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Minnesota State Bar Association
Assembly

Friday, September 28, 2007
1:30 p.m.

 Schulze Auditorium
University of St. Thomas Business School
1000 LaSalle Avenue, Minneapolis
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I.       Roll Call - Check in at the registration desk.

II.      President’s Report

III.     Executive Director’s Report

II.      Treasurer’s Report

V.     Consent Calendar
Bylaw Article 4.9.3 -- Consent agenda. Recommendations by committees of the Assembly shall be placed on the consent agenda of the Assembly. Items on the consent agenda shall be enacted in one motion approved by the Assembly. There will not be separate discussion of items on the consent agenda unless a representative so requests. If any representative requests separate discussion, then the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered by the Assembly as a separate agenda matter.
        
         A.    Approval of minutes of the June 29, 2007 meeting
         B.    Action to approve Assembly Committee appointments

VI.    Reports

  1. Report of the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission on a new research project regarding racial disparity in prisons – Isabel Gomez, Executive Director
  2. Update on Wills for Heroes

VII.   Elections/Appointments Committee – Terry Votel, Chair
         A.    Report on Committee Work
         B.    Action on the Recommendation that the Assembly nominate two members to the Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board
Qualifications and Interest Statements have been submitted by Christopher Cain, BlueEarthCounty; Richard Kyle Jr., Hennepin County, Nancy Olkon, Hennepin County; Raymond Schmitz, Olmstead County; David Schultz, Ramsey County; Michael Unger, Hennepin County.
         C.   Action on the Recommendation that the Assembly nominate a member to the Lawyer Trust Account Board
Qualifications and Interest Statements have been submitted by Patrick Burns, RamseyCounty; Penelope Phillips, HennepinCounty.
         D.   Action on the Recommendation that the Assembly elect a member to the Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services
A Qualifications and Interest Statement has been submitted by Andrew Baese, HennepinCounty.

VIII.  Governance Committee – Aaron Biber, Chair

  1. Report on Committee Work
  2. Action on the recommendation to amend the bylaws of the Animal Law Section and the Real Property Law Section
  3. Action  on the recommendation of the 2008 Convention Committee to reconsider the prior action of the Assembly and change the location of the 2008 Convention from Minneapolis to Duluth and changing the days of the Convention from a Wednesday, Thursday, Friday to Sunday (optional), Monday, Tuesday.

IX.    General Policy Committee –

  1. Report on Committee Work
  2. Action on the recommendation on the request of the LAD Committee to form a task force to study the feasibility of a civil right to counsel in Minnesota

X.     Legislative Committee –
         A.    Report on Committee Work

XI.    Operations Committee – Leo Brisbois, Chair
         A.    Report on Committee Work
         B.    Action on the recommendation to accept the audit of the MSBA General Fund and Minnesota CLE Fund for the year ending June 30, 2007

XII.   Announcements

 

XIII.  Adjournment

 

Future Meetings
         Friday, December 14, 2007
         Thursday, April 24, 2008
         Friday, June 20 or 27, 2008 (at the Convention)