Regulation and Discipline Committee
Meeting Notice and Agenda

Teleconference




The State Bar of California

www.calbar.ca.gov

Monday, July 13, 2020
3:00 p.m.—4:15 p.m.

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Closed Session
I. Consent
II. Business
A.Rule of Procedure 2201: Case Status Update (20 mins.)
*Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126(c)(2).
Open Session

The Chair reserves the right to alter the order of items to run an effective meeting. If you wish to assure yourself of hearing a particular discussion, please attend the entire meeting.

-- Call for Public Comment --
Members of the public may speak to any item on the agenda. The Chair reserves the right to limit the duration of the public comment period.
I. Chair's Report
Oral Report
II. Consent
A.Amendments to Rules 3.513(F) and 3.550(E)(2) of the Rules of the State Bar of California (Electronic Service of Process and Videoconference Appearances in Fee Arbitration Proceedings) - Return from Public Comment and Request for Approval [July 54-121]
B.Amended Interim Rule of Procedure 5.26.1 (Electronic Service of Process in State Bar Court Proceedings) - Request for Approval [July 54-122]
III. Business
A.Consideration of Attorney Self-Assessment Models [July 124] (Difuntorum) (5 mins.)
B.Proposed Amended Rules of Professional Conduct 1.1 and 5.4 - Return from Public Comment and Request for Adoption of Rule 1.1 and Additional Public Comment for Rule 5.4 [July 54-123] (Tuft) (5 mins.)
C.Proposed Amendments to Rules and Proposed New Rules Regarding Electronic Service, Electronic Signatures, and Trial Exhibits: Request to Circulate for Public Comment (Lawrence/Moawad) (10 mins.)
D.Proposed New and Amended State Bar Rules of Procedure to (1) Implement State Bar Rule of Procedure, Rule 5.137 and (2) Clarify when Court Orders May Require Reimbursement to the Client Security Fund: Request to Circulate for Public Comment (Grandt) (10 mins.)
E.Proposed Amendments to State Bar Rule of Procedure, Rule 5.137: Request to Circulate for Public Comment (Grandt) (5 mins.)
F.Proposed Amendment to Client Security Fund Rules, Rule 3.434 to Implement Procedure for Reimbursement of Monetary Sanctions from the Client Security Fund: Request to Circulate for Public Comment (Meloch/Zawol) (5 mins.)
G.Amendment to Rule and Regulations Pertaining to the Employment of State Bar Court Judges – Procedure for Responding to Allegations of Misconduct (SeLegue) (15 mins.) - Withdrawn
H.Review of Metrics Under the Purview of the RAD Committee and the Discipline System Statistical Report (Chavez) (5 mins.)
I.Discipline System Research Agenda: Update (Chavez) (10 mins).
Adjourn

In compliance with the Americans with Disability Act, those requiring modifications or accommodations to observe and address this meeting should notify Lisa Chavez at 415-538-2207, 180 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. Please provide notification at least 72 hours prior to the meeting to allow sufficient time to make arrangements for accommodations at this meeting.

Questions regarding any agenda item should be directed to Committee Coordinator Lisa Chavez at 415-538-2207, 180 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 or Chair Brandon Stallings at 415-538-2000, The State Bar of California, 180 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. Board 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: Hailyn Chen, José Cisneros, Juan De La Cruz, Ruben Duran, Chris Iglesias, Renée LaBran, Debbie Manning, Joshua Perttula, Sean SeLegue, Alan Steinbrecher.


The notice and agenda are available at http://board.calbar.ca.gov/Board.aspx.

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