Committee on Professional Responsibility & Conduct
Notice and Agenda
Friday, July 29, 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), Erika Doherty at 415-538-2172 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: 916 6636 1184
Zoom: https://calbar.zoom.us/j/91666361184 

Additional Locations:
180 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105

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 June 3, 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]
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 Conversion Clauses in Contingency Fee Agreements]
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 on Proposed Amendments to the Rules of Professional Conduct by the Civility Task Force
Closed Session

NONE

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