The proposal sets the
guidelines for law schools to comply with a new rule that requires the school
to maintain and report their minimum, cumulative bar examination pass rate over
a five-year period.
SOURCE: |
Committee of Bar Examiners |
DEADLINE: |
April 15 |
CONTACT: |
Lauren Fletcher
180 Howard St.
San Francisco, CA 94105
415-538-2310
415-538-2304(fax)
Lauren.Fletcher@calbar.ca.gov |
The Committee on Professional
Responsibility and Conduct has revised an advisory opinion interpreting the
rules governing whether attorneys may represent an individual client who has
filed a Chapter 7 bankruptcy if they also represent one of the client’s
creditors in an unrelated matter.
SOURCE: |
State Bar Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct |
DEADLINE: |
April 18 |
CONTACT: |
Angela Marlaud
180 Howard St.
San Francisco, CA 94105
415-538-2116
415-538-2171 (fax)
angela.marlaud@calbar.ca.gov |
When an attorney is engaged
in negotiations on behalf of a client, what conduct constitutes permissible
“puffing” and what conduct constitutes improper false statements of material
fact? An opinion from the Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct
interprets rule 3-700(B)(2) of the Rules of Professional Conduct of the State
Bar of California and Business and Professions Code sections 6068(b), (c), and
(d), 6106 and 6128.
SOURCE: |
State Bar Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct |
DEADLINE: |
May 19 |
CONTACT: |
Angela Marlaud
180 Howard St.
San Francisco, CA 94105
415-538-2116
415-538-2171(fax)
angela.marlaud@calbar.ca.gov
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An opinion regarding an
attorney’s ethical duties in the handling of discovery of electronically stored
information.
SOURCE: |
State Bar Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct |
DEADLINE: |
June 24 |
CONTACT: |
Angela Marlaud
180 Howard St.
San Francisco, CA 94105
415-538-2116
415-538-2171(fax)
angela.marlaud@calbar.ca.gov
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