Board of Trustees
and
Regulation and Discipline Committee
Notice and Agenda
Thursday, May 7, 2015
9:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
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, Dennis Mangers at (415) 538-2015. 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: Glenda Corcoran, Miriam Krinsky, Danette Meyers, David Pasternak, Heather Rosing, Hernán Vera.
The order of business is approximate and subject to change.
Open Session

I. Chair's Report
A. Oral Report (5 minutes)
B. Call for Public Comment (1 minute)
II. Consent
A. Proposed Amendments to the State Bar Rules Re: Legal Specialization and the Rules of Procedure of the State Bar of California Concerning Handling of Certification (1 minute)
II. Consent
Proposed Amendments to Rules re Legal Specialization denials
Attachments:
Proposed Amendments to Rules re Legal Specialization denials Attachment 1 Rules of Procedure modificationsProposed Amendments to Rules re Legal Specialization denials Attachment 2 Legal Specialization Rules modifications
III. Action
A. Standards for Attorney Sanctions for Professional Misconduct, Proposed Modifications. Request for Adoption after public comment. (Grunberg) [Back-to-Back Item May 121] (20 minutes)
III. Action
Proposed Revision to Sanction Standards
Attachments:
Proposed Revision to Sanction Standards Attachment 1 Robinson CommentProposed Revision to Sanction Standards Attachment 2 Standards ADA CompliantProposed Revision to Sanction Standards Attachment 3 Standards Clean version
B. Updates to Sample Fee Agreement Forms. Request for Adoption Following Public Comment. (Hull) [Back-to-Back item May 122] (15 minutes)
III. Action
Updates to Sample Fee Agreement forms
Attachments:
Updates to sample Fee Agreement Forms
IV. Discussion/Information
No items

V. Reports
A. Report from Office of Chief Trial Counsel (Kim) (10 minutes)
V. Reports
Status Report from the Office of the Chief Trial Counsel
B. Report from Client Security Fund (Meloch) (10 minutes)
V. Reports
Client Security Fund Status Report
C. Report from Competence Unit (Difuntorum) (7 minutes)
V. Reports
Competence Status Report
D. Report from State Bar Court (Wong) (4 minutes)
V. Reports
State Bar Court status report
E. Report from Probation Department (Wong) (1 minute)
V. Reports
Probation Status Report
F. Report from Mandatory Fee Arbitration (Hull) (1 minute)
V. Reports
Mandatory Fee Arbitration Status Report
Closed Session

I. Consent
No items

II. Action
A. Rule 2201 Report(s) from Special Deputy Trial Counsel (Hawley) (15 minutes) (materials to be distributed separately)
III. Discussion/Information
No items

IV. Reports
No items

* 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.