Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct 9-12-2025

COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND CONDUCT MEETING
Friday, September 12, 2025
10:00 AM-,

Agenda: https://bit.ly/46rCJzj

Time Stamps
00:00:38 Roll Call
00:36:35 Approval of Open Session Minutes: August 1, 2025
00:39:30 Chair's Report
00:41:06 Staff Report
00:45:13 Legislative Advocacy
00:49:24 Discussion of Draft COPRAC Topics, Processes and Format for Guidance
01:14:23 Discussion of Draft 20-0001 [Lawyer as Expert Witness] Possible Request to Circulate for Public Comment or Approval for Submission to the Board of Trustees
01:34:36 Discussion of Artificial Intelligence (reconvene working group)
02:17:56 Discussion of Ethics Alert: District Attorney Asset Forfeiture and Client Trust Accounts and Possible Approval for publication
03:00:42 Discussion of Draft 20-0005 [Conversion Clauses in Contingency Fee Agreements] and Possible Request to Circulate for Public Comment or Possible Approval for Submission to the Board of Trustees
03:14:35 Discussion of Draft Arbitration Advisory 1998-02 and Possible Request to Circulate for Public Comment
03:34:26 Discussion of Draft 20-0003 [Flat Fees and Termination] and Possible Request to Circulate for Public Comment or Possible Approval for Submission to the Board of Trustees
04:16:11 Discussion of Draft 25-0001 [Attorney-Adjacent Work and Handling Retainers and Fees] and Possible Request to Circulate for Public Comment or Possible Approval for Submission to the Board of Trustees
04:10:50 Discussion of 2025 Work Plan
04:22:29 Discussion of 2026 Work Plan
04:24:25 Discussion of 2026 Ethics Symposium
04:28:45 New Business