Member fee deductions
In December, the board of governors adopted, on an emergency basis,
an interim procedure for notice to members of the bar’s budgeted activities for 2000,
including a list of legislative positions and the board’s determination of the
chargeability of the planned activities under Keller. The procedures provide members the
opportunity to file an objection to the board’s determination, an escrow of objecting
members’ fees pending the outcome of their objections, and an option for the board to
either refund part or all of a member’s escrowed fees or refer the challenge to
arbitration.
SOURCE: Board of Governors Legal Committee
DEADLINE: March 3, 2000
CONTACT: Francisco Gomez, Office of General Counsel, 180 Howard St., San
Francisco 94105-1639; 415/538-2270
JNE rules and procedures
Proposed revisions include adoption of 24 recommendations previously
adopted by the State Bar Board of Governors, as well as three additional changes to the
rules and procedures of the Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation.
SOURCE: State Bar Board of Governors
DEADLINE: March 3, 2000
CONTACT: Francisco Gomez, Office of General Counsel, 180 Howard St., San
Francisco 94105-1639; 415/538-2270
State Bar districts
Amends the Rules and Regulations of the State Bar, article IIB, §5,
to continue current State Bar districts for the purpose of conducting elections of the
attorney members of the board of governors in the years 2000 through 2009.
SOURCE: State Bar Board of Governors
DEADLINE: March 3, 2000
CONTACT: Francisco Gomez, Office of General Counsel, 180 Howard St., San
Francisco 94105-1639; 415/538-2270
Legislative procedures
Changes State Bar legislative policies and procedures to (1) require
a separate determination concerning whether a proposed legislative position is within the
parameters established by the U.S. Supreme Court in Keller v. State Bar of California; (2)
require a two-thirds majority of the board of governors to approve a legislative position
of the board; (3) publicly identify that legislative positions taken by sections or the
conference of delegates are not funded from mandatory dues; and (4) on an interim basis
for 2000, require that all legislative positions taken by the board of governors or by
State Bar committees and commissions funded from State Bar general funds shall be within
the parameters established by Keller.
SOURCE: State Bar Board of Governors
DEADLINE: March 3, 2000
CONTACT: Francisco Gomez, Office of General Counsel, 180 Howard St., San
Francisco 94105-1639; 415/538-2270
Fee arbitration rule
Proposed amendment to Rule 21.1, Rules of Procedure for Fee
Arbitrations and the Enforcement of Awards by the State Bar of California.
SOURCE: Board Committee on Regulation and Discipline
DEADLINE: March 3, 2000
CONTACT: Jill Sperber, Office of Mandatory Fee Arbitration, 180 Howard
St., San Francisco 94105-1639; 415/538-2023
Rules of Procedure
Proposed amendments to four rules of procedure — 105, Motions;
115, Continuances; 2409, Member’s Response to Allegations; and 2604, Filing Notice of
Disciplinary charges. (Full text of proposed amendments is at www.calbar.org.)
SOURCE: Board Committee on Regulation and Discipline
DEADLINE: March 3, 2000
CONTACT: Michael Alewine, Office of the State Bar Court, 180 Howard St.,
San Francisco 94105-1639; 415/538-2017
Rule 955 amendment
Proposed amendment to Rule 955, Duties of Disbarred, Resigned or
Suspended Attorneys, of the California Rules of Court.
SOURCE: Board Committee on Regulation and Discipline
DEADLINE: March 3, 2000
CONTACT: Michael Alewine, Office of the State Bar Court, 180 Howard St.,
San Francisco 94105-1639; 415/538-2017
MCLE rules amendments
Proposed amendments to Califor-nia rule of court 958 and the MCLE
rules and regulations will conform them to amended §6070 of the Business and Professions
Code, which reduces the number of required MCLE hours and eliminates the exemption for
retired judges.
SOURCE: Board of Governors Committee on Regulation
and Discipline
DEADLINE: March 10, 2000
CONTACT: Lorna Maynard, Office of Certification, 180 Howard St., San
Francisco CA 94105-1639; 415/538-2115; fax 415/538-2180; e-mail maynardL@ix.netcom.com.
Admissions rules
Proposed amendment to Rule VIII of the Rules Regulating Admission to
Practice Law in California would allow general applicants who have registered with the
Committee of Bar Examiners to take the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination
at any time after they have registered with the committee, including during their first
year of law study. Proposed Rule XVII establishes procedures and time frames for
processing applications for testing accommodations.
SOURCE: Committee of Bar Examiners
DEADLINE: April 7, 2000
CONTACT: Gayle Murphy, Office of Admissions, 180 Howard St., San
Francisco 94105-1639; 415/538-2322 |
