Committee on Professional Responsibility & Conduct
Notice and Agenda
Friday, January 17, 2020
10:00 am - 4:30 pm
The State Bar of California
845 S. Figueroa St.
Room 2E / 2F
Los Angeles, CA 90017-2515

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 December 6, 2019 meeting
A. Chair's Report
5. December 6, 2019 Meeting Action Summary
B. Discussion of Draft Opinions Previously Circulated for Public Comment
1. 14-0002 [re Alternative Litigation Funding]
B. Discussion of Draft Opinions Previously Circulated for Public Comment
1. 14-0002 Alternative Litigation Funding
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 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. 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
4. 17-0003 Duty of Confidentiality to Prospective Client (20-01-17)
5. 19-0003 [re Improper Contract Provisions]
C. Discussion and Possible Approval for Public Comment of Draft Opinions Not Yet Released for Public Comment
5. 19-0003 Improper Contract Provisions
6. 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]
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 Arbitration Advisory on Costs
E. Oral Report on Opinions Currently Circulating for Public Comment
1. 17-0001 [re Advising a Marijuana Business]
E. Oral Report on Opinions Currently Circulating for Public Comment
1. 17-0001 Advising a Marijuana Business
2. 16-0002 [re the Ethics of Responding to Cyber Risks]
E. Oral Report on Opinions Currently Circulating for Public Comment
2. 16-0002 Data Breaches
F. Discussion of New Opinion Topic
1. Consideration of New Opinion Requests
F. Discussion of New Opinion Topic
1. Consideration of New Opinion Requests
G. Discussion of Special Projects
1. 2020 Annual Statewide Ethics Symposium Planning
2. Outreach Working Group Report
3. ATILS Working Group Report
Closed Session

None*

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