Beverly Hills Bar Association

“The organization has the following classes of membership only regular members in good standing onthe recored date shall be entitled to vote on any matter with respect to membership vote and elect members of the board of covernors regualr member any of the following persons may apply to become a regular member (a) a practicing lawyer who is admitted to practice before the supreme court of the state of california or the highest court of any other state within the united states or within the district of columbia, (b) a judicial officer, including judge, administrative law judge, magistrate, magistrate judge, or full time commissioner, sitting in any state or federal court or agency in the county of los angeles, or a judicial officer now retired (c) a full time member of the faculty, or dean, of any law school within the county of los angleles accredited by the committee of bar examiners of the state of california associate member any of the following persons may apply to become an associate member (a) a person who has substantially retired from the practice of law which practice would qualify him or her as a regualr member (b) a person who has entered law school during his or her enrollment and for a period of seven months following graduation ("student member") (c) other persons, including but not limited to paralegals, other professionals, or those interested in the activities of the association honorary member a person distinguished for eminance in the law or other notable public service related thereto may be elected to honrary membership by vote of the board of governors of the corporation.”

“Regular members of the board must approve any change to the bylaws which would affect the minimum or maximum number of governors, materially and adversely affect the voting rights of the members, or any other change, which under law, requires membership action.”

“Prior to filing the return with the irs, a draft of the completed form 990 is reviewed and approved by the organization's managment. Once approved by management, copies of the final form 990 are made available to the organization's board of directors.”

“The organiztion requries all interested person to complete a conflict of interest form on an annual basis. This form encourages disclosure of any conflicts that occur between the organization and the interested person. The chief executive officer monitors and reviews the responses to determine whether a conflict is required to be disclosed. If a board member has a conlfict, they will be required to abstain from voting an issue related to the conflict.”

“The executive committee performs the function of the compensation committee after conducting a survey; it approves the chief executive officer's compensation and documents its decisisons in a contractual agreement.”

“Governing documents, conflict of interest policies, and financial statements are not required disclosures pursuant to internal revenue code (irc) section 6104. These documents are not available to the public at this time.”

“The mission of the beverly hills bar association is to serve our members, lead our profession and to advocate for justice in our community.”

“Beverly hills bar association and beverly hills bar association personnel referral service, inc., collectively, are defined as "the association." the association is a nationally recognized major metropolitan bar association based in beverly hills, california and serves more than 18,000 lawyers who live or work on the west side of los angeles county. The mission of the association is to serve its members, to lead its profession and advocate for justice in its community. To these ends, the association operates the following programs: membership activities: this program focuses primarily on providing mandatory continuing legal education ("mcle") courses for attorneys in fifteen substantive law practice areas, over fifty percent of which are presented as live webcasts per year, the association also maintains mcle records for attendees of association education programs and sends members a recap of the mcle programs they attend on an annual basis. Members may improve their leadership skills through participation in section/committee executive committees and the board of governors. Members may also take advantage of a range or members' benefits and services including low-cost insurance rates, pension, acturial and tax deferral services suitable for legal practitioners ranging from sole practitioners to large firms, legal research services and more. These members benefit agreements, along with event and section sponsorship, increase revenues for the association. Committee activities: the association sponsors a number of public service activities. The "roxbury park legal clinic," a free monthly workship for the public to consult with attorneys and the "committee for the arts," which offers legal and business oriented programs for artists and musicians. Continuting education programs: thorugh this program, members are able to fulfill the state bar-mandated requirements for continuing legal education. Each year, nearly 200 states bar-approved courses are offered on leading edge topics of interest in each practice area. Barristers' activities: the barristers program is an important resource for newer attorneys (under age thirty-seven or practicing ten years or less). This program includes community outreach activities and social events geared to new attorneys. Dinners/congerences/conventions: members are offered the opportunity to attend various annual state bar convention activities, a supreme court luncheon, swearing in at the supreme court of the united states and other receptions, dinners and conferences. Printed material/publications: the association provides mcle dvds and other mcle material in its web store. Legislative activities: members of the resolutions committee and legislative committee may write and/or lobby for legislation and testify before the california legislature. Through the association's seat in the american bar association's house of delegates, members may also affect national policy and legal matters. Lawyer's fee arbitration: the association operates one of the only two state bar-approved mandatory fee arbitration programs servicing los angleles county. Attorneys are trained to serve as arbitrators for attorney-client fee disputes. Participants provide a valuable service while gaining judicial experience. Lawyer's referral/information services: the association maintains a state bar-approved lawyer approved referral service that matches individuals seeking attorneys for personal or professional matters with member attorneys. Placement services: the personnel referral service provides screened and tested permanent and temporary legal secretaries and other support personnel.”

“The audit oversight committee has not changed its process since the prior year.”