2020 Public Comment

 Deadline
Provisional Licensure with a Pathway to Full LicensureDecember 18, 2020
Amendment to Rules of Procedure Governing Fee Arbitration Award Enforcement ProceedingsNovember 30, 2020
Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 14-0001 (Colleague Impairment)November 25, 2020
Amendment to Lawyer Referral Service Proposed Rules of ProcedureOctober 30, 2020
Proposed Arbitration Advisory Interim No. 2020-0XA (Awards of Interest under the Mandatory Fee Arbitration Program)October 15, 2020
New Provisional Licensure Rule of CourtSeptember 15, 2020
Proposed New and Amended State Bar Rules of Procedure, Rule 5.137September 11, 2020
Proposed Amendments to Rules and Proposed New Rules Regarding Electronic Service and Electronic SignaturesSeptember 4, 2020
Proposed Amended California Rule of Professional Conduct 5.4 [Financial and Similar Arrangements with Nonlawyers]August 28, 2020
Proposed Amendments to Rule of Procedure Regarding Electronic Trial ExhibitsAugust 21, 2020
Proposed Amendment to Client Security Fund RulesAugust 17, 2020
Proposed Changes to Elimination of Bias MCLE RulesJune 30, 2020
Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 14-0002 (Alternative Litigation Funding)June 29, 2020
Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 16-0002 (Data Breaches)June 24, 2020
Proposed Changes to State Bar Rules Regarding Electronic Service of Process and Videoconference AppearancesJune 22, 2020
Proposed Amended California Rule of Professional Conduct 1.1 (Competence)May 18, 2020
Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 16-0002 (Data Breaches)March 30, 2020
Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 17-0001 (Advising a Cannabis Business)February 24, 2020
Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 14-0002 (Alternative Litigation Funding)January 14, 2020
Proposed Rules of Procedure Governing the Review Process for Certification, Revocation, and Suspension Decisions Regarding Lawyer Referral ServicesJanuary 2, 2020