Board of Trustees
and
Regulation, Admissions & Discipline Oversight
Notice and Agenda
Thursday, July 17, 2014
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
The State Bar Of California
845 South Figueroa Street
Board Room, 2nd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017-2515
(213) 765-1000

Questions regarding any agenda item should be directed to the Committee Coordinator(s), Doug Hull at (415) 538-2015 or Chair, Heather Rosing at (619) 239-8131. 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 Colantuono, Glenda Corcoran, Craig Holden, Miriam Krinsky, Dennis Mangers, David Pasternak, Mark Shem, David Torres.
The order of business is approximate and subject to change.
Open Session

I. Chair's Report
A. Call for Public Comment (Rosing) (1 minute)
B. Update (Rosing) (15 minutes)
1. State Bar Court Performance Standards Update
I. Chair's Report
State Bar Court Performance Standards Update
II. Consent
A. Proposed Modifications to Contra Costa County Bar Association Rules of Procedure for Fee Arbitration. Request for Adoption (Hull)
II. Consent
Proposed Modifications to Contra Costa County Bar Association Rules of Procedure
Attachments:
Modifications to Contra Costa Fee Arbitration Rules Legislative Format (not ADA compliant)Modifications to Contra Costa Fee Arbitration Rules Legislative Format (ADA compliant)
III. Action
A. Procedure for Chief Trial Counsel Evaluation (Hawley) (10 minutes)
III. Action
Chief Trial Counsel Evaluation Procedure
Attachments:
Chief Trial Counsel Evaluation Procedure ATT 1Chief Trial Counsel Evaluation Procedure ATT 2Chief Trial Counsel Evaluation Procedure ATT 3
B. State Bar Model Rules for Fee Mediation. Request for Adoption. (Hull) [JULY 54-121] (3 minutes)--WITHDRAWN
C. Proposed Modifications to Sample Fee Agreement Form. Request for Release for Public Comment (Hull) (3 minutes)
III. Action
Proposed Modifications to Sample Fee Agreement Forms. Request for Release for Public Comment
Attachments:
ATT A.1. Modified Sample Fee Agreement FormsATT A.2. Modified Instructions for Sample Fee Agreement FormsATT A.3. Modified Other Clauses of InterestATT B.1. Chart of Changes to Sample Fee Agreement FormsATT B.2. Chart of Changes to Other Clauses of InterestATT C.1. Changes to Sample Fee Agreement Forms Legislative Version (not ADA compliant)ATT C.1. Changes to Sample Fee Agreement Forms Legislative Version (ADA compliant) ATT C.2. Changes to Instructions Legislative Version (not ADA Compliant)ATT C.2. Changes to Instructions Legislative Version (ADA Compliant) ATT C.3. Changes to Other Clauses of Interest Legislative Version (not ADA Compliant)ATT C.3. Changes to Other Clauses of Interest Legislative Version (ADA Compliant)
IV. Discussion/Information
A. Update on Client Trust Account Self-Assessment (Rosing/Van Horn) [10 minutes]
B. Update on OCTC Case Management System (Dunn) (3 minutes)
C. Update on Simplified Metrics Project (Rosing/Mangers) (5 minutes)
V. Reports
A. Status Report from Office of Admissions (Murphy) (10 minutes)
V. Reports
Admissions status report
1. Report from Admissions Subcommittee Chair (Torres) (3 minutes)
B. Status Report from the Office of the Chief Trial Counsel (Kim) (10 minutes)
V. Reports
Status Report from the Office of the Chief Trial Counsel
C. Status Report from Client Security Fund (Meloch/Wong) (10 minutes)
V. Reports
Client Security Fund status report
D. Status Report from Competence (Difuntorum) (5 minutes)
V. Reports
Status Report from Competence Unit
E. Status Report from Probation (Wong) (1 minute)
V. Reports
Probation Status Report
F. Status Report from Mandatory Fee Arbitration (Hull) (1 minute)
V. Reports
Status Report from Mandatory Fee Arbitration
Closed Session

~ None
* 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.