Committee on Professional Responsibility & Conduct
Notice and Agenda
Friday, February 28, 2020
10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
The State Bar of California
180 Howard Street
Boardroom, 4th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105

Questions regarding any agenda item should be directed to the Committee Coordinator(s), Andrew Tuft at 415-538-2172 or Chair, Stephen Bundy 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: .
The order of business is approximate and subject to change.

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Additional Locations
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Open Session

A. Chair's Report
1. Roll Call
2. Public Comment
3. Announcements
4. Staff Report
5. Approval of Open Session Action Summary from the January 17, 2020 meeting
B. Discussion of Draft Opinions Previously Circulated for Public Comment
1. 14-0002 [re Alternative Litigation Funding]
2. 17-0001 [re Advising a Marijuana Business]
C. Discussion and Possible Approval for Public Comment of Draft Opinions Not Yet
1. 13-0002 [re Attorney with a Vulnerable Client]
2. 14-0001 [re Colleague Impairment]
3. 17-0003 [re Duty of Confidentiality to Prospective Client]
4. 19-0003 [re Improper Contract Provisions]
5. 19-0004 [re Client File Release and Retention Duties]
6. 20-0001 [re Lawyer as Expert Witness]
7. 20-0002 [re Succession Planning]
D. Discussion and Possible Approval of Arbitration Advisories Not Yet Released for Public Comment
1. 2019-0XA [re Arbitration Advisory on Awards of Interest by Arbitrator]
2. 2019-0XB [re Arbitration Advisory on Costs]
E. Oral Report on Opinions Currently Circulating for Public Comment
1. 16-0002 [re the Ethics of Responding to Cyber Risks]
F. Discussion of Special Projects
1. 2020 Annual Statewide Ethics Symposium Planning
2. Outreach Working Group Report
3. ATILS Working Group Report
Closed Session

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, those requiring accommodations at this meeting should notify Lauren McCurdy at 415-538-2107. 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/Committees.aspx.



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