Ethics Committee

• Committee Members
• Publications
• Advisory Opinions from Other Organizations
• Upcoming Ethics Related Webinars and Events
• California Rules of Professional Conduct & State Bar Act
• Contact Information

Committee Members

David M. Majchrzak, Co-chair
Neil J Wertlieb, Co-chair
Alison P. Buchanan
Rachelle H. Cohen
Karen M. Goodman
Merri A. Baldwin
Elizabeth L. Bradley
Scott B. Garner
Kevin E. Mohr
Toby J. Rothschild
David D. Samani
Suzanne B. Spencer

Advisory Opinions from Other Organizations

• The State Bar of California Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct
• Los Angeles County Bar Association Professional Responsibility and Ethics Committee
• Orange County Bar Association Professionalism and Ethics Committee
• San Diego County Bar Association Legal Ethics Committee
• The Bar Association of San Francisco Legal Ethics Committee
• American Bar Association Center for Professional Responsibility

Upcoming Ethics Related Webinars and Events

December 10, 2019: Webinar: Ethical Considerations in Pro Bono Work

January 24, 2020: One and Done – MCLE Extravaganza Includes the following legal ethics related sessions:

• On the Cutting Edge—Hot Topics and Recent Developments in Legal Ethics (1.0 Hour Legal Ethics)
• Ethical Decision Making in Mediation (1.0 Hour Legal Ethics)
• Ethics Update: What You Need to Know About the New Rules (1.0 Hour of Legal Ethics)

California Rules of Professional Conduct & State Bar Act

• Current Rules of Professional Conduct
• The State Bar Act [California Business & Professions Code Div. 3 -Professions and Vocations Generally, Ch. 4 – Attorneys (Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 6000 et seq.)]

Contact Information

For information on applying to join the Ethics Committee next year or to suggest topics to advisory opinions, contact us at ethics@calawyers.org