California Board of Legal Specialization
Notice and Agenda
Friday, June 4, 2021
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Teleconference

The State Bar of California

Questions regarding any agenda item should be directed to the Committee Coordinator, Adrian Galang at 415-538-2115, 180 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 or Chair, Robert Hershenson at 415-538-2115. 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: Norma Acosta, Jeffrey Hammerschmidt, Mark A Lester, Avi Levy, Natalie Vance, Jake Yoon.
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/97256967516
Call-In Number: 669-900-9128
Webinar ID: 972-5696-7516

Open Session

I. Chair's Report
A. Roll Call
B. Call for Public Comment [The Chair reserves the right to limit the duration of the public comment period.]
II. Consent
A. Approval of March 5, 2021 California Board of Legal Specialization Public Meeting Minutes
II. Consent
II.A. Approval of March 5, 2021 California Board of Legal Specialization Public Meeting Minutes
III. Staff Reports
A. Update on CBLS 2021 Work Plan Initiatives
B. Update on 2021-2022 CBLS Appointments
C. Recent Developments
IV. Business
A, Review of Report on Financial and Operational Key Indicators
IV. Business
IV.A. Review of Report on Financial and Operational Key Indicators
Attachments:
Attachment A. Q4 Financial Statement Report, Investment Report, Client Security Fund ReportAttachment B. Total Number of Certified Specialists as of June 1, 2021Attachment C. Total Number of Resignations by Reason, 2019 and 2020 Annual v 2021 Year to DateAttachment D. Total Number of Certified Specialists in Compliance Group 2
B. Review of Report on Initial Certification Application Statuses
IV. Business
IV.B. Review of Report on Initial Certification Application Statuses
Attachments:
Attachment A. 2017 Post-Examination Initial Certification Applications Filed by Specialty as of June 1, 2021Attachment B. 2019 Post-Examination Initial Certification Applications Filed by Specialty as of June 1, 2021
C. Review of Report on 2021 Legal Specialist Examination Registrations
D. Approval of Certification Revocations for Failure to Recertify
IV. Business
IV.D. Approval of Certification Revocations for Failure to Recertify
Attachments:
Attachment A. List of certified specialists who did not file recertification applications that were otherwise due before March 1, 2021
E. Approval of the 2020 Annual Report of the California Board of Legal Specialization
IV. Business
IV.E. Approval of the 2020 Annual Report of the California Board of Legal Specialization
Attachments:
Attachment A. 2020 Annual Report of the California Board of Legal Specialization
F. Approval of 2022 Legal Specialization Budget Reserve Spend Down Initiatives for Recommendation to the Board of Trustees for Final Approval
IV. Business
IV.F. Approval of 2022 Legal Specialization Budget Reserve Spend Down Initiatives for Recommendation to the Board of Trustees for Final Approval
Closed Session

I. Consent
A. Approval of March 5, 2021 California Board of Legal Specialization Closed Meeting Minutes [Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126.1.]
II. Business
A. Review of Report on Legal Specialist Examination Development [Closed pursuant to Business & Professions Code § 6026.7(c)(2).]
B. Progress Update on Legal Specialist Examination Question Item Banking System Planning [Closed pursuant to Business & Professions Code § 6026.7(c)(2).]



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