Commission for the Revision of the Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of California
Notice and Agenda
Saturday, May 7, 2016
9:00 am - 4:30 pm
The State Bar of California
180 Howard Street
Board Room, 4th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 538-2000

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
May 6th and May 7th meetings are identical. The agenda items to
be discussed on May 7th depend on the progress made on May 6th.

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Open Session

I. Chair's Report
10 A. Oral Report

A. Oral Report
II. Consent Agenda - Approval of Action Summary
A. Regular Meeting on March 31 & April 1, 2016 (Open Session)
III. Action
A. Report and Recommendation on Rule 3-310 (Avoiding the Representation of Adverse Interests) (ABA Model Rule 1.9 (Duties to Former Clients))
B. Report and Recommendation on Rule 3-300 (Avoiding Interests Adverse to a Client) (including ABA Model Rules 1.8(d) & 1.8(i) (Conflict of Interest: Current Clients: Specific Rules))
C. Report and Recommendation on Rule 4-100 (Preserving Identify of Funds and Property of a Client) (including ABA Model Rule 1.15 (Safekeeping Property))
D. Report and Recommendation on Rule 5-100 (Threatening Criminal, Administrative, or Disciplinary Charges)
E. Report and Recommendation on Rule 5-120 (Trial Publicity) (including ABA Model Rule 3.6 (Trial Publicity))
F. Report and Recommendation on Rule 5-210 (Member as Witness) (including ABA Model Rule 3.7 (Lawyer as Witness))
G. Report and Recommendation on Rule 5-200(A-D) (Trial Conduct) (including ABA Model Rule 3.3 (Candor Toward the Tribunal))
H. Report and Recommendation on Rules 5-200(E) (Trial Conduct), 5-220 (Suppression of Evidence), and 5-310 (Prohibited Contact With Witnesses) (including ABA Model Rule 3.4 (Fairness to Opposing Party and Counsel))
I. Report and Recommendation on Rules 5-300 (Contact With Officials) and 5-320 (Contact With Jurors) (including ABA Model Rule 3.5 (Impartiality And Decorum Of The Tribunal))
J. Discussion of ABA Model Rules 1.10 (Imputation of Conflicts of Interest: General Rule), 1.11 (Special Conflicts of Interest for Former and Current Government Officers and Employees), and 1.12 (Former Judge, Arbitrator, Mediator or Other Third-Party Neutral)
Closed Session



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