California Board of Legal Specialization
Notice and Agenda
Friday, September 6, 2019
9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

State Bar of California
Conference Rooms 4A-C
180 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94105

Questions regarding any agenda item should be directed to the Committee Coordinator, Adrian Galang at (415) 538-2115 or 180 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 or Chair, . 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 Coulter, Louis Esbin, Robert Hershenson, Mark A Lester, Cynthia Levin, Donald Sheppard, Aurelio Torre.
The order of business is approximate and subject to change.
Open Session


Call For Public Comment
Oral Report
I. Staff Reports
A. Staffing Updates
B. Implementation Plan Related to the Legal Specialization Program

1. Discussion of Proposed Policy for Certification/Re-Certification Review
2. Discussion of Working Group Requirements and Responsibilities

C. Recent Developments
II. Consent
A. Approval of June 14, 2019 California Board of Legal Specialization Public Meeting Minutes
II. Consent
June 14, 2019 California Board of Legal Specialization Open Meeting Minutes
III. Business
A. Report on Financial and Operational Key Indicators
III. Business
Report on Financial and Operational Key Indicators
Attachments:
A. Total Number of Certified Specialists as of August 30, 2019B. Total Number of Resignations by Reason, 2017 and 2018 Annual v 2019 Year to DateC. Total Number of Certified Specialists in Compliance Group 1
B. Report on Legal Specialist Examination Post-Examination Application Statuses
III. Business
Report on Legal Specialist Examination Post-Examination Application Statuses
Attachments:
A. 2017 Post-Examination Applications Filed by Specialty as of August 30, 2019
C. Approval of Staff Recommendations Regarding Certification and Recertification - Item Withdrawn
D. Approval of Proposed Certification Revocations for Failure to Pay 2019 Legal Specialization Program Annual Fee
III. Business
Approval of Proposed Certification Revocations for Failure to Pay 2019 Legal Specialization Program Annual Fee
Attachments:
A. List of certified specialists who did not pay the 2019 Legal Specialization Program Annual Fee as of August 30, 2019
E. Approval of Proposed Certification Revocations for Failure to Report Group 1 Legal Specialist Continuing Legal Education Compliance
III. Business
Approval of Proposed Certification Revocations for Failure to Report Group 1 Legal Specialist Continuing Legal Education Compliance
Attachments:
A. List of certified specialists who did submit 2019 Group 1 LSCLE compliance as of August 30, 2019
F. Review of The International Association of Privacy Professionals’ (IAPP) Application for Accreditation of Specialty Certification Program in Privacy Law
Closed Session

I. Consent
A. Approval of June 14, 2019 California Board of Legal Specialization Closed Meeting Minutes

[Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126.1.]

II. Business
A. Report on Legal Specialist Examination Development

[Closed pursuant to Business & Professions Code § 6026.7(c)(2).]




ADJOURN


In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, those requiring special accommodations for this meeting should notify Adrian Galang at 415-538-2115. Notification at least 72 hours prior to the meeting will allow time to make reasonable arrangements for accessibility to this meeting.

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