Regulation, Admissions & Discipline Oversight
Notice and Agenda
Thursday, November 8, 2007
*
The State Bar Of California
1149 South Hill Street
Board Room, 7th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90015-2299
(213) 765-1000

Questions regarding any agenda item should be directed to the Committee Coordinator(s), Doug Hull at (415) 538-2015 or Chair, Holly Fujie at (213) 891-5085. 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: Michael Marcus, William Hebert, George Davis, John Dutton, Jeannine English, William Gailey, John Peterson.

*This meeting will commence upon the conclusion of the Planning, Program Development and Budget Committee Meeting.

Open Session

I. Chair's Report
A. Oral Report (Fujie)
II. Consent
A. Approval of Rules of Procedure for Fee Arbitration for the Northern Santa Barbara Bar Association [Back-to-Back item 54-121]  (Sperber)

B. Approval of Rules of Procedure for Fee Arbitration for the Santa Monica Bar Association [Back-to-Back item 54-122] (Sperber)

C. Approval of Rules of Procedure for Fee Arbitration for the Contra Costa County Bar Association [Back-to-Back item 54-123] (Sperber)

D. Proposed Amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the State Bar to Allow Parties Participating in State Bar Court Proceedings to Use the California Judicial Council Subpoena Forms.  Request for Release for Public Comment. (Wong)

III. Action
A. Interim Plan for Consideration of Resignations with Charges Pending. Request for Adoption Following Public Comment. [Back-to-Back item Nov 124] (Drexel)
B. Final Plan for Consideration of Resignations with Charges Pending. Request for Release for Public Comment. (Drexel)
C. Frye v. THC: Report to the Supreme Court on Nonprofit Law Practices [Back-to-Back item Nov 125] (Hawley)
D. Decision Not to Release Bar Examination Applicant Data [Back-to-Back item Nov 126] (Murphy) SPECIALLY SET FOR 2:45
IV. Discussion/Information
A. Increasing Attorneys’ Compliance with Duty to Report Under Business and Professions Code Section 6068, Subdivision (o) (Drexel)
B. Proposed Schedule of Charges and Deadlines for Unaccredited Law School Registration. (Also on the Planning, Program Development & Budget Action Agenda) [Back-to-Back Item Nov. 141] (Murphy)
C. Advisory Committee Workplans
V. Reports
A. Status Report from Admissions (Murphy)
B. Status Report from the State Bar Court (Wong)
C. Status Report from the Office of the Chief Trial Counsel (S. Drexel)
D. Status Report from the Client Security Fund (S. Drexel)
E. Status Report from Mandatory Fee Arbitration (S. Drexel)
F. Status Report from the Office of Probation (S. Drexel)
G. Status Report from Competence (Difuntorum)
Closed Session

I. Consent
II. Action
A. Resignation of Attorney Giddens with Disciplinary Charges Pending-Proposed Recommendation *** [Back-to-Back Item Nov 3127-A] (Drexel)
B. Resignation of Attorney Palaferri with Disciplinary Charges Pending-Proposed Recommendation*** [Back-to-Back Item Nov 3127-B] (Drexel)
C. Resignation of Attorney Reich with Disciplinary Charges Pending-Proposed Recommendation*** [Back-to-Back Item Nov 3127-C] (Drexel)
D. Resignation of Attorney Pritzker with Disciplinary Charges Pending-Proposed Recommendation*** [Back-to-Back Item Nov 3127-D] (Drexel)
E. Resignation of Attorney Mason with Disciplinary Charges Pending-Proposed Recommendation*** [Back-to-Back Item Nov 3127-E] (Drexel)
F. Resignation of Attorney Strong with Disciplinary Charges Pending-Proposed Recommendation*** [Back-to-Back Item Nov 3127-F] (Drexel)
G. Resignation of Attorney Nudelman with Disciplinary Charges Pending-Proposed Recommendation*** [Back-to-Back Item Nov 3127-G] (Drexel)
H. Resignation of Attorney Sherman with Disciplinary Charges Pending-Proposed Recommendation*** [Back-to-Back Item Nov 3127-H] (Drexel)
I. Resignation of Attorney Wasilenko with Disciplinary Charges Pending-Proposed Recommendation*** [Back-to-Back Item Nov 3127-I] (Drexel)
J. Resignation of Attorney Vargas with Disciplinary Charges Pending-Proposed Recommendation*** [Back-to-Back Item Nov 3127-J] (Drexel)
K. Resignation of Attorney Vale with Disciplinary Charges Pending-Proposed Recommendation*** [Back-to-Back Item Nov 3127-K] (Drexel)
L. Resignation of Attorney Gelegan with Disciplinary Charges Pending-Proposed Recommendation*** [Back-to-Back Item Nov 3127-L] (Drexel)
M. Resignation of Attorney Scott with Disciplinary Charges Pending-Proposed Recommendation*** [Back-to-Back Item Nov 3127-M] (Drexel)
N. Resignation of Attorney Byrd with Disciplinary Charges Pending-Proposed Recommendation*** [Back-to-Back Item Nov 3127-N] (Drexel)
O. Resignation of Attorney Kaitz with Disciplinary Charges Pending-Proposed Recommendation*** [Back-to-Back Item Nov 3127-O] (Drexel)
P. Resignation of Attorney Anderson with Disciplinary Charges Pending-Proposed Recommendation*** [Back-to-Back Item Nov 3127-P] (Drexel)
Q. Resignation of Attorney Jaramillo with Disciplinary Charges Pending-Proposed Recommendation*** [Back-to-Back Item Nov 3127-Q] (Drexel)
R. Resignation of Attorney Osio with Disciplinary Charges Pending-Proposed Recommendation*** [Back-to-Back Item Nov 3127-R] (Drexel)
S. Resignation of Attorney Abramowitz with Disciplinary Charges Pending-Proposed Recommendation*** [Back-to-Back Item Nov 3127-S] (Drexel)
(Closed pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 6026.5(e))
III. Advice of counsel pertaining to matters on the open agenda
A. Advice of counsel pertaining to matters on the open agenda
B. Decision Not to Release Bar Examination Applicant Data* [Back-to-Back item Nov 126] (Murphy)
IV. Discussion/Information
V. Reports
* Closed under the Open and Closed Meeting Rules, art. 3, § 2(b)(1) to receive advice of counsel.

** Closed under Bus. & Prof. Code § 6026.5(d) to consider a personnel matter.

*** Closed under Bus. & Prof. Code § 6026.5(e) to consider a matter involving a disciplinary investigation or proceeding.