Regulation and Admissions Committee
Notice and Agenda
Friday, July 23, 2010
1:00 pm - 5:30 pm
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. California Rules of Court, Rule 9.30, Admission to Practice Law - Legal Education, Proposed Amendments, Request for Public Comment (Murphy)
II. Consent
Revision to California Rule of Court 9.30 - Unaccredited Law Schools
Attachments:
Current Rule 9.30, Cal. Rules of Court - ATT 1Proposed Revisions to Rule 9.30, Cal. Rules of Court - ATT 2
III. Action
A. Rules Revision Commission's Final Report Including All Proposed New and Amended Rules of Professional Conduct, Return from Public Comment [Back-to-Back Item JULY 131] (Difuntorum)
III. Action
Rules Revision Commission Final Report (JULY 131)
Attachments:
Rule Dashboards and Background Materials ATT 1Full Text of Public Comments Received ATT 2Public Hearing Transcripts ATT 3Rules as Circulated for Public Comment ATT 4Rules and Concepts Considered but Not Recommended for Adoption ATT 5References to Rules of Prof. Conduct in Cal. Rules & Codes ATT 6Separate Commission Member Dissents to Commission's Recommendations ATT 7Request to Testify Before the Board of Governors from Mr. Tarlow on Rule 1.5 ATT 8
B. Proposal to Establish a California Professional Responsibility Award [Back-to-Back Item JULY 132] (Difuntorum)
III. Action
Proposed Cal. Professional Responsibility Award
C. Referral of ABA Model Rule on Conditional Admission (Murphy)
III. Action
ABA Model Rule on Conditional Admission
Attachments:
ABA Model Rule on Conditional Admission ATT 1
IV. Discussion/Information
V. Reports
A. Status Report from Competence (Difuntorum)
V. Reports
Competence Status Report Thru May 31, 2010
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
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.