Regulation and Admissions Committee
Notice and Agenda
Thursday, November 12, 2009
12:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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), Randy Difuntorum at 415-538-2161 or Chair, Michael Marcus at (310) 201-0010. 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: George Davis, James Aguirre, Lowell Carruth, Joseph Chairez, Clark Gehlbach, Rex Heinke, Cheryl Hicks, Micha Liberty, 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

I. Chair's Report
Oral Report
II. Consent
A. State Bar Rules, Title 3, Divisions 1 and 3, Individuals not Members of State Bar, Proposed Amendments, Request for Public Comment (Murphy)
II. Consent
Admissions Rules
Attachments:
II.A. Appendix AII.A. Appendix BII.A. Appendix CII.A. Appendix DII.A. Appendix EII.A. Appendix F
III. Action
A. State Bar Rules, Title 4, Division 1, Admissions and Educational Standards, Proposed Amendments, Return from Public Comment [Back-to-Back Item Nov. 54-131] (Murphy)
III. Action
III.A. - NOV 54-131 Admissions Rules
Attachments:
III.A. - NOV 54-131 Appendix A
B. Rules of Professional Conduct, Proposed New and Amended, Batches 1, 2, and 3, Return from Public Comment [Back-to-Back Item Nov. 132] (Difuntorum)
III. Action
NOV 132 Proposed Rules of Professional Conduct
Attachments:
III.B. - NOV 132 Attachment 1 - Model Rule Comparison MaterialsIII.B. - NOV 132 Attachment 2 - Full Text of Comments ReceivedIII.B. - NOV 132 Attachment 3 - Public Hearing TranscriptsIII.B. - NOV 132 Attachment 4 - Rules as Circulated for Public Comment
IV. Discussion/Information
V. Reports
A. Status Report from Competence (Difuntorum)
V. Reports
Professional Competence Status Report
B. Status Report from Admissions (Murphy)
V. Reports
Admissions Status Report
Closed Session

I. Consent
II. Action
III. Advice of counsel pertaining to matters on the open agenda


Advice of counsel pertaining to matters on the open agenda
IV. Discussion/Information
A. Rules of Professional Conduct, Proposed New and Amended, Batch 1, Legal Advice re Proposed Rule 1.8.10 Sexual Relations With Client (Yen)

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(d) to consider a personnel matter.

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