The State Bar has released for additional public comment proposed further amendments to Rule 5.30, subdivisions (A) and (C), of the Rules of Procedure in order to help the Office of the Chief Trial Counsel process its disciplinary cases more expeditiously before disciplinary charges are filed.
| SOURCE: |
Board Committee on Regulations, Admission and Discipline Oversight |
| DEADLINE: |
Dec. 6 |
| CONTACT: |
Jill Sperber
180 Howard St.
San Francisco, CA 94105
415-538-2023
415-538-2214 (fax)
jill.sperber@calbar.ca.gov |
Under SB 163, State Bar districts will be changed. A proposed election schedule of attorney-members to the Board of Trustees staggers vote in 2012, 2013 and 2014, and every three years thereafter.
| SOURCE: |
Board Committee on Planning, Program Development and Budget |
| DEADLINE: |
Dec. 19 |
| CONTACT: |
Pat Bermudez
180 Howard St.
San Francisco, CA 94105
415-538-2270
415-538-2321 (fax)
pat.bermudez@calbar.ca.gov |
Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 090001A interprets Rule 1-500(B) of the Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of California and Business and Professions Code section 6090.5. It considers whether in settling a dispute with a former client, may an attorney seek: (1) the former client’s written representations that no State Bar complaint has been filed; (2) the former client’s representation that he or she has no present intention to file a State Bar complaint; (3) the former client’s written contractual agreement not to file a State Bar complaint against the attorney based on matters relating to or arising out of the representation; or (4) the former client’s oral agreement not to file a State Bar complaint against the attorney based on matters relating to or arising out of the representation?
| SOURCE: |
State Bar Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct |
| DEADLINE: |
Jan. 31 |
| CONTACT: |
Angela Marlaud
180 Howard St.
San Francisco, CA 94105
415-538-2116
415-538-2171 (fax)
angela.marlaud@calbar.ca.gov |