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April 2009 BOG BookThe April Board of Governors meeting will be held at the Courtyard Marriott in Richland, located at 480 Columbia Point Drive, on April 24-25, 2009. In an effort to "go green" and conserve resources, the WSBA will no longer produce or mail out hard copies of the BOG book. For those attending the BOG meeting, it will be necessary download the materials onto your laptop prior to arriving at the meeting. You will need Adobe Reader 9 to view the BOG book. You can download the software for free at http://www.adobe.com/reader. Alternatively, please feel free to print out any portion of the BOG book to bring to the meeting with you. If you need any assistance downloading or navigating the BOG book, please see our user guide here: Quick Reference Guide To download, right-click on the link and select "Save Target As..." to save to your computer. For a copy of the entire BOG book, click on: April BOG Book If you prefer to download a specific section, please click on the relevant link below: Tab 2 - Executive Session - For WSBA Board of Governors Only. For more information about the Executive Session, click here. Tab 3 - Public Session - Introductions and Welcome a. Approval of Minutes (action) b. Report on Executive Session c. Executive Director's Report a. Conflicts Review Officer Compensation Guidelines and Rule Amendment (ELC 2.7) b. Recommendations Re Withdrawal of Formal Opinions c. Board of Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE Board) Adopted Policy Change d. Appointment of Editorial Advisory Committee Co-Chair e. Appointment to Rules of Professional Conduct Committee f. Reappointment to Statute Law Committee g. Nomination of Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Board Chair Tab 5 - Discipline Review Committee Report - Doug Lawrence, Chair a. Task Force 4 Recommendations (action) Tab 6 - Report from WSBA Continuing Legal Education Committee - Chad Dold Tab 8 - Liaisons' Forum (no materials) a. Budget and Audit Recommendations on Requests from WSBA Leadership Institute (WLI) (action) b. Video Conferencing Proposal (action) c. February 2009 YTD Financial Statements (information) d. FY 2010 Budget Process and Timeline (information) Tab 10 - Program Review Committee Report a. Recommendations Relating to WSBA Committees (action) b. Recommendations Relating to Diversity Programs (first reading) (late materials) Tab 11 - WSBA Committee for Diversity Report - Renea Saade and Rick Rasmussen, Co-Chairs a. Various Committee and Board Appointments a. Nominations to Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Board (action) b. Chief Hearing Officer Selection Panel Recommendations (action) c. Amendment to RPC 8.5: Disciplinary Authority Over Judges (first reading) d. BOG Diversity Committee Mission Statement (action) e. Proposed Member Benefits: f. Revised Bar News Editor's Handbook (action) g. Amicus Curiae Brief Committee Recommendation Re Turner v. Stime (action) h. Proposed Amendments to Supreme Court Audit Regulations (Regulation 106) (action) i. Revisions to Limited Practice Officer Study Topics (information) Tab 13 - Legislative Report/Wrap-Up Tab 14 - Recommendations Re Washington Lawyers' Fund for Civil Justice a. President's Activities b. President-elect's Activities a. Preliminary May 2009 Agenda |