Committee on Professional Responsibility & Conduct
Notice and Agenda
Friday, June 5, 2020
10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Conference Call
The State Bar of California

Questions regarding any agenda item should be directed to the Committee Coordinator(s), Andrew Tuft at 415-538-2172 or Chair, Stephen Bundy 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.

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Toll-Free Dial-In Number: 1-669-900-9128
Meeting ID: 928 2624 9333
Zoom: https://calbar.zoom.us/s/92826249333

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 April 16, 2020 Meeting
B. Discussion and Possible Approval of Draft Opinions Not Yet Released for Public Comment
1. 13-0002 [re Attorney with a Vulnerable Client]
2. 14-0001 [re Colleague Impairment]
3. 17-0003 [re Duty of Confidentiality to Prospective Client]
4. 19-0003 [re Improper Contract Provisions]
5. 19-0004 [re Client File Release and Retention Duties]
6. 20-0001 [re Lawyer as Expert Witness]
7. 20-0002 [re Succession Planning]
C. Discussion and Possible Approval of Arbitration Advisories Not Yet Released for Public Comment
1. 2020-0XA [re Arbitration Advisory on Awards of Interests by Arbitrator]
2. 2020-0XB [re Arbitration Advisory on Costs]
D. Oral Report on Opinions Currently Circulating for Public Comment
1. 14-0002 [re Alternative Litigation Funding]
2. 16-0002 [re Cyber Risks]
E. Special Projects
1. Proposed Rule 1.1 (Discussion of Public Comments Received and Possible Approval Following Consideration)
2. Proposed Rule 5.4 (Discussion of Public Comments Received and Possible Approval Following Consideration)
3. Outreach Working Group Report
Closed Session

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