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California Board of Legal Specialization
Notice and Agenda
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Teleconference

The State Bar of California
180 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
845 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90017
CONFERENCE CALL

Questions regarding any agenda item should be directed to the Committee Coordinator, Adrian Galang at (415) 538-2115, 180 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 or Chair, Aurelio Torre at (415) 538-2115. 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: Norma Acosta, Jeffrey Hammerschmidt, Robert Hershenson, Mark A Lester, Avi Levy, Natalie Vance.
The order of business is approximate and subject to change.

Call-in Number: 855-520-7605  |  Conference Code: 587 274 9492

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Open Session

I. Chair's Report
A. Roll Call
B. Call for Public Comment [The Chair reserves the right to limit the duration of the public comment period.]
II. Business
A. Discuss and Approve for Recommendation to the Board of Trustees the California Board of Legal Specialization 2020 Work Plan
B. Discuss Guidelines for Reviewing Applications for New Specialty Areas
Closed Session


None



ADJOURN


In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, those requiring special accommodations for this meeting should notify Adrian Galang at (415) 538-2115. Notification at least 72 hours prior to the meeting will allow time to make reasonable arrangements for accessibility to this meeting.

 

The notice and agenda is available at http://board.calbar.ca.gov/Committees.aspx.

   
 
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II. Business:
acrobat imageAttachment A. Standards for Determining the Creation of a New Specialty (adopted by the CBLS on 9/10/2009)
acrobat imageAttachment B. Proposed New Specialty Area Application (2018)

Attachments:
None
 
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