Agenda
10:00 a.m. Call to Order
Consideration of November 15, 2001 Minutes - Attachment B (March 14, 2002)
10:05 a.m. Update on Proposed Rules and Amendments Submitted by the Joint Committee
- Rule 3.1D, Rules for Lawyer Discipline
Proposed Rule 1.19 Regarding Client Papers, and Related Rule Amendments
Rule 7 Series Regarding Lawyer Advertising
10:15 a.m. Lawyer Assistance Program Proposal - Attachment C (March 14, 2002)
- Update concerning Board of Governors discussion of lawyer assistance program
10:35 a.m. Draft Rules Regarding Confidentiality and Duty to Report - Lawyer Assistance Program - Attachment D (March 14, 2002)
- Committee review and discussion of draft rule
- Conclusions and directions
11:05 a.m. Preliminary Discussion of Ethics 2000 Amendments to Model Rules of Professional Conduct - as Approved at the February 2002 Meeting of the ABA House of Delegates
- General overview of Ethics 2000 amendments
- Discussion of process for review of amendments in relation to North Dakota Rules
12 noon Lunch
12:30 p.m. Ethics 2000 Amendments Discussion, Cont'd
- Conclusions and directions
1:00 p.m. Multi-Disciplinary Practice Issues - Review and Monitoring - Attachment E (March 14, 2002)
1:30 p.m. New or Unfinished Business
Next meeting: Tuesday, June 11 (Bismarck - in conjunction with the State Bar Association Annual Meeting)