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Meeting Archive

2010-2011

• September 15, 2011, Agenda
• September 15, 2011, Transcript
• April 9, 2011, Agenda
• April 9, 2011, Transcript
• April 9, 2011, Summary of Proceedings

2009-2010

• September 30, 2010, Agenda
• September 30, 2010, Transcript
• September 30, 2010, Summary of Proceedings
• March 27, 2010, Agenda
• March 27, 2010, Transcript
• March 27, 2010, Summary of Proceedings

2008-2009

• September 17, 2009, Agenda
• September 17, 2009, Transcript
• September 17, 2009, Summary of Proceedings
• April 18, 2009, Agenda
• April 18, 2009, Transcript
• April 18, 2009, Summary of Proceedings

2007-2008

• September 18, 2008, Agenda
• September 18, 2008, Transcript
• September 18, 2008, Summary of Proceedings
• April 12, 2008, Agenda
• April 12, 2008, Transcript
• April 12, 2008, Summary of Proceedings

2006-2007

• September 27, 2007, Agenda
• September 27, 2007, Transcript
• September 27, 2007, Summary of Proceedings
• April 21, 2007, Agenda
• April 21, 2007, Transcript
• April 21, 2007, Summary of Proceedings

2005-2006

• September 14, 2006, Agenda
• September 14, 2006, Transcript
• September 14, 2006, Summary of Proceedings
• April 29, 2006, Agenda
• April 29, 2006, Transcript
• April 29, 2006, Summary of Proceedings

2004-2005

• September 22, 2005, Agenda
• September 22, 2005, Transcript
• September 22, 2005, Summar of Proceedings
• April 16, 2005, Agenda
• April 16, 2005, Transcript 4.8MB
• April 16, 2005, Summary of Proceedings
• January 22, 2005, Agenda
• January 22, 2005, Summary of Proceedings
• October 1, 2004,Transcript

2003-2004

• March 27, 2004, Agenda
• March 27, 2004, Transcript
• March 27, 2004, Summary of Proceedings
• November 14, 2003, Transcript
• November 14, 2003, Summary of Proceedings

2002-2003

• September 12, 2003, Agenda
• September 12, 2003, Summary of Proceedings
• April 26, 2003, Agenda
• April 26, 2003, Summary of Proceedings
• February 22, 2003, Summary of Proceedings

2001-2002

• September 26, 2002, Summary of Proceedings
• April 27, 2002, Summary of Proceedings
• January 26, 2002, Summary of Proceedings

Proposal Archive

2010-2011

September 15, 2011

• Calendar
• Presentation of Unsung Hero Award
• Presentation of the Unsung Hero Award
• Presentation of the Michael Franck Award
• Consideration of MCR 7.301(B) Term of the Supreme Court
• Consideration of an Eyewitness Identification Task Force
• Consideration of MCR 2.302 Discovery Only Depositions
• Nomination and Election of Assembly Clerk

April 9, 2011

• Calendar
• RA Positions on Supreme Court Proposals
• Filling Vacancies
• Nomination for Michael Franck Award
• Nominations for Unsung Hero Award
• Reprsentative Past Chairpersons Committee
• Legislation for the Uniform Collateral Consequences of Conviction Act
• Ensuring Equal Access to Court and Administrative Proceedings

2009-2010

September 30, 2010

• Calendar
• Filling Vacancies
• Presentation of Unsung Hero Award
• Presentation of Michael Franck Award
• Presentation of Michael Franck Award
• Remarks from Access to West Michigan
• Revised Uniform Arbitration Act
• Uniform Collateral Consequences of Conviction Act
• Ensuring Equal Access to Court and Administrative Proceedings
• Proposed Resolution Requiring Disclosure of Funding
• Nomination and Election of Assembly Clerk

March 27, 2010

• Filling Vacancies
• Reapportionment
• Proposed Revision of MRPC 6.1–Voluntary Pro Bono Service
• Proposed MCR 8.127–Attorney Solicitation
• Revised Uniform Arbitration Act Update

2008-2009

September 17, 2009

• Calendar
• Filling Vacancies
• Presentation of the Michael Franck Award
• Presentation of the Unsung Hero Award
• Presentation of the Unsung Hero Award
• Canon 2–Hiring of Court Employees
• Proposed Amendment to MCR 6.302
• Proposed MCR 8.127–Attorney Solicitation
• Nomination and Election of Assembly Clerk

April 18, 2009

• Calendar
• Representative Assembly Parliamentarian
• Vacancy Memo
• Attorney Solicitation Proposal
• Proposed Amendment of MCR 8.115 (Cell Phone Usage in Court Facilities)
• Amendment to MCR 2.516(B)—Instruction to the Jury
• Revised Uniform Arbitration Act

2007-2008

September 18, 2008

• Calendar
• Presentation of the Michael Franck Award
• Presentation of the Unsung Hero Award
• Filling Vacancies
• Political and Judicial Endorsements by Assembly Officers
• Canon 2(F) of the Michigan Code of Judicial Conduct
• MCR 6.201(B) Preservation of Electronic Recordings
• MCR 6.425(B) & (C) Providing Copies of Presentence
• MCR 6.425(B) Presentence Report
• MCR 6.610(F) Presentence Report
• Nomination and Election of Assembly Clerk

