The State Bar of California

September 21, 2007

CELEBRATING 80 YEARS --- Several thousand lawyers are expected to attend the State Bar of California's Annual Meeting next weekend, opening Thursday, Sept. 27 and wrapping up Sunday, Sept. 30, at the Anaheim Convention Center.

LOOKING FOR COMMENTS --- The State Bar is seeking comment on several issues:

During the Annual Meeting in Anaheim, the Commission for the Revision of the Rules of Professional Conduct will hold a public hearing on five rules currently circulating for public comment.

At its Sept. 26 meeting in Anaheim, the Board of Governors will consider the Insurance Disclosure Task Force's recommendation to adopt new rules requiring notice to clients if attorneys do not have professional liability insurance.

At its November meeting in Los Angeles, the Board of Governors will consider a proposed report to the state Supreme Court regarding nonprofit entity legal practice (Frye v. Tenderloin Housing Clinic, Inc.).