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January Board of Governors Meeting
Thursday, January 24, 2002
9:00 a.m.
Roll Call & Presidents Remarks
9:05 a.m.
Admissions
A. Reciprocity Applicants
B. Board Subcommittee for Character Investigation
C. Rule 43 (ALSC) Waiver Request: Diana Lucente
9:15 a.m.
Court Request for Co-sponsorship of Law Day 2002 (Barbara Hood)
9:30 a.m.
Requests for Funding
A. CSS Immigration Request for Funding/Pro Bono Summit Report (Robin Bronen)
B. Int'l Law Section & Immigration Section Request for Funding for Speaker Travel (Mara Kimmel & Andy Haas)
C. Court Request for Funding for VISTA Volunteer for Misdemeanor Probationers Assistance Program (Jean Sagan)
D. Request for funding for ANDVSA
10:00 a.m. Public Comment
10:15 a.m.
Lawyer's Fund for Client Protection Committee Recommendation
10:30 a.m.
Information & Consent Items
A. Legislative Audit
B. Office Move
C. ALSC Apts./9th Circuit Merit Selection Committee
D. National Association of IOLTA Programs Request for Amicus Brief Support
E. Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection Catastrophic Coverage
F. Civil Case Reporting to Judicial Council
G. Tri-state Reciprocity
H. Minutes of October Board meeting
I. Financial information
12:00 Noon Lunch
1:00 p.m.
Stipulation for Discipline: In the Disciplinary Matter Involving ABA File No. 1996D112
2:00 p.m.
Discipline and Fee Arbitration Report
A. Statistics: 4th Quarter 2001
B. Summaries
2:15 p.m.
Rules/Status of Proposed Rules Chart
A. Bar Rule 45: Amendments to delete requirement of domicile in Alaska and adding failure to pay a fee arbitration award as a basis for compensation (Published July/August 2001 Bar Rag) (further consideration)
B. Bar Rule 22: Amendment to incorporate intake and intake review procedures. (first consideration)
C. Bar Rules 9 & 15: Referral by ARPC Committee of a bar member's request to modify rules to require a lawyer to have a physical office address for the service of documents. (first consideration)
2:45 p.m.
Alaska Rules of Professional Conduct Committee
A. ARPC 3.6: Proposed amendment regarding trial publicity after consideration of Peter Jarvis's concerns.
B. ARPC 6.1: Committee recommendation regarding pro bono service rule proposal at Annual Meeting.
3:15 p.m.
Request for reinstatement to Active Practice
3:45 p.m.
Trustee Counsel Matters
A. Request for Trustee Counsel Compensation: In the Matter of Patrick Blackburn (ABA file No. 2000T005)
B. Request for Trustee Counsel Compensation: In the Matter of Mark Nunn (ABA File No. 2000T003)
C. Request for Trustee Counsel Compensation: In the Matter of Jeffrey A. Gould (ABA File No. 2000T001)
4:00 p.m.
CLE & Convention
A. ABA Legal Assistance for Reservists Program
4:15 p.m. Adjourn
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