachments:
Resignations without charges pending ruleResignations without charges pending form (Davis)
F. Resignations with charges pending. Request for release for public comment. (Drexel)
III. Action
Resignations with charges pending
Attachments:
Attachment 1 - Proposed Amendments (Davis)
G. Permanent Disbarment proposal. Request for release for public comment. (Drexel)
III. Action
Permanent Disbarment proposal.
Attachments:
Attachment 1 - Proposed Amendments to Rule 9.10 (Davis)
H. Proposed Amendment to Client Security Fund Rules of Procedure. Request for release for public comment (Drexel)
III. Action
Proposed Amendment to Client Security Fund Rules of Procedure
Attachments:
Attachment 1 - Proposed Amendments to Rule 4 (English)
I. Proposal For Modifications to the California State Bar Alternative Discipline Program (ADP)
III. Action
Proposal for Modifications to ADP
Attachments:
Proposal to Modifications to ADP appendixStaff Response To Proposal For ModificationsTo ADP
IV. Discussion/Information
A. Chief Trial Counsel 2009-2013 term (Hawley)
B. Proposed Law School Fees (Murphy)
IV. Discussion/Information
Proposed Law School Fees agenda item
Attachments:
Proposed Law School Fees Agenda Item Attachment AProposed Law School Fees Agenda Item Attachment BProposed Law School Fees Agenda Item Attachment C
V. Reports
A. Status Report from the Client Security Fund (S. Drexel)
V. Reports
Client Security Fund Report
B. Oral Report re: Client Security Fund (English)
C. Status Report from Competence (Difuntorum)
V. Reports
Professional Competence status report
D. Status Report from Admissions (Murphy)
V. Reports
Admissions status report
E. Status Report from the State Bar Court (Wong)
V. Reports
State Bar Court Report
F. Status Report from the Office of the Chief Trial Counsel (S. Drexel)
V. Reports
OCTC status report
G. Status Report from the Office of Probation (S. Drexel)
V. Reports
Probation report for Nov 2008 RAD meeting
H. Status Report from Mandatory Fee Arbitration (S. Drexel)
V. Reports
Mandatory Fee Arbitration report
Closed Session

I. Consent
II. Action
A. Resignation of Attorney Johnson with Disciplinary Charges Pending. [Back-to-back item 3125-1] (Drexel) ***
B. Resignation of Attorney Brutus with Disciplinary Charges Pending. [Back-to-back item 3125-2] (Drexel) ***
C. Resignation of Attorney Rockefeller with Disciplinary Charges Pending. [Back-to-back item 3125-3] (Drexel) ***
D. Resignation of Attorney Nicholson with Disciplinary Charges Pending. [Back-to-back item 3125-4] (Drexel) ***
E. Resignation of Attorney Todaro with Disciplinary Charges Pending. [Back-to-back item 3125-5] (Drexel) ***
F. Resignation of Attorney Robinson with Disciplinary Charges Pending. [Back-to-back item 3125-6] (Drexel) ***
G. Resignation of Attorney Grasberger with Disciplinary Charges Pending. [Back-to-back item 3125-7] (Drexel) ***
H. Resignation of Attorney Borgerson with Disciplinary Charges Pending. [Back-to-back item 3125-8] (Drexel) ***
I. Resignation of Attorney Davis with Disciplinary Charges Pending. [Back-to-back item 3125-9] (Drexel) ***
J. Resignation of Attorney Soukup with Disciplinary Charges Pending. [Back-to-back item 3125-10] (Drexel) ***
K. Resignation of Attorney Rabinowitz with Disciplinary Charges Pending. [Back-to-back item 3125-11] (Drexel) ***
L. Resignation of Attorney Selzer with Disciplinary Charges Pending. [Back-to-back item 3125-12] (Drexel) ***
M. Resignation of Attorney Harvey with Disciplinary Charges Pending. [Back-to-back item 3125-13] (Drexel) ***
N. Resignation of Attorney Young with Disciplinary Charges Pending. [Back-to-back item 3125-14] (Drexel) ***
O. Resignation of Attorney Kissinger with Disciplinary Charges Pending. [Back-to-back item 3125-15] (Drexel) ***
P. Resignation of Attorney Newman with Disciplinary Charges Pending. [Back-to-back item 3125-16] (Drexel) ***
Q. Resignation of Attorney Barrick with Disciplinary Charges Pending. [Back-to-back item 3125-17] (Drexel) ***
R. Resignation of Attorney Silver with Disciplinary Charges Pending. [Back-to-back item 3125-18] (Drexel) ***
S. Resignation of Attorney Osoffsky with Disciplinary Charges Pending. [Back-to-back item 3125-19] (Drexel) ***
T. Resignation of Attorney Rothschild with Disciplinary Charges Pending. [Back-to-back item 3125-20] (Drexel) ***
U. Resignation of Attorney Peterlin with Disciplinary Charges Pending. [Back-to-back item 3125-21] (Drexel) ***
V. Resignation of Attorney Jarblum with Disciplinary Charges Pending. [Back-to-back item 3125-22] (Drexel) ***
W. Resignation of Attorney Bardach with Disciplinary Charges Pending. [Back-to-back item 3125-23] (Drexel) ***
X. Resignation of Attorney Kelly with Disciplinary Charges Pending. [Back-to-back item 3125-24] (Drexel) ***
Y. Resignation of Attorney Woods with Disciplinary Charges Pending. [Back-to-back item 3125-25] (Drexel) ***
Z. Resignation of Attorney Buzo with Disciplinary Charges Pending. [Back-to-back item 3125-26] (Drexel) ***
AA. Resignation of Attorney Meeker with Disciplinary Charges Pending. [Back-to-back item 3125-27] (Drexel) ***
BB. Resignation of Attorney Kanter with Disciplinary Charges Pending. [Back-to-back item 3125-28] (Drexel) ***
CC. Resignation of Attorney Dandridge with Disciplinary Charges Pending. [Back-to-back item 3125-29] (Drexel) ***
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
A. Report from Admissions regarding Bar Examination (Murphy)*
* 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(d) to consider a personnel matter.

*** Closed under Bus. & Prof. Code § 6026.5(e) to consider a matter involving a disciplinary investigation or proceeding.