Proposed revisions to the list of
Designated Employee Positions depict the current organizational structure and
positions within the State Bar. Defunct positions are deleted. New positions
are added based on a reasonable foreseeability that employees in the positions
will make or participate in the making of decisions that may have a material
effect on their financial interests.
SOURCE: |
Board Operations Committee |
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 modification to
State Bar Rules, Title 3, Division 4, Chapter 2, Fee Arbitration. The rules of State Bar programs
have been undergoing revision since 2005. Rules governing the State Bar’s
mandatory fee arbitration program are among the last to be revised. Revised
rules are organized into a single structure called the Rules of the State Bar,
recast into clearer and simpler language and follow shared basic principles.
SOURCE: |
Committee on Mandatory Fee Arbitration |
DEADLINE: |
Dec. 31 |
CONTACT: |
Susan Carlson
180 Howard St.
San Francisco, CA 94105
415-538-2335 (fax)
Susan.carlson@calbar.ca.gov |
Proposed amendment of Rule 4.160(M) of the Accredited Law
School Rules would require the schools to comply with all applicable and controlling
state and federal anti-discrimination laws.
SOURCE: |
Committee of Bar Examiners |
DEADLINE: |
Jan. 2 |
CONTACT: |
Kim Wong
180 Howard St.
San Francisco, CA 94105
415-538-2319
415-538-2304 (fax)
Kim.Wong@calbar.ca.gov |
The proposal would amend portions
of the State Bar’s open meeting rules to provide greater public access to State
Bar meetings, consistent with the open meeting requirements of the Bagley Keene
Open Meeting Act (Cal. Gov. Code § 11120 et seq.) Joint sessions of the Board
and Board Committees may be noticed in accordance with the State Bar’s open
meeting rules. The amendment would also prohibit attendance of a quorum of the
Board at closed sessions of Board Committees authorized under Rule 6.55
(A)(1)-(3).
SOURCE: |
Board Operations Committee |
DEADLINE: |
Jan. 4 |
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.
06-0004 considers: If an attorney receives from a non-party a confidential
communication between opposing counsel and opposing counsel’s client, what
should the attorney do if the attorney reasonably believes that the
communication may not be privileged because of the crime-fraud exception to the
attorney-client privilege?
SOURCE: |
State Bar Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct |
DEADLINE: |
Jan. 22 |
CONTACT: |
Angela Marlaud
180 Howard St.
San Francisco, CA 94105
415-538-2116
415-538-2171 (fax)
angela.marlaud@calbar.ca.gov |
Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 11 0003 considers: Upon
dissolution of a law firm, what duties does an attorney formerly affiliated
with the firm owe to a client on whose behalf he or she provided legal services
if the attorney will no longer be representing the client following
dissolution? What duties does she owe to the client if she had no
connection with or knowledge of the client prior to dissolution of the
firm? Do those duties differ depending on the nature of the attorney’s
position with the firm?
SOURCE: |
State Bar Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct |
DEADLINE: |
Feb. 19 |
CONTACT: |
Angela Marlaud
180 Howard St.
San Francisco, CA 94105
415-538-2116
415-538-2171 (fax)
angela.marlaud@calbar.ca.gov |