Commission for the Revision of the Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of California
Notice and Agenda
Friday, January 22, 2016
10:00 am - 4:30 pm
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(s), Randall Difuntorum at (415) 538-2161, 180 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 or Chair, Justice Lee Edmon at (415) 538-2107, 180 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. 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: George Cardona, Danny Chou, Daniel Eaton, Tobi Inlender, Kevin Mohr, Toby Rothschild, Mark Tuft.
The order of business is approximate and subject to change.

NOTE: This is a 2-day meeting. The agenda items and materials for both the
January 22nd and January 23rd meetings are identical. The agenda items to
be discussed on January 23rd depend on the progress made on January 22nd.

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Open Session

I. Chair's Report
A. Oral Report

II. Consent Agenda - Approval of Action Summary
A. Regular Meeting on November 13 & 14, 2015 (Open Session)
II. Consent Agenda - Approval of Action Summary
RRC2 - 11-13 and 14 -2015 Meeting Action Summary DFT3
III. Action
A. Report and Recommendation on Rule 1-650 (Limited Legal Services Programs) (including ABA Model Rule 6.1 Pro Bono Publico Service)
III. Action
Rule 1-650 [6.1] Memo & Rule DFT1.3 (01-06-16)
Attachments:
ATT1 Rule 1-650 [6.1][6.2][6.3][6.4][6.5] - Post-Agenda E-mails, etc. - REV2 (01-19-16)
B. Report and Recommendation on Rule 1-100(B) (Terminology) (including ABA Model Rule 1.0 Terminology)
III. Action
Rule 1-100(B) [1.0.1] Report & Recommendation DFT1.4 (12-31-15)
Attachments:
ATT1 Rule 1-100(B) [1.0.1] - Post-Agenda E-mails, etc. - REV (01-19-16)ATT2 Rule 1-100(B) [1.0.1] - Lamport Email Comment (1-20-16)
C. Report and Recommendation on Rule 3-100 (Confidential Information of a Client) (including ABA Model Rule 1.14 Client with Diminished Capacity)
III. Action
Rule 3-100 [1.14] Memo & Rule DFT2 (01-05-16)
Attachments:
ATT1 Rule 3-100 [1.6][1.8(b)][1.14] - Post-Agenda E-mails, etc. - REV (01-19-16)ATT2 Rule 3-100 [1.14] - Trusts & Estates Section Comment Letter (1-21-16)
D. Report and Recommendation on Rule 1-400 (Advertising and Solicitation) (including ABA Model Rules 7.1 - 7.5 re Advertising, Communications, and Direct Contact)
E. Report and Recommendation on Rule 2-300 (Sale or Purchase of a Law Practice of a Member, Living or Deceased) (including ABA Model Rule 1.17 Sale of Law Practice)
III. Action
Rule 2-300 [1.17] Report Recommendation DFT1.4 (01-07-16)
Attachments:
ATT1 Rule 2-300 [1.17] - Post-Agenda E-mails, etc. - REV (01-19-15)
F. Report and Recommendation on Rule 1-120 (Assisting, Soliciting, or Inducing Violations) (including ABA Model Rule 8.4 Misconduct) & Rule 2-400 (Prohibited Discriminatory Conduct in a Law Practice)
III. Action
Rules 1-120 & 2-400 List of Agenda Items
Attachments:
ATT1 Rule 1-120 [8.4] Report & Recommendation DFT1.2 (01-05-16)ATT2 Rule 2-400 [8.4.1] Report Recommendation DFT4.3 (01-05-16)ATT3 Rule 1-120 [8.3][8.4] - Post-Agenda E-mails, etc. - REV (01-19-16)ATT4 Rule 2-400 [8.4.1] - Post-Agenda E-mails (1-20-16)
G. Report and Recommendation on Rule 3-120 (Sexual Relations with Client) (including ABA Model Rule 1.8(j) re Sexual Relations with Client)
III. Action
Rule 3-120 [1.8.10] Report Recommendation DFT2.2 (01-04-16)
Attachments:
ATT1 Rule 3-120 [1.8.10] - Post-Agenda E-mails, etc. - REV (01-19-16)
H. Report and Recommendation on Rule 3-200 (Prohibited Objectives of Employment) (including ABA Model Rule 3.1 Meritorious Claims and Contentions)
III. Action
Rule 3-200 [3.1] Report Recommendation - DFT1.2 (12-28-15)
Attachments:
ATT1 Rule 3-200 [3.1] - Post-Agenda E-mails, etc. - REV (01-19-16)
Closed Session



None*

*Closed under Bus. & Prof. Code section 6026.5(a) to consult with counsel concerning pending or prospective litigation.

*Closed under Bus. & Prof. Code section 6026.5(d) to consider a personnel matter.