April 12, 2008

• Calendar
• Michigan Policy on Dues Waiver for Military Members
• Political and Judicial Endorsements by Assembly Officers
• ABA Model Court Rule on Provision on Legal Services
• MCR 6.201(B) Preservation of Electronic Recordings
• MCR 6.201
• MCR 6.425(C)
• MCR 8.115 Use of Cell Phones by Lawyers in Courthouses
• Unauthorized Practice of Law Educational Activities

2006-2007

September 27, 2007

• Calendar
• Proposed amendments to Michigan Court Rule 2.107 2.0MB
• Final report from Task Force on Attorney-Client Privilege 2.8MB
• Nomination and Election of Assembly Clerk

April 21, 2007

• Calendar
• Proposed Jury Reforms
• Filling Vacancies
• Emeritus Attorney Referral Fee
• Proposals for Specialized Dockets
• Proposed Adoption of MCR 2.519 pertaining to Special Masters
• Proposed Amendments to MCR 2.301, 2.302, 2.313, 2.401, 2.506

2005-2006

September 14, 2006 Meeting

• Calendar
• Court Rules, MRPC and MSILS, Rules Concerning SBM
• Filling Vacancies Approval of 2006 Award Recipients
• Permanent Rules of Procedure 8.8 Awards
• Jury Reform Proposals
• Trust Account Overdraft Rule
• Emeritus Attorney Referral Fee
• Patient Compensation Act of Michigan
• Amendments to SCAO forms MC-13 and MC-14
• Proposed Adoption of MCR 2.519
• Amendments Regarding Electronic Discovery
• Nomination and Election of Assembly Clerk

April 29, 2006 Meeting

• Calendar
• Vacancies
• Representative Assembly Proposals
• Revisions to the Strategic Plan
• Trust Account Overdraft Rule
• Uniform Law Commissioners
• Proposed Amendment to MCR 3.201 and (MCR 3.222B & MCR 3.22 C-K)
• Compelled Waiver of Attorney Client Privilege
• Resolution Regarding Gap Between Filing and Recording of Deeds

2004-2005

September 22, 2005 Meeting

• Results of the 2004 Bar Leadership Forum Survey
• Results of the 2005 Bar Leadership Forum Survey
• Amendments to MCR 2.107(C)
• Amendments to MCR 2.107(G)
• Amendments to MCR 6.610(I)
• Electronic Recording of Custodial Interrogations
• Revised Proposal Submitted 9-21-05
• Multi Jurisdictional Practice Report & Proposed Pro Hac Vice Rule
• PMRC Report & Proposed Confidentiality Rule (Rule 20)

April 16, 2005 Meeting

REVISED Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct (MRPC)

• Redline Copy of the Proposed Rules of Professional Conduct
• MRPC/MSILS Panel Discussion Summary
• Final Report from SBM Special Committee on Grievance
• Draft Report from ADB
• Commentary from John Allen: The "Perfect Storm"
• Commentary from Marcia Proctor
• Assembly Recommendations submitted to Supreme Court

Proposals

• MRPC 1.0.2 Applicability of Rules
• MRPC 1.4(c) Communication
• MRPC 4.2 Communication with Party Represented by Counsel
• MRPC 1.5 Fees
• MRPC 1.15 Safekeeping Property
• ADM File No. 2003-62 (MRPC)—Publish again for comment

NEW Michigan Standards for Imposing Lawyer Sanctions (MSILS)

• MRPC/MSILS Panel Discussion Summary
• Description of Michigan’s Attorney Discipline System
• Overview of Michigan’s Attorney Discipline System
• Standards Memo and Worksheet
• Review of Proposed Changes to the Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct
• Assembly Recommendations Submitted to Supreme Court

Proposals

• Use of Reprimand within MSILS (4.6, 6.1 and 8.0)
• MSILS 1.3 Purpose of Standards
• MSILS 2.3 Suspension (withdrawn)
• MSILS 2.6 Admonition
• MSILS 3.2 Isolated Acts of Negligence (tabled)
• MSILS 4.1 Failure to Preserve Property Held in Trust
• MSILS 4.3 Failure to Avoid Conflicts of Interest
• MSILS 4.5 Lack of Competence/Charging Illegal or Excessive Fees
• MSILS 5.1 Failure to Maintain Personal Integrity
• MSILS 5.2 Failure to Maintain the Public Trust (withdrawn)
• MSILS Definitions ("Knowledge")
• MSILS Definitions ("Injury" and "Potential Injury")
• MSILS “Consent” Orders/Judgments of Misconduct
• Use of “Injury” within MSILS
• Use of "Interference with a Legal Proceeding

Amendments to MCR 2.403 (Case Evaluation) and 3.602 (Arbitration)

• MCR 2.403 (Case Evaluation) Proposal
• MCR 3.602 (Arbitration) Proposal

Proposals

• MCR 2.403 Case Evaluation
• MCR 3.602 Arbitration

Rules Concerning the State Bar of Michigan

Pro Hac Vice Rule Amendments
• Rules Concerning the State Bar of Michigan
• Amendment to the Rules Concerning the SBM
• Application Criteria
• Memo re Proposed Rule
• Rule 20 (Confidentiality of State Bar Programs)

January 22, 2005 Meeting

Meeting postponed to April 16, 2005, due to blizzard conditions.

October 1, 2004 Meeting

• Calendar

2003-2004

March 27, 2004 Meeting

• Calendar

November 14, 2003 Meeting

• MRPC/MSILS Recommendations submitted to Supreme Court

2002-2003

February 22, 2003 Meeting

Strategic Plan & Dues Increase
• Support for Implementation of the SBM Strategic Plan