California Board of Legal Specialization
Notice and Agenda
Friday, March 18, 2022
2:30 p.m. - 4:30 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, Mark A Lester 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, Michael Lee, 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/99504016238
Call-In Number: 669-900-9128
Webinar ID: 995-0401-6238

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 December 17, 2021 California Board of Legal Specialization Public Meeting MinutesA. Approval of December 17, 2021 California Board of Legal Specialization Public Meeting Minutes
III. Staff Reports
A. Update on CBLS Appointments
B. Update on CBLS 2022 Work Plan
C. Update on 2023 Legal Specialization Budget Reserve Spend Down Initiatives
D. Recent Developments
IV. Business
A. Review of Report on Financial and Operational Key IndicatorsA. Review of Report on Financial and Operational Key Indicators A. Legal Specailization portion of State Bar Final 2022 BudgetB. Total Number of Certified Specialists as of March 1, 2022C. Total Number of Resignations by Reason, 2020 and 2021 Annual v 2022 Year to DateD. Total Number of Certified Specialists in Compliance Group 2E. Total Number of Certified Specialists in Compliance Group 1
B. Review of Report on Initial Certification Application StatusesB. Review of Report on Initial Certification Application Statuses A. 2019 Post-Examination Initial Certification Applications Filed, by Specialty, as of March 1, 2022
C. Review of Report on Administration of the 2021 Legal Specialist Examination
D. Approval of Certification Revocations for Failure to RecertifyD. Approval of Certification Revocations for Failure to Recertify A. List of certified specialists who did not file recertification applications that were due before December 1, 2021
E. Approval of Annual Certification Revocations for Failure to Report Group 2 2021 Legal Specialist Continuing Legal Education ComplianceE. Approval of Annual Certification Revocations for Failure to Report Group 2 2021 Legal Specialist Continuing Legal Education ComplianceA. List of certified specialists who did not submit 2021 Group 2 LSCLE compliance as of March 1, 2022
F. Approval of Annual Fee Waiver for Specialists Enrolled in State Bar Pro Bono Practice ProgramF. Approval of Annual Fee Waiver for Specialists Enrolled in State Bar Pro Bono Practice Program
G. Discussion on Procedure to Review Legal Specialist Examination Notice of Violation of Examination Rules or Policies Appeals
Closed Session

I. Consent
A. Approval of December 17, 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).]



ADJOURN


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