Regulation and Admissions Committee
Notice and Agenda
Friday, March 5, 2010
9:00 AM*
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.

* LSC will meet at 9:00 am, if necessary.

* PPDB will meet at the conclusion of LSC.

* RAC will meet at the conclusion of PPDB.

Open Session

I. Chair's Report
Oral Report
II. Consent
III. Action
A. Rules of Professional Conduct, Proposed New and Amended, Batch 5, Return from Pubilc Comment [Back-to-Back Item MARCH 131] (Difuntorum)
III. Action
Rules of Professional Conduct, Proposed New and Amended, Batch 5
Attachments:
ATT 1 - Dashboards and Rule Background MaterialsATT 2 - Full Text of Public Comments ReceivedATT 3 - Transcript of Public HearingATT 4 - Clean Rule Drafts as Distributed for Public CommentATT 5 - Initial MARCH 131 Agenda Item
B. Rules of Professional Conduct, Proposed New and Amended, Batches 1 - 5, Request for Final Public Comment [Back-to-Back Item MARCH 132] (Difuntorum)
III. Action
Rules of Professional Conduct - Request for Final Public Comment
Attachments:
ATT 1 - Clean Rule Drafts, Batches 1 - 6ATT 2 - Dashboards & Rule Background MaterialsATT 3 - Proposed Request for Public Comment Notice
C. State Bar Rules, Title 3, Programs and Services, Individuals not Members of the State Bar, Proposed Amendments, Return from Public Comment [Back-to-Back Item MARCH 133] (Murphy)
III. Action
State Bar Rules - Title 3 - Return from Public Comment
Attachments:
ATT A - Practical Training of Law Students RulesATT B - Out-of-State Attorney Arbitration CounselATT C - Foreign Legal Consultant RulesATT D - Registered Legal Services Attorneys RulesATT E - Registered In-House Counsel RulesATT F - Rules of Court 9.42 - 9.46ATT G - Public Comment
IV. Discussion/Information
V. Reports
A. Status Report on Multi-Jurisdictional Practice (Murphy)
V. Reports
Multi-Jurisdictional Practice Report
B. 2009 Year-End Work Plan Assessments
V. Reports
2009 Year-End Work Assessments
Attachments:
1. Committee of Bar Examiners 2009 Accomplishments2. COPRAC 2009 Accomplishments3. Rules Revision Commission 2009 Accomplishments

1. Committee of Bar Examiners (Murphy)

2. Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct (COPRAC) (Difuntorum)

3. Commission for the Revision of the Rules of Professional Conduct (RRC) (Difuntorum)

C. Status Report from Competence (Difuntorum)
V. Reports
2009 Year-End Competence Status Report
D. 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
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.