Task Force on Access Through Innovation of Legal Services (ATILS) - Subcommittee on Alternative Business Structures/Multi-Disciplinary Practices
Notice and Agenda
Monday, April 8, 2019
1:00 p.m. - - 2:30 p.m.
The State Bar of California
180 Howard Street
Board Room, 4th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105

Questions regarding any agenda item should be directed to the Committee Coordinator(s), Randall Difuntorum at 415-538-2161 or Chair, Andrew Arruda 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: Jean Clauson, Valerie Dean, Bridget Gramme, Joanna Mendoza, Mark Tuft.
The order of business is approximate and subject to change.
Open Session

A. Chair's Report
1. Roll Call
2. Call for Public Comment
3. Chair’s Report
4. Staff Report
5. Approval of Action Summary from the February 28, 2019 Meeting
B. Discussion and Potential Action
1. Definition of Alternative Business Structures/Multi-Disciplinary Practice including entity regulation and other possible reforms
2. Law firm discipline
3. Non-lawyer ownership
4. Law and types of legal services in which access to justice is most needed
5. Source of funding for the implementation of ABS systems
6. Potential success criteria of ABS systems in meeting access to justice needs
7. Next Steps and Research Assignments for May Meeting
C. Consideration of Staff Recommendations
1. Discussion of Survey
Closed Session

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In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, those requiring accommodations at this meeting should notify Angela Marlaud at (415) 538-2116. 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/Board.aspx