Committee on Professional Responsibility & Conduct
Notice and Agenda
Friday, September 6, 2019
10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
The State Bar of California
180 Howard Street
Board Room, 4th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105

Questions regarding any agenda item should be directed to the Committee Coordinator(s), Andrew Tuft at 415-538-2172 or Chair, Amy Bomse at 415-538-2116. 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: .
The order of business is approximate and subject to change.

Additional Location
2321 Century Hill, Los Angeles, California 90061

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Open Session

A. Remarks From the Chair
1. Roll Call
2. Public Comment
3. Announcements
4. Staff Report
5. Approval of Open Session Action Summary from the July 26, 2019 Meeting
6. Approval of Open Session Action Summary from the June 7, 2019 Meeting
B. Discussion of Draft Opinions Previously Circulated for Public Comment
1. 12-0003 [re Attorney Directory and Rating Websites]
2. 14-0004 [re Witness Perjury]
3. 16-0003 [re Ancillary Business]
C. Discussion and Possible Approval for Public Comment of Draft Opinions Not Yet
1. 13-0002 [re Attorney with a Vulnerable Client]
2. 13-0004 [re Collecting Unpaid Fees]
3. 14-0001 [re Colleague Impairment]
4. 14-0002 [re Alternative Litigation Funding]
5. 16-0002 [re Lost or Stolen Laptop or Briefcase]
6. 17-0003 [re Duty of Confidentiality to Prospective Client]
7. 18-0001 [re Trust Accounts and Use of Credit Cards]
8. 18-0002 [re Indemnity/Hold Harmless Settlement Agreements]
9. 18-0003 [re Improper Contract Provisions]
10. 18-0004 [re Client File Release and Retention Duties]
D. Oral Report on Opinions Currently Circulating for Public Comment
1. 13-0003 [re Ethical Obligations When Departing Firm]
2. 17-0001 [re Advising a Marijuana Business]
E. Discussion of Special Projects
1. Outreach Working Group Report
2. AB 1987 Working Group Report
3. ATILS Working Group Report
Closed Session

None*

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