Stakeholder Relations
Notice and Agenda
Friday, March 6, 2009
8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
The State Bar of California
180 Howard Street
Board Room, 4th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 538-2000

Questions regarding any agenda item should be directed to the Committee Coordinator(s), Mary Flynn at 415-538-2251 or Chair, Bonnie Dumanis at (619) 531-4114. 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: Rex Heinke, Paul Kramer, Jr., Laura Chick, William Gailey, Richard Rubin, Jeannine English, James Aguirre, Joseph Chairez, Micha Liberty.
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
A. Legal Services Trust Fund Program, Title 3, Rules 3.660 – 3.692 of the Rules of the State Bar: Return from Public Comment ** (MARCH 54-166)
B. Mediation Week Recognition** (MARCH 54-167)
III. Action
A. Immediate Action Items** (MARCH 162) (Anthony Williams)
B. Legal Services Trust Fund Program - Proposed Rule of Court and/or Legislative Amendment to IOLTA Statute – proposed approval following public comment period** (MARCH 163) (Stephanie Choy)
C. Legal Services Trust Fund Program – Set Amount for Distribution for 2009-2010 IOLTA Grants** (MARCH 54-165) (Stephanie Choy)
D. Limited Scope Legal Assistance (“Unbundling”), Proposed Resolution to Encourage Expanded Focus on Unbundling as an Effective Delivery Model: Request to Circulate for Public Comment (Patricia Lee; Rodney Low; Bob Hawley)
E. Consideration/Approval of Proposed State Bar Sponsored Legislation regarding Fee Arbitration** (MARCH 164) (Jill Sperber; Anthony Williams)
F. Diversity Awards Reception: Request for Change of Venue** (MARCH 54-168) (Patricia Lee)
IV. Discussion/Information
A. Consideration of Judicial Branch Issues (Anthony Williams; Mary Lavery Flynn)
B. Report on AB 2301/Justice Gap Fund (Stephanie Choy; Mary Lavery Flynn)
C. Annual Reports from Committees and Commissions for Oversight purposes:

a. California Commission on Access to Justice
b. Standing Committee on Delivery of Legal Services
c. Council on Access & Fairness
V. Reports
A. Report from the Office of Governmental Affairs** (MARCH 161) (Anthony Williams)
B. Report on Office of Legal Services, Access & Fairness Programs (Patricia Lee)
C. Report on Legal Services Outreach (Mary Lavery Flynn)
D. Report on Legal Services Trust Fund Program (Stephanie Choy)
E. Report on Bar Relations Outreach (Carol Madeja)
F. Report from the Office of Media & Information Services (Dean Kinley)
Closed Session

I. Consent
II. Action
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
* Closed under Rule 6.53(A)(1) of the Rules of the State Bar to receive advice of counsel.