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BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEETING
510 L Street, Suite 602
Anchorage, Alaska 99501
January 21, 2000
Friday, January 21, 2000
9:00 a.m. Roll Call and President's Remarks
9:05 a.m. (1) CLE & Convention
A. Report
B. VCLE Update
9:30 a.m. (2) Internet Committee Report
10:15 a.m. (3) Proposals for Bar Phone System
11:00 a.m. (4) Admissions
A. Applicant # 4056: Appeal from July 1999 exam
B. Applicant # 4015: Appeal from July 1999 exam
C. Reciprocity Applicants
D. Rule 43 Waiver: La Vigne
Noon LUNCH with Supreme Court (Private)
1:15 p.m. (5) Budget Subcommittee Report
1:45 p.m. (6) Discipline and Fee Arbitration Report
A. Statistics: Quarterly Reports 4th Quarter 1999
B. Summaries
2:00 p.m. (7) Ethics Opinions
May an Attorney Representing Tribal Entities Represent Tort Claimants Harmed by Those Entities if the U. S. is Liable for Any Damages?
2:30 p.m. (8) Rules
A. Status of Proposed Rules Chart
B. Bar Rule 5: Conditional Admission (returned by Supreme Court December 1999)(Further consideration)
C. ARPC 1.5: Draft language for Comment regarding disclosure to client of potential responsibility for costs under Civil Rule 82. (published November/ December 1999 Bar Rag)(Final consideration)
D. Bar Rule 56: Amendment deleting prohibition on use of respondent's name in correspondence with applicant. (First consideration)
E. Bar Rule 2(3): Amendment to make practice requirement for reciprocity admission consistent with practice requirement to sit for exam if graduated from non-ABA or AALS law school (First consideration)
3:00 p.m. (9) Alaska Rules of Professional Conduct Cmte.
Committee recommendation regarding proposed amendment of ARPC 1.8(e) to allow payment of expenses of litigation for non-indigent clients.
3:15 p.m. (10) Status Change Request: Magistrate Request to Transfer to
Inactive Status
3:30 p.m. (11) Information & Consent Items
A. Minutes of October Board Meeting
B. Credit Card Usage
C. Alaska Pro Bono Program
3:45 p.m. (12) Directory of Bilingual Attorneys & Legal Assistants
4:00 p.m. (13) Follow-up Discussion on Supreme Court Issues
4:30 p.m. ADJOURN
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