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San Diego, CA (San Diego Co.) San Diego Union (Cir. D. 217,089) (Cir. S. 341,840) SEP 2 1988

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He called some of his recommen- ?ations "ra?ical," b_ut said they were important m tackling the problems of misconduct and punishment. Mandatory malpractice insurance and required continuing education both have been heavily debated by the state's lawyers, and although the State Bar, a mandatory organization that includes more than 100,000 at- torneys, has policies in those areas, they fall short or Fellmeth's recom- Fellmeth, who is a professor at the U11.iversity of $an Diego, mentioned these areas in his first report in June 1987, but he made no firm sugges- tions. In his third installment, re- leased yesterday, he suggested: • Malpractice insurance be man- datory or that the state Bar's Client Security Fund be expanded to cover unpaid malpractice judgments until • Continuing education include testing and retesting and that prac- ticed specialties be licensed. • Aggressive drug and alcohol abuse programs be expanded. • Fee agreements be regulated and billing practices modified to in- clude disclosure to consumers, pro- fessional conduct rules and law / school preparation. · _/-, they are repaid.

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said, and because of restrictions on the Bar's discipline power, he esti- mated that "well over 1,000 attor- neys who may deserve disbarment or substantial discipline ... remain in unfettered practice" of Jaw. State Bar President Terry Anderli- ni yesterday protested Fellmeth's conclusions about the backlog of in- vestigations, and said the pile-up was expected when the sorting of un-

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/ The county' personnel office ha trimmed the field to about half a do \en candidates for the job of pubhc defender, in ch rge of legal defellS(• of criminally accused poor people "We have several people under consideral1on, said Janet Ir vrne. The names will go to the supervisors next week when they return from vac tion They'll 11cre n the cnndidat s and re ex 1wcted to e!eel the public defender rn th1• second week of September. No reening has begun yet on choosing II conflicts administrator. Thul could be done by Christmas, lrv1m' said Meanwhile, the coun- ty, the Bur, !)SD Law Center and loc I judgt• conti nu d1scussi ng JUHt how the conflicts udminislator oflic1· will ~• •l up,.2_i!el~hrough the Bur. / ... /

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TENNIS?-9 S:::::C: ~niversity of San Diego men's tenrns Coa~ollins has been selected as one o( 16 recipients of the 1988 'Volvo Tennis/Coache community service awards. • Collins, who 1s entering his 11th season as the Toreros' head coach w!ll be flown to New York for cerem~ny honoring au 16 coache . A native of San Diego, Collins b . . •••• V

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. ,;;:z._q Li~t~ afhe fi~~ phase of a two-phase project which includes a 25,62~~s~uare-foot addition and a 36,764-square-foot remodel of the ex- ist:fk~u~!;,gpresident of T~epte, said thte extisting library building •n be fully operational during the cons rue 10n. It wiCompletion for the first phase is schedul~d for June next year. was designed by Simpson, Gerber & Schulmk of La Jolla. / d Le 1Research Center.

The chief critic of the state's em- battled attorney discipline system said yesterday that the State Bar of California had made progress in cur- ing onerous problems, but that some of its reforms had triggered a dra- matic increase in legitimate, pending cases of wrongdoing by lawyers. Robert C. Fellmeth, the state's at- torney discipline monitor, credited the State Bar for its support of two bills - currently on the governor's desk for signature - that will pro- vide the money and the power to make California's system "the model in the nation." He also said, however, that an en- hanced process of screening com- plaints had resulted in unprecedent- ed numbers of serious cases. "It is fair to conclude that the backlog of serious cases requiring hearing and deserving discipline is higher now than it has ever been and I is growing larger," Fellmeth wrote in a report to the state Legislature and the state Supreme Court.

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y_ers' $275 annua! dues ~Y. $14~ t~ fmance next year s $30 million d1sc1- "That should do it," Anderlini said. "It is going to be the most expensive, sophisticated discipline system in the country." In his report, Fellmeth also recom- mended for the first time State Bar actir,n on malpractice claims, billing practices, continuing education and substance abuse programs that af- fect the discipline system. Fellmeth said safeguards m these areas were necessary to protect the public and to reduce charges of plme program.

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~SD forward Sayers will transfer By Kirk Kenney ;;t-it;~ come back. It's good and it's bad. We Tribune Sportswriter lose somebody who went through last U_fill.@etball coach Hank Egan year and would have come back with arfilounced yesterday that 6-foot-7 experience. But we need guys "'.ho sophomore forward John Sayers will are going to come out here and e~JOY not return to the Toreros for the what they're doing and get after it." 1988-89 season. Sayers could not be reached for Egan said Sayers has left USO and comment. will probably attend a school nearer

Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles Co.) Los Angeles Daily Journal (Cir. 5 x W. 21,287)

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to his home in San Jose. Sayers has not yet selected a new college, ac- cording to Egan. Sayers started 22 of the Toreros' 28 games last season, averaging 6.8 points and 4.1 re- bounds. "After the season, he felt like he wasn't sure if he wanted to stay," said Egan. "He stayed in San Diego over the summer to work and stay in :;hape He went home and visited his parents and still had some concerns. John just hadn't resolved in his mind if this is what he wanted to do. '·we mutually decided that to play Division I basketball and attend school at USD that he should have a commitment. If he couldn't make that commitment, then he shouldn't come back. John has decided not to

1 Lawyer Discipline Changes Commended e Bar Monitor Says System Still Has Long Way to Go ARRIZOSA take stage as of June 22, Fellmeth said, calling that "shocking." utS

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If those cases are added to those already in the investigations office and being prosecuted in the bar's trial counsel office, "you've got as many cases as they've ever had," he said. "That's why a monitor is needed, to find these things," Felhneth said, adding that even m~bers of the bar's Board of Gove o were surprised to learn of this new liacldog when he told them about it three weeks ago. Mandatory Malpractice Insurance In his report, Felhneth also urged the harto take .stronge steps to prevent disciplinacy sit- uations from occurring. He said the bar should either implement mandatory malpractice in- surance oramend the bar's client security fund so it will pay for acts of malpractice, not just theft by a lawyer. The lawyer should then be forced to reim• burse the bar, the monitor said. Fellmeth also recommended more extensive continuing legal education, an aggressive alco- hol and drug abuseprogramand clearer billing statements to avoid overbilling of clients Fellmeth also took an official stand on a bar proposal to permit laypersons to do some forms of legal work, such as giving legal ad-

F.st. 18!8 r A.nderlini Praises Bar: Monitor's Report • tate Bar presidl nt Terry derlini said late agowhen Fellmet!J issued his first, highly criti- Thursday that he welcomes the latest progress cal r,!port. They mcluded; report from bar monitor Robert Fellmeth. • Improved public !>utreach. . Noting that the state Legislature_ has just • Entering complamts and tracking cases passed a dues and discipline reformbill_b~ek~d by computer, . by both the bar and Fellmeth, Anderlini s!'-1d Assigning experienced attorneys to mves- the funds needed to implement a ~tructurtng ligations department to review and route of the discipline sys~ will_ be avail3?le once compla' ts. Gov. George DeukmeJWI signs the bills. • Assigning complaