Ad Hoc Commission on the Discipline System - Fairness Subcommittee
Notice and Agenda
Tuesday, June 22, 2021
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Teleconference

The State Bar of California

Questions regarding any agenda item should be directed to the Committee Coordinator, Justin Ewert at 415-538-2235, 180 Howard Street, San Francisco CA, 94105 or Chair, Shanae Buffington at 415-538-2300. 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: Michele Anderson, Ray Buenaventura, Ruben Duran, Sarah Good, Shelan Joseph, Jerry Larkin, Melanie Lawrence, Edward Lear, Hon. W. Kearse McGill, Steven Moawad, Ellen Pansky, Sean SeLegue, Martin Winfield.
The order of business is approximate and subject to change.

Members of the public may access this meeting as follows:
Zoom Link: https://calbar.zoom.us/j/94632444080
Call-In Number: 669-900-9128
Webinar ID: 946-3244-4080

Open Session

I. Chair's Welcome
A. Call for Public Comment (Members of the public may speak to any item on the agenda. The Chair reserves the right to limit the duration of public comment.)
B. Review Meeting Agenda
II. Business
A. Addressing Racial Disparities in the Discipline System (Robertson)
II. Business
Background - Report on Disparities in the Discipline System
Attachments:
Background - July 2020 Robertson report to BOTBackground - Sample RA letterBackground - September 2020 RA Bank Matters Analysis for BOT Background - July 2016 Report on Expungements to BOT
B. Other Disparities in the Discipline System
C. Impact of Attorney Fees and Costs
II. Business
Background - 2021 Discipline Costs
D. Impact of Prior Complaints on the Discipline Process
II. Business
Background - State Bar Progressive Discipline
Attachments:
Background - Rules of Procedure of the State Bar of California
Closed Session

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The notice and agenda are available at https://board.calbar.ca.gov/Committees.aspx.