Stakeholder Relations
Notice and Agenda
Friday, May 15, 2009
(Time to be determined)
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), Mary Flynn at 415-538-2251 or Chair, Bonnie Dumanis at (619) 531-4114. 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: Rex Heinke, Paul Kramer, Jr., Laura Chick, William Gailey, Richard Rubin, Jeannine English, James Aguirre, Joseph Chairez, Micha Liberty.
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. Commission on Access to Justice: Proposed Addition of Legal Aid Association of California (LAAC) as an appointing entity** (Mary Lavery Flynn) (MAY 54-165)
II. Consent
MAY 54-165 Commission on Access to Justice: Proposed Addition of Legal Aid Association of California (LAAC) as an appointing entity
B. Pro Bono Week Celebration Resolution** (Sharon Ngim) (MAY 54-166)
II. Consent
MAY 54-166 National Pro Bono Week Celebration Resolution
C. Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation; 2008 Activities and Statistical Report** – JNE statistical report: proposed receipt for filing (Heidi Schwab-Wilhelmi) (MAY 54-167)
II. Consent
MAY 54-167 JNE Report
Attachments:
MAY 54-167 Attachment 1 JNE Statistical Report
III. Action
A. Immediate Action Items** (MAY 162) (Anthony Williams)
III. Action
Immediate Action Items - AB 48, AB 484, AB 590, AB 663, AB 764, AB 984, SB 94, SB 377
B. Consideration of Bills of Others** (MAY 163) (Anthony Williams; Saul Bercovitch)
C. Limited Scope Legal Assistance (“Unbundling”) -- Proposed Resolution to Encourage Expanded Focus on Unbundling as an Effective Delivery Model: Return from Public Comment** (Patricia Lee; Rodney Low; Bob Hawley) (MAY 164)
III. Action
MAY 164 Limited Scope Legal Assistance (Unbundling)
Attachments:
MAY 164 Attachment AMAY 164 Attachment BMAY 164 Attachment C
IV. Discussion/Information
A. Providing support for displaced attorneys, including encouraging them to volunteer with legal aid programs (Holly Fujie; Patricia Lee)
B. Consideration of Judicial Branch Issues (Anthony Williams)
C. Annual Reports from Committees and Commissions for Oversight purposes (Saul Bercovitch): 1. Committee on Administration of Justice 2. Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution 3. Committee on Appellate Courts 4. Committee on Federal Courts
IV. Discussion/Information
Annual Reports from Committees and Commissions for 2008
Attachments:
IV (C) Attachment: Annual Reports from Committees and Commissions for 2008
V. Reports
A. Report from the Office of Governmental Affairs** (MAY 161) (Anthony Williams)
B. Report on Office of Legal Services, Access & Fairness Programs (Patricia Lee)
C. Report on Legal Services Trust Fund Program (Stephanie Choy)
D. Report on Bar Relations Outreach (Carol Madeja)
E. Report from the Office of Media & Information Services (Dean Kinley)
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.