Committee on Professional Responsibility & Conduct
Notice and Agenda
Friday, February 18, 2022
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), Mimi Lee at 415-538-2162 or Chair, Justin Fields at 415-538-2162. 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: Kenneth Bacon, Sarah Banola, Elizabeth Bradley , Cassidy Chivers, Tobi Inlender, Brandon Krueger, Joel Mark, Eleanor Mercado, William Munoz, Kyla Rowe, Hunter Starr, Dena Roche.
The order of business is approximate and subject to change.

Members of the public may access this meeting as follows:
Toll-Free Dial-In Number: 1-669-900-9128
Meeting ID: 936 825 82622
Zoom: https://calbar.zoom.us/j/93682582622

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 January 7, 2022 Meeting
B. Discussion and Possible Approval of Draft Opinions Previously Circulated for Public Comment
1. 19-0004 [re Client File Release and Retention Duties]
2. 20-0004 [re Ethical Obligations when Working Remotely]
3. 19-0003 [re Illegal Contract Provisions]
C. Discussion and Possible Approval of Draft Opinions Not Yet Released for Public Comment
1. 20-0001 [re Lawyer as Expert Witness]
2. 20-0002 [re Succession Planning]
3. 20-0003 [re Flat Fees and Termination]
4. 20-0005 [re Contingency Fee Agreements and Earning an Hourly Rate When Terminated]
5. 21-0002 [re Attorney as Advocate]
6. 21-0003 [re Ethics of In-House Counsel]
7. 21-0004 [re Ethical Obligation of a Deportation Attorney]
8. 21-0007 [re Cryptocurrency]
D. Special Projects
1. Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Potential Conflicts of Interest Arising From Campaign Contributions to Elected Prosecutorial Office
2. Proposed Amendments to Rules 1.4 and 1.15
3. 2022 Ethics Symposium Planning
Closed Session

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B. Discussion and Possible Approval of Draft Opinions Previously Circulated for Public Comment:

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