Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct
Notice and Agenda
Thursday, April 16, 2020
10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Conference Call
The State Bar of California

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Committee Members: .
The order of business is approximate and subject to change.

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Toll-Free Dial-In Number: 1-669-900-9128
Meeting ID: 286 849 8414
Zoom: https://calbar.zoom.us/j/2868498414

 

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 February 28, 2020 Meeting
B. Discussion of Draft Opinions Previously Circulated for Public Comment
1. 14-0002 [re Alternative Litigation Funding]
2. 16-0002 [re the Ethics of Responding to Cyber Risks]
C. Discussion and Possible Approval for Public Comment of Draft Opinions Not Yet Released for Public CommentBusiness
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
No opinion will be circulating for public comment at the time of the April 16th meeting.
F. Discussion of Special Projects
1. 2020 Annual Statewide Ethics Symposium Planning
2. Proposed Rules 1.1 and 5.4 (Discussion of Public Comments Received)
3. Outreach Working Group Report
4. ATILS Working Group Report
Closed Session

None*

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