Committee on Professional Responsibility & Conduct
Notice and Agenda
Friday, May 12, 2023
10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Conference Call

The State Bar of California

Questions regarding any agenda item should be directed to the Committee Coordinator(s), Erika Doherty at 180 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 or Chair, Sarah Banola at 180 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. 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: Kenneth Bacon, Elizabeth Bradley , Raquel Brown, Cassidy Chivers, Brandon Krueger, Joel Mark, Eleanor Mercado, William Munoz, Daniel O'Rielly, Vikita Poindexter, Hunter Starr, Justin Fields.
The order of business is approximate and subject to change.

Members of the public may access this meeting as follows:
Zoom Link: https://calbar.zoom.us/j/97493678976
Webinar ID:  974 9367 8976
Call-In Number: 669-900-9128

Open Session

Call for Public Comment--
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(*Closed pursuant to Government Code §§ 11126 - 11126.2.)
A. Remarks from the Chair
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Call for Public Comment
4. Approval of Open Session Minutes: March 3, 2023
5. Report of the Chair
6. Report of the Committee Coordinator
B. Discussion and Possible Recommendation of Amendments to COPRAC Rules
1. COPRAC Rules Section 6 Responding to Opinion Requests
2. Expedited Opinions and Advice on Urgent Issues
C. Discussion of New Opinion and Arbitration Advisory Topics
1. Artificial Intelligence
2. Consideration of New Opinion and Arbitration Advisory Topics
D. Discussion and Possible Approval of Draft Opinions Previously Circulated for Public Comment
1. 19-0003 [re Illegal Contract Provisions]
2. 19-0004 [re Client File Release and Retention Duties]
3. 20-0005 [re Conversion Clauses in Contingency Fee Agreements]
E. Discussion and Possible Approval of Draft Opinions Not Yet Circulated for Public Comment
1. 20-0001 [re Lawyer as Expert Witness]
2. 20-0002 [re Succession Planning]
3. 20-0003 [re Flat Fees and Termination]
4. 21-0003 [re Ethics of In-House Counsel]
5. 21-0007 [re Cryptocurrency]
6. 22-0001 [re Attorney as Expert Witness and Handling of Retainers and Fees]
Closed Session

NONE

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C. Discussion of New Opinion and Arbitration Advisory Topics:

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