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Attorney Standards Joint Committee Meeting

Scheduled on Friday, February 27, 2004 @ 10:00 AM

Agenda

Bismarck, ND
February 27, 2004

10:00 a.m.   Call to Order - Opening Comments by Committee Chair

Consideration of November 14, 2003 Minutes- Attachment B(February 17, 2004)

10:05 a.m.   Lawyer Assistance/Diversion Proposal - Hearing - Attachments C and D (February 19, 2003)

-Discuss presentation of proposal at hearing

-Note Jim Hill letter and attached ABA Report regarding adoption of revised Model Lawyer Assistance Program Rule

10:25 a.m.   Multi-Jurisdictional Practice - Review Revised Rule 3 Amendments Regarding Pro Hac Vice Admission - Attachment E (February 17, 2004)

-Staff review of revised amendments to Rule 3, Admission to Practice Rules

-Committee discussion [note particularly the issue of Rule 3 application to pre-litigation ADR acitivities]

-Committee conclusions

11:05 a.m.Review of ND Rules of Professional Conduct in light of new Model Rules

*Rule 1.10 - Tim Priebe; Related comments concerning :

- Model Rule 1.8(k) [imputation of 1.8 prohibitions] in light of Rule 1.10(a)

- Model Rule 6.5, as amended and approved at November 7, 2003, meeting

-Committee conclusions

*Rule 1.13 and related review of Rule 1.6 - Randy Lee - Attachment F (February 17, 2004)

-See also Attachment G (February 17, 2004) - Alice Senechal letter to Mark Hanson and response concerning Committee's tentative deletion of Rule 1.6(h) [permitted disclosure or use of client information when information has become generally known]

-Committee conclusions

*Rule 1.16 - Judge Braaten - Attachment H (February 17, 2004)

-Committee conclusions

*Rule 1.17 - David Hogue - Attachment I (February 17, 2004)

-Committee conclusions

*Rule 1.18 - Sandi Tabor - Attachment J (February 17, 2004)

-Committee conclusions

*Rules 2.1, 2.2, 2.4 - Mike Williams - Attachment K (February 17, 2004)

-Committee conclusions

*Rule 2.3 - Bob Udland - Attachment L (February 17, 2004)

-Committee conclusions

12 noonLunch

12:30 p.m.Cont'd Review of Rules of Professional Conduct (if necessary)

1:15 p.m.   Motion/Reciprocity Admission - North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana - Attachment M (February 17, 2004)

-Report by Randy Lee [See September 25, 2003, minutes ("Reciprocal Licensure"), pp8-9] and related attachments for background]

-Committee conclusions

1:35 p.m.   Model Rule for Expanded Legal Assistance for Military Personnel — Referral to Committee - Attachment N (February 17, 2004)

-Initial Committee review and discussion

2:00 p.m.   Other Matters - Attachment O (February 17, 2004)

-January 15, 2004, Letter from Alice Senechal

2:15 p.m.Adjourn

Next meeting: Friday, April 16, 2004 (Bismarck)