Board of Trustees Meeting
Agenda

The State Bar Of California
1149 South Hill Street
Board Room, 7th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90015-2299
(213) 765-1000
Friday, November 16, 2012
10:15 a.m.

The order of business is approximate and subject to change.

For meetings of the Board and Board Committee(s), the Board of Trustees meeting will commence at the conclusion of the Board Committee meeting(s). All times indicated and the order of business are approximate and subject to change.
Open Session

1 Guest Section
Call For Public Comment
10 Minutes
July 20, 2012 minutes [regular meeting]
July 20, 2012 minutes [special meeting for the election of the President]
October 1, 2012 minutes [special meeting]
October 13, 2012 minutes [regular meeting]
October 14, 2012 minutes [regular meeting]
30 President's Report
40 Staff Reports
41 Executive Director

Governmental Relations (Oral) - Post-Election Review
California Bar Foundation
42 Secretary

50 Consent Agenda
54 - 111Authorization to Proceed to Purchase Real Property in Los Angeles, Report of Action Taken August 15, 2012, by the Board Committee on Operations on behalf of the Board between meetings
54 - 112Report and Recommendation on Proposal for the Purchase of Real Property, Report of Action Taken September 11, 2012, by the Board Committee on Operations on behalf of the Board between meetings
54 - 113Request of Lender for Purchase of 845 South Figueroa, Report of Action Taken November 5, 2012, by the Board Committee on Operations on behalf of the Board between meetings.
54 - 131Member Requests for Adjustment/Waiver of Fees and/or Penalties (WITHDRAWN)
54 - 132Annual Recommendation to the Supreme Court For Expungement of
Suspensions For Nonpayment of Fees, In Accordance With Rule of Court
9.6 (b)
54 - 133Annual Recommendation Regarding Members in Non-Compliance With
the MCLE Audit
54 - 141Financial Statement for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2012; Investment Report for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2012; Client Security Fund Report for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2012
100 Reports of Board Committees
110 Board Committee on Operations

114 Executive Director Performance Evaluation*
120 Regulation, Admissions and Discipline Oversight Committee

121 Proposed Amendment to Accredited Law School Rules re Minimum, Cumulative Bar Pass Rate. Request for Adoption Following Public  Comment
122 Chief Trial Counsel Evaluation*
130 Member Oversight Committee

134 MCLE Rule Modification
135 Tax Section Request for Bylaw Change
136 State Bar sponsored Group Long Term Disability Insurance Program – Proposed one month premium holiday (WITHDRAWN)
140 Planning, Program Development & Budget

142 Budget Amendment to Authorize Funding for Free CLE Program (WITHDRAWN)
143 Budget Amendment for Enterprise Software Licensing
150 Nominations and Appointments

160 Stakeholder Relations Committee

161 State Bar Section Sponsored Affirmative Legislative Proposals
170 Task Force on Sections

180 Audit Committee

700 Miscellaneous
Closed Session

1000 Minutes
July 20, 2012 closed minutes [regular meeting]
(Closed pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 6026.5(a)-(h))
3000 Reports of Board Committees
3110 Board Committee on Operations

*Re Executive Director Performance Evaluation (Open Item #114)**
**Closed under Bus. & Prof. Code § 6026.5(d) to consider a personnel matter

3120 Regulation, Admissions and Discipline Oversight Committee

*Re: Chief Trial Counsel Evaluation (Open Item #122)**

 

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

(Closed pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 6026.5(a)-(h))
6000 Appointments
6010 Closed Consent

6011 California Commission on Access to Justice, Annual Appointment of Officers
6012 Committee on Group Insurance Programs, Interim Appointment of Member
6013 Appellate Law Criminal Law Advisory Commission, Interim Appointment of Public Member
6014 Criminal Law Advisory Commission, Interim Appointment of Public Member
6015 Taxation Law Advisory Commission, Interim Appointment of Member
6016 Legal Malpractice Law Advisory Commission, Reappointment of Public Member
6017 Trusts and Estates Section Executive Committee, Interim Appointment of Member
6018A California Rural Legal Assistance, Annual Appointment of Attorney Members to the Board of Directors
6018B Legal Aid Society of Orange County, Annual Appointment of Attorney Members to the Board of Directors
6020 Closed Appointments

6021 Harry B. Sondheim California Professional Responsibility Award, Selection of 2013 Recipient
6022 California Bar Foundation Board of Directors, Annual Appointment of Members
6023 Fee Arbitration Department, Annual Reappointment and Appointment of Arbitrators and Presiding Arbitrator
(Closed pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 6026.5(g))
7000 Miscellaneous
Proposed Joint Project on Court Administration and Legal Services to the Indigent
(Closed pursuant to Business and Professions Code § 6026.5(h).  Joint meeting with Judicial Branch agency)

* Closed pursuant to Business and Professions Code § 6026.5 (a). Consult with counsel regarding pending or prospective litigation.

** Closed pursuant to Business and Professions Code § 6026.5 (d). Appointment, Employment or Dismissal of an employee, consultant or officer of the State Bar or to hear complaints or charges brought.

*** Closed pursuant to Business and Professions Code § 6026.5 (e). Disciplinary Investigations or Proceedings.

ADJOURN