Committee on Professional Responsibility & Conduct
Notice and Agenda
Thursday, April 11, 2019
10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
The State Bar of California
845 South Figueroa Street
Board Room, 2nd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017

Questions regarding any agenda item should be directed to the Committee Coordinator(s), Andrew Tuft at 415-538-2172 or Chair, Amy Bomse at 415-538-2116. 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: .
The order of business is approximate and subject to change.
Open Session

A. Remarks From the Chair
1. Roll Call
2. Public Comment
3. Announcements
4. Staff Report
5. Approval of Open Session Action Summary from the February 22, 2019 Meeting5. 19-02-22 Meeting Action Summary
B. Discussion of Draft Opinions Previously Circulated for Public Comment
1. 14-0004 [re Witness Perjury]1. 14-0004 Notice-Opinion-CommentsPost-Public Comment Revisions to 14-0004
2. 14-0003 [re Settling Before Withdrawal]2 14-0003 Settling Before Withdrawal
C. Discussion and Possible Approval for Public Comment of Draft Opinions Not Yet
1. 13-0002 [re Attorney with a Vulnerable Client]
2. 13-0004 [re Collecting Unpaid Fees]
3. 14-0001 [re Colleague Impairment]
4. 14-0002 [re Alternative Litigation Funding].4. 14-0002 Alternative Litigation Funding (18-10-19) - CLEAN
5. 16-0002 [re Lost or Stolen Laptop or Briefcase]5. 16-0002 Lost Laptop (19-04-11) - CLEAN
6. 16-0003 [re Ancillary Business]6. 16-0003 Ancillary Business Issues (19-04-11) - CLEAN
7. 17-0001 [re Advising a Marijuana Business]7. 17-0001 Advising a Marijuana Business (19-04-11) - CLEAN
8. 17-0003 [re Duty of Confidentiality to Prospective Client]
D. Oral Report on Opinions Currently Circulating for Public Comment
1. 12-0003 [re Attorney Directory and Rating Websites]1. 12-0003 Attorney Rating Sites - Memo and Opinion
2. 13-0003 [re Ethical Obligations When Departing Firm]2. 13-0003 Ethical Obligations When Departing Firm - Memo and Opinion
E. Special Projects
1. Outreach Working Group Report
2. 2019 Ethics Symposium Working Group Report
3. AB 1987 Working Group ReportE.3. AB1987 Working Group Report
Closed Session

None*