Committee on Professional Responsibility & Conduct
Notice and Agenda
Friday, June 7, 2019
10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
The State Bar of California
Conference Rooms 4D-E
180 Howard Street
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, 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.

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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 April 11, 2019 Meeting
A. Remarks From the Chair
5. 19-04-11 Meeting Action Summary
B. Discussion of Draft Opinions Previously Circulated for Public Comment
1. 14-0004 [re Witness Perjury]
B. Discussion of Draft Opinions Previously Circulated for Public Comment
1. 14-0004 Witness Perjury
2. 12-0003 [re Attorney Directory and Rating Websites]
B. Discussion of Draft Opinions Previously Circulated for Public Comment
2. 12-0003 Attorney Rating Website
Attachments:
ATT1 - 12-0003 Attorney Rating Sites (19-06-07) - Post-Public Comment Draft
3. 14-0003 [re Settling Before Withdrawal]
B. Discussion of Draft Opinions Previously Circulated for Public Comment
3. 14-0003 Settling Before Withdrawal (19-05-28)
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]
C. Discussion and Possible Approval for Public Comment of Draft Opinions Not Yet
4. 14-0002 [re Alternative Litigation Funding]
5. 16-0002 [re Lost or Stolen Laptop or Briefcase]
C. Discussion and Possible Approval for Public Comment of Draft Opinions Not Yet
5. 16-0002 Lost Laptop
6. 17-0001 [re Advising a Marijuana Business]
C. Discussion and Possible Approval for Public Comment of Draft Opinions Not Yet
6. 17-0001 Advising a Marijuana Business
7. 17-0003 [re Duty of Confidentiality to Prospective Client]
C. Discussion and Possible Approval for Public Comment of Draft Opinions Not Yet
7. 17-0003 [re Duty of Confidentiality to Prospective Client]
D. Oral Report on Opinions Currently Circulating for Public Comment
1. 13-0003 [re Ethical Obligations When Departing Firm]
D. Oral Report on Opinions Currently Circulating for Public Comment
1. 13-0003 Ethical Obligations When Departing Firm
2. 16-0003 [re Ancillary Business]
D. Oral Report on Opinions Currently Circulating for Public Comment
2. 16-0003 Ancillary Business
E. Discussion of Special Projects
1. Outreach Working Group Report
2. AB 1987 Working Group Report
E. Discussion of Special Projects
2. AB 1987 Working Group Report (revised 05-30-19)
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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