Commission for the Revision of the Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of California
Notice and Agenda
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

The State Bar of California
180 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
845 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90017
San Francisco / Los Angeles / Conference Call,

Questions regarding any agenda item should be directed to the Committee Coordinator, 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: Jeffrey Bleich (Co-Vice-Chair), George Cardona, Danny Chou, Nanci Clinch, Hon. Karen Clopton, Joan Croker, Daniel Eaton, James Ham, Lee Harris, Tobi Inlender, Robert Kehr, Howard Kornberg, Carol Langford, Raul Martinez, Toby Rothschild, Hon. Dean Stout, Mark Tuft, Dean Zipser (Co-Vice-Chair).
The order of business is approximate and subject to change.

In-Person and Conference Call Meeting (Conference Rooms SF Room A-C & LA Room 2A)

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Open Session

I. Chair's Report
A. Oral Report
II. Consent Agenda
A. Regular Meeting on February 2, 2017 (Open Session)
II. Consent Agenda
February 2, 2017 Meeting Action Summary
B. Consideration of Commission's Responses to Dissents
II. Consent Agenda
B. Proposed Rules and Dissents-Responses
Attachments:
ATT-1 Rule 3.8 Draft Revised RRC Response to Dissent of Eaton and Cardona
Rule 1.0 [1-100] Purpose and Function of the Rules of Professional Conduct
Rule 1.0.1 [1-100(B)] Terminology
Rule 1.3 [3-110(B)] Diligence
Rule 1.7 [3-310] Conflict of Interests: Current Clients
Rule 1.8.1 [3-300] Business Transactions with a Client and Pecuniary Interests Adverse to the Client
Rule 1.8.5 [4-210] Payment of Personal or Business Expenses Incurred by or for a Client
Rule 1.8.10 [3-120] Sexual Relations with Client
Rule 1.18 Duties To Prospective Client
Rule 3.3 [5-200(A)-(D)] Candor Toward the Tribunal
Rule 3.8 [5-110] Special Responsibilities of a Prosecutor
Rule 4.2 [2-100] Communication with a Represented Person
Rule 5.3.1 [1-311] Employment of Disbarred, Suspended, Resigned, or Involuntarily Inactive Lawyer
Rule 8.4.1 [2-400] Prohibited Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation
C. Approval of Commission's Report on Model Rules Considered but Not Recommended for Adoption
II. Consent Agenda
C. Report on Concepts Considered But Rejected
Model Rule 2.3 Evaluation for Use by Third Parties
Model Rule 5.7 Responsibilities Regarding Law Related Services
Model Rule 6.1 Voluntary Pro Bono Publico Service
Model Rule 6.2 Accepting Appointments
Model Rule 6.4 Law Reform Activities
Model Rule 7.6 Political Contributions to Obtain Government Engagements or Appointments by Judges
Model Rule 8.3 Reporting Professional Misconduct
III. Action
A. Consideration of Proposed Rule 1.7 [3-310] Conflicts of Interest: Current Clients - Return from Public Comment
III. Action
III.A. Proposed Rule 1.7 - Return from Public Comment
Attachments:
ATT-1 Proposed Rule 1.7 Public Comment Synopsis Table and LA County Public Defender/Alternate LA County Public Defender Public Comments
Closed Session




ADJOURN


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