Board Operations
Notice and Agenda
Thursday, May 15, 2008
12 noon
Meeting of the State Bar of California at
San Jose State University
150 E. San Fernando Street
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, 2nd Floor, Rm. 255
San Jose, CA 95112

Questions regarding any agenda item should be directed to the Committee Coordinator(s), Cathy Torney at (415) 538-2337 or Chair, Jeffrey Bleich at (415) 512-4007. 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: Danni Murphy, Jeannine English, Holly Fujie, Judy Johnson, James Penrod, John McNicholas, M. Carmen Ramirez, Richard Rubin.
The order of business is approximate and subject to change.

For meetings of the Board and Board Committees. Committee meetings and items scheduled for a particular day may be moved to an earlier or later day to facilitate business of the Board and Board Committees.

The order of business is approximate and subject to change.
Open Session

I. Chair's Report
Oral Report
II. Consent
III. Action
A. Referrals to Other Committees
B. Rules of the State Bar, Title 6 Governance Rules, Proposed Amendments Following Public Comment Period (May 54-112)
C. ABA Model Court Rule on Provision of Legal Services Following Determination of Major Disaster, Report and Recommendation (May 113)
IV. Discussion/Information
V. Reports
A, Rules of the State Bar, Title 6 Governance Rules, Proposed Amendments, Request for Public Comment, Report of Action Taken March 27, 2008, by the Board Committee on Operations Between Meetings
B. Support for Legal Services Corporation (May 54-111)
Closed Session

I. Consent
II. Action
A. Executive Director Annual Performance Evaluation (May 114*) *** (materials to be distributed separately)
B. Chief Trial Counsel Annual Performance Evaluation *** (materials to be distributed separately)
III. Advice of counsel pertaining to matters on the open agenda
Advice of counsel pertaining to matters on the open agenda
IV. Discussion/Information
V. Reports
A. Chow & Williams v State Bar,  Report of Action Taken March 27, 2008, by the Board Committee on Operations Acting on Behalf of the Board Between Meetings (May 5115) *
B. Chow & Williams v State Bar, Report of Action Taken March 31, 2008, by the Board Committee on Operations Acting on Behalf of the Board Between Meetings (May 5116) *
C. Chow and Williams v State Bar, Report of Action Taken April 9, 2008, by the Board Committee on Operations Acting on Behalf of the Board Between Meetings (May 5117) *
D. Claim of Petrini Report of Action Taken April 9, 2008, by the Board Committee on Operations Acting on Behalf of the Board Between Meetins (May 5118) *
* Closed under Bus. & Prof. Code § 6026.5(a) to consult with counsel concerning pending or prospective litigation.

** 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 personnel matters.

**** Closed under the Open and Closed Meeting Rules, art. 3, § 2(c) to confer regarding union or labor matters.

***** Closed under the Open and Closed Meeting Rules, art. 3, § 2(d) to confer regarding the negotiation of the purchase, sale, exchange or lease of real property.