Nominations and Appointments
Notice and Agenda
Thursday, November 3, 2011
3:15 p.m.
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), Karen Hagelund at (415) 538-2299 or Chair, Clark Gehlbach at (916) 543-8000. 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: Gretchen Nelson, Alec Chang, Pearl Mann, Patrick Kelly, Nancy Fineman, George Davis, Karen Goodman, Samson Elsbernd.
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
Call for Public Comment
Oral Report
II. Consent
None.
III. Action
A. Diversity Awards, Proposed Additional Category (NOV 54-151) (Patricia Lee) ***
IV. Discussion/Information
A. Overview of the Appointment Review Process (Karen Hagelund)
V. Reports
A. Outreach Reports from Board Committee Members and Discussion of Recruitment Efforts (if any)
B. Staff Report on Appointments Office (Karen Hagelund)
VI. Agenda Items for Future Meetings
A. Board Committee Schedule and Consideration of Future Board Appointments to the State Bar's Committees and External Organizations (Karen Hagelund)
Closed Session

I. Consent
A. Fee Arbitration Department, Annual Reappointment and Appointment of Arbitrators and Presiding Arbitrator (NOV 6011) (Doug Hull) ***
B. California Commission on Access to Justice, Annual Appointment of Officers (NOV 6012) (Mary Lavery Flynn) ***
C. Criminal Law Section Executive Committee, Interim Appointment of Officer (NOV 6013) (Pam Wilson, Tom Pye) ***
D. Litigation Section Executive Committee, Interim Appointment of Member (NOV 6014) (Pam Wilson, Tom Pye) ***
E. Board of Legal Specialization, Interim Appointment of Public Member (NOV 6015) (Natalie Leonard) ***
F. Legal Aid Society of Orange County, Annual Appointment of Attorney Members to the Board of Directors (NOV 6016) (Mary Lavery Flynn) ***
G. Client Security Fund Commission, Interim Appointment of Member (NOV 6017) (Martha Gonzales) ***
H. Workers' Compensation Section Executive Committee, Interim Appointment of Member (NOV 6018) (Pam Wilson, Tricia Horan) ***
I. Public Law Section Executive Committee, Interim Appointment of Member and Officer (NOV 6019) (Pam Wilson, Julie Martinez) ***
II. Action
A. California Bar Foundation Board of Directors, Annual Appointment of Members (NOV 6021) (Mary Ann Todd, Leslie Hatamiya) ***
III. Advice of counsel pertaining to matters on the open agenda
Advice of counsel pertaining to matters on the open agenda
IV. Discussion/Information
None.
V. Reports
None.
VI. Agenda Items for Future Meetings
* Closed under Rule 6.55(A)(1) of the Rules of the State Bar to receive advice of counsel.

** Closed under Bus. & Prof. Code § 6026.5(g) to consider appointments to State Bar committees, boards or other entities.

*** On the Board of Governors' agenda for November 4, 2011.