Proposed core curriculum of a maximum of 25 hours of participatory continuing legal education courses in legal ethics at no charge will be made available on a dedicated page on the State Bar website.
| SOURCE: |
Board Committee on Member Oversight |
| DEADLINE: |
June 16 |
| CONTACT: |
Laila Bartlett
180 Howard St.
San Francisco, CA 94105
415-538-2232
415-538-2305 (fax)
laila.bartlett@calbar.ca.gov |
Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 10-0002 considers whether consent under the “no contact” rule of California Rule of Professional Conduct 2-100 may be implied or must it be provided expressly. If consent may be implied, how is implied consent determined?
| SOURCE: |
State Bar Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct |
| DEADLINE: |
June 28 |
| CONTACT: |
Angela Marlaud
180 Howard St.
San Francisco, CA 94105
415-538-2116
415-538-2171 (fax)
angela.marlaud@calbar.ca.gov |
The Office of the Chief Trial Counsel recommends online posting of a consumer alert when either 15 or more cases of loan modification misconduct are included in disciplinary charges or when loan modification misconduct forms the basis for a petition to remove a law license because of the potential for public harm.
| SOURCE: |
Board Committee on Regulation, Admissions and Discipline |
| DEADLINE: |
June 30 |
| CONTACT: |
Jill Sperber
180 Howard St.
San Francisco, CA 94105
415-538-2023
415-538-2214 (fax)
jill.sperber@calbar.ca.gov |
Proposed revisions to the State Bar’s open meeting rules would incorporate some requirements of the Bagley-Keene Act. The changes would apply to the board of governors and its committees but not to board-appointed bodies of volunteers.
| SOURCE: |
Board Committee on Stakeholder Relations |
| DEADLINE: |
July 1 |
| 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. 08-0003 considers potential conflict of interest problems that may arise when serving subpoenas on existing clients of a law firm.
| SOURCE: |
State Bar Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct |
| DEADLINE: |
Aug. 10 |
| CONTACT: |
Angela Marlaud
180 Howard St.
San Francisco, CA 94105
415-538-2116
415-538-2171 (fax)
angela.marlaud@calbar.ca.gov |