Committee on Professional Responsibility & Conduct
Notice and Agenda
Friday, January 7, 2022
10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Conference Call

The State Bar of California

Questions regarding any agenda item should be directed to the Committee Coordinator(s), Mimi Lee at 415-538-2162 or Chair, Justin Fields at 415-538-2162. 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: Kenneth Bacon, Sarah Banola, Elizabeth Bradley , Cassidy Chivers, Tobi Inlender, Brandon Krueger, Joel Mark, Eleanor Mercado, William Munoz, Kyla Rowe, Hunter Starr, Dena Roche.
The order of business is approximate and subject to change.

Members of the public may access this meeting as follows:
Toll-Free Dial-In Number: 1-669-900-9128
Meeting ID: 941 038 97217
Zoom: https://calbar.zoom.us/j/94103897217

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 December 3, 2021 Meeting
A. Remarks From the Chair
5. Open Session Action Summary
B. Discussion and Possible Approval of Draft Opinions Previously Circulated for Public Comment
1. 19-0004 [re Client File Release and Retention Duties]
B. Discussion and Possible Approval of Draft Opinions Previously Circulated for Public Comment
1. 19-0004 Client File Release and Retention Duties
2. 20-0004 [re Ethical Obligations when Working Remotely]
B. Discussion and Possible Approval of Draft Opinions Previously Circulated for Public Comment
2. 20-0004 Ethical Obligation when Working Remotely
3. 19-0003 [re Illegal Contract Provisions]
B. Discussion and Possible Approval of Draft Opinions Previously Circulated for Public Comment
3. 19-0003 Illegal Contracts Provisions
Attachments:
ATT1 - Public Comment Analysis
C. Discussion and Possible Approval of Draft Opinions Not Yet Released for Public Comment
1. 20-0001 [re Lawyer as Expert Witness]
C. Discussion and Possible Approval of Draft Opinions Not Yet Released for Public Comment
1. 20-0001 Lawyer as Expert Witness
2. 20-0002 [re Succession Planning]
3. 20-0003 [re Flat Fees and Termination]
C. Discussion and Possible Approval of Draft Opinions Not Yet Released for Public Comment
3. 20-0003 Flat Fees and Termination
4. 20-0005 [re Contingency Fee Agreements and Earning an Hourly Rate When Terminated]
C. Discussion and Possible Approval of Draft Opinions Not Yet Released for Public Comment
4. 20-0005 Contingency Fee Agreements
5. 21-0001 [re Trial Publicity]
6. 21-0002 [re Attorney as Advocate]
7. 21-0003 [re Ethics of In-House Counsel]
8. 21-0004 [re Ethical Obligation of a Deportation Attorney]
9. 21-0005 [re Criminal Defense Attorney Disclosure Obligations]
C. Discussion and Possible Approval of Draft Opinions Not Yet Released for Public Comment
9. 21-0005 Criminal Defense Attorney Disclosure Obligations
10. 21-0007 [re Cryptocurrency]
11. 21-0008 [re In-House Lawyer Compensation]
D. Special Projects
1. Paraprofessional Rules of Professional Conduct
D. Special Projects
1. Paraprofessional RPC Comment Letter
2. Legislative Activity Concerning the Restrictions on Campaign Contributions
3. Proposed Amendments to Rules 1.4 and 1.15
D. Special Projects
3. Proposed Amendments to Rules 1.4 and 1.15
4. 2022 Ethics Symposium Planning
D. Special Projects
4. Ethics Symposium Planning
Closed Session

None*

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