Committee on Professional Responsibility & Conduct Notice and Agenda Friday, July 28, 2023 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), Erika Doherty at 180 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 or Chair, Sarah Banola at 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: Kenneth Bacon, Elizabeth Bradley , Raquel Brown, Cassidy Chivers, Brandon Krueger, Joel Mark, Eleanor Mercado, William Munoz, Daniel O'Rielly, Vikita Poindexter, Hunter Starr, Justin Fields.
The order of business is approximate and subject to change.
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Members of the public may access this meeting at the following locations:
180 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 845 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90017 1912 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95811 701 Silver Spur Road, Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274 32351 Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 919 Box Canyon Trail, Palm Desert, CA 92211 1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90067
Open Session
Call for Public Comment --
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Discussion of Implementation of Rule of Professional Conduct 8.3
C. Draft Opinions Previously Circulated for Public Comment
1.
Discussion of Draft Opinion 19-0003 [re Illegal Contract Provisions], and Possible Approval for Submission to the Board of Trustees Regulation and Discipline Committee
C. Draft Opinions Previously Circulated for Public Comment
Discussion of Draft Opinion 19-0004 [re Client File Release and Retention Duties], and Possible Approval for Submission to the Board of Trustees Regulation and Discipline Committee
3.
Discussion of Draft Opinion 20-0005 [re Conversion Clauses in Contingency Fee Agreements], and Possible Approval for Circulation for Public Comment
C. Draft Opinions Previously Circulated for Public Comment
Discussion of Draft Opinion 21-0007 [re Cryptocurrency], and Possible Approval for Circulation for Public Comment - This item has been withdrawn
E. Draft Advisories Not Yet Circulated for Public Comment
1.
Discussion of Draft Arbitration Advisory 2022-0XA (formerly 1993-02) [re Standard of Review in Fee Disputes Where There Is a Written Fee Agreement], and Possible Approval for Circulation for Public Comment
E. Draft Advisories Not Yet Circulated for Public Comment
Discussion of Proposed Changes to COPRAC Rules and Charge, and Possible Approval for Submission to the Board of Trustees Regulation and Discipline Committee
G. Discussion of New Opinion and Arbitration Advisory Topics
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Consideration, and Possible Approval, of New Opinion and Advisory Topics
Closed Session
None.
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