Council on Access and Fairness
Notice and Agenda
Friday, August 26, 2022
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Conference Call

The State Bar of California

Questions regarding any agenda item should be directed to the Committee Coordinator(s), Elizabeth Hom, 180 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 at 415-538-2143 or Chair, Ryan Harrison at 415-538-2143. 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.

The order of business is approximate and subject to change.

Members of the public may access this meeting as follows:

Zoom Link: https://calbar.zoom.us/j/97262998509

Call-In Number: 1-669-900-9128
Meeting ID: 972 6299 8509

 

Open Session

I. ROLL CALL
II. 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.)

III. CONSENT
A. Approval of Meeting Summary and Action Items from June 16, 2022 Meeting
IV. STATE BAR REPORTS
A. Update on Office of Access & Inclusion and Relevant State Bar Activities
B. Update on Efforts to Reform the Attorney Discipline System
V. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS
A. Review 2022 COAF Work Plan
B. Presentation and discussion on State Bar Rule 8.4.1 (Goal 1)
C. Presentation on Diversity Report Card (Goal 2)

https://publications.calbar.ca.gov/2022-diversity-report-card/

D. Update on Diversity Summit (Goal 2)
E. Update on Leadership Seal Program (Goal 2)
F. Update on Law School Retention Study (Goal 2)
G. Update on Blue Ribbon Commission on the Future of the Bar Exam (Goal 2)
H. Update on Addressing Retention in the Legal Profession through Law School Loan Repayment (Goal 2)
I. Update on Implicit Bias Online MCLE Module (Goal 3)
J. Update on Early Pipeline to the Profession Outreach Materials Development (Goal 2)
K. Update on Licensee Resource Page, including Imposter Syndrome Resources (Goal 3)
L. Discussion and Recommendation Regarding Adoption of American Bar Association Resolution 102 on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (Goal 2)
M. Discussion of Additional Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives
VI. LIAISON REPORTS
A. California Lawyers Association (CLA) Report on Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives
B. California Leadership Access Workforce (LAW) Report on Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives
C. Judicial Council of California Report on Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives
Closed Session

NONE

In compliance with the Americans with Disability Act, those requiring modifications or accommodations to observe and address this meeting should notify Elizabeth Hom at 415-538-2143. Please provide notification at least 72 hours prior to the meeting to allow sufficient time to make arrangements for accommodations at this meeting.


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