Committee on Professional Responsibility & Conduct
Notice and Agenda
Friday, December 6, 2019
10:00 am - 4:30 am
State Bar of California
180 Howard Street, Room 8B, 8th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105

Questions regarding any agenda item should be directed to the Committee Coordinator(s), Andrew Tuft at 415-538-2172 or Chair, Stephen Bundy 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.

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Open Session

A. Chair's Report
1. Roll Call
2. Public Comment
3. Announcements
4. Staff Report
5. Approval of Open Session Action Summary from the October 25, 2019
A. Chair's Report
5. October 25, 2019 Meeting Action Summary
B. Discussion of Draft Opinions Previously Circulated for Public Comment
1. 17-0001 [re Advising a Marijuana Business]
B. Discussion of Draft Opinions Previously Circulated for Public Comment
1. 17-0001 Advising a Marijuana Business
C. Discussion and Possible Approval for Public Comment of Draft Opinions Not Yet Released for Public Comment
1. 13-0002 [re Attorney with a Vulnerable Client]
C. Discussion and Possible Approval for Public Comment of Draft Opinions Not Yet Released for Public Comment
1. 13-0002 Attorney with a Vulnerable Client
2. 13-0004 [re Collecting Unpaid Fees]
C. Discussion and Possible Approval for Public Comment of Draft Opinions Not Yet Released for Public Comment
2. 13-0004 Collecting Unpaid Fees2. 13-0004 Collecting Unpaid Fees
3. 14-0001 [re Colleague Impairment]
C. Discussion and Possible Approval for Public Comment of Draft Opinions Not Yet Released for Public Comment
3. 14-0001 Colleague Impairment
4. 16-0002 [re the Ethics of Responding to Cyber Risks]
C. Discussion and Possible Approval for Public Comment of Draft Opinions Not Yet Released for Public Comment
4. 16-0002 Cyber Risks
5. 17-0003 [re Duty of Confidentiality to Prospective Client]
C. Discussion and Possible Approval for Public Comment of Draft Opinions Not Yet Released for Public Comment
5. 17-0003 Duty of Confidentiality to Prospective Client
6. 19-0003 [re Improper Contract Provisions]
7. 19-0004 [re Client File Release and Retention Duties]
D. Discussion and Possible Approval of Arbitration Advisories Not Yet Released for Public Comment
1. 2019-0XA [re Arbitration Advisory on Awards of Interest by Arbitrator]
D. Discussion and Possible Approval of Arbitration Advisories Not Yet Released for Public Comment
1. 2019-0XA Awards of Interest
2. 2019-0XB [re Arbitration Advisory on Costs]
D. Discussion and Possible Approval of Arbitration Advisories Not Yet Released for Public Comment
2. 2019-0XB Costs
E. Oral Report on Opinions Currently Circulating for Public Comment
1. 14-0002 [re Alternative Litigation Funding]
E. Oral Report on Opinions Currently Circulating for Public Comment
1. 14-0002 Alternative Litigation Funding
F. Discussion of Special Projects
1. 2020 Annual Statewide Ethics Symposium Planning
F. Discussion of Special Projects
1. 14-0002 Alternative Litigation Funding
2. Outreach Working Group Report
3. Proposed Amended Rules of Professional Conduct Regarding File Release and Retention Duties – Consideration Following Public Comment
F. Discussion of Special Projects
3. File Release-Retention
4. ATILS Working Group Report
5. Consideration Regarding Request to Adopt ABA Model Rule 8.3 (Reporting Professional Misconduct)
F. Discussion of Special Projects
5. Model Rule 8.3
Closed Session

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, those requiring accommodations at this meeting should notify Lauren McCurdy at 415-538-2107. Please provide notification at least 72 hours prior to the meeting to allow sufficient time to make arrangements for accommodations at this meeting.
The notice and agenda is available at: http://board.calbar.ca.gov/Committees.aspx.



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