Commission for the Revision of the Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of California
Notice and Agenda
Saturday, January 23, 2016
9:00 am - 4:30 pm
The State Bar of California
845 South Figueroa Street
Board Room, 2nd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017-2515
(213) 765-1000

Questions regarding any agenda item should be directed to the Committee Coordinator(s), Randall Difuntorum at 415-538-2161 or Chair, Justice Lee Edmon at (415) 538-2107. 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: Jeffrey Bleich (Co-Vice-Chair), George Cardona, Danny Chou, Nanci Clinch, Hon. Karen Clopton, Joan Croker, Daniel Eaton, James Ham, Lee Harris, Tobi Inlender, Robert Kehr, Howard Kornberg, Carol Langford, Raul Martinez, Toby Rothschild, Hon. Dean Stout, Mark Tuft, Dean Zipser (Co-Vice-Chair).
The order of business is approximate and subject to change.

NOTE: This is a 2-day meeting. The agenda items and materials for both the
January 22nd and January 23rd meetings are identical. The agenda items to
be discussed on January 23rd depend on the progress made on January 22nd.

To Join by Conference Call
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Open Session

I. Chair's Report
A. Oral Report

II. Consent Agenda - Approval of Action Summary
A. Regular Meeting on November 13 & 14, 2015 (Open Session)

III. Action
A. Report and Recommendation on Rule 1-650 (Limited Legal Services Programs) (including ABA Model Rule 6.1 Pro Bono Publico Service)

B. Report and Recommendation on Rule 1-100(B) (Terminology) (including ABA Model Rule 1.0 Terminology)

C. Report and Recommendation on Rule 3-100 (Confidential Information of a Client) (including ABA Model Rule 1.14 Client with Diminished Capacity)

D. Report and Recommendation on Rule 1-400 (Advertising and Solicitation) (including ABA Model Rules 7.1 - 7.5 re Advertising, Communications, and Direct Contact)

E. Report and Recommendation on Rule 2-300 (Sale or Purchase of a Law Practice of a Member, Living or Deceased) (including ABA Model Rule 1.17 Sale of Law Practice)

F. Report and Recommendation on Rule 1-120 (Assisting, Soliciting, or Inducing Violations) (including ABA Model Rule 8.4 Misconduct) & Rule 2-400 (Prohibited Discriminatory Conduct in a Law Practice)

G. Report and Recommendation on Rule 3-120 (Sexual Relations with Client) (including ABA Model Rule 1.8(j) re Sexual Relations with Client)

H. Report and Recommendation on Rule 3-200 (Prohibited Objectives of Employment) (including ABA Model Rule 3.1 Meritorious Claims and Contentions)

Closed Session



None*

 

*Closed under Bus. & Prof. Code section 6026.5(a) to consult with counsel concerning pending or prospective litigation.

*Closed under Bus. & Prof. Code section 6026.5(d) to consider a personnel matter.