Stakeholders, Access to Justice, and Appointments Committee Notice and Agenda Thursday, March 9, 2017 9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
The State Bar of California 845 South Figueroa Street Board Room, 2nd Floor Los Angeles, CA 90017-2515 (213) 765-1000
Questions regarding any agenda item should be directed to the Committee Coordinator, Leanna Dickstein at (213) 765-1337, 845 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90017 or Chair, Michael Colantuono at (213) 765-1337, 845 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90017. 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: Janet Brewer, Mark Broughton, Terrance Flanigan, James Fox, Stacie Spector, Todd Stevens.
The order of business is approximate and subject to change.
Closed Session
I. Consent
A.
Mandatory Fee Arbitration - Appointment of New Arbitrators [MAR 6011]
*Closed pursuant to Business and Professions Code § 6026.5 (a)(7).
B.
Trusts and Estates Section Executive Committee – Interim [MAR 6012]
*Closed pursuant to Business and Professions Code § 6026.5 (a)(7).
C.
Legal Services of Northern California (LSNC) Board of Directors, Annual Appointment of Members [MAR 6013]
*Closed pursuant to Business and Professions Code § 6026.5 (a)(7).
II. Business
NONE
Open Session
I. Chair's Report
Call For Public Comment
Oral Report (5 min)
II. Consent
NONE
III. Business
A.
Legal Services Funding [MAR163] (Jessie Kornberg, Executive Director, Bet Tzedek Legal Services and Kelli Evans, Senior Director, Administration of Justice, Office of Legal Services) (15 min)
Modification to Guidelines and Minimum Qualification of Arbitrators to State Bar Fee Arbitration Department [MAR161] (Douglass Hull, Director, Mandatory Fee Arbitration) (5 min)
Committee on Mandatory Fee Arbitration Proposed Letter to California Law Revision Commission Regarding Mediation Confidentiality Study [MAR162] (Joel Mark, Member, Committee on Mandatory Fee Arbitration and Douglass Hull) (15 min)
Report and Proposed Action on Restructure of State Bar Standing Committees and Other Sub-entities. [MAR164] (Leah Wilson, Chief Operating Officer and Saul Bercovitch, Attorney III, Office of General Counsel) (15 min)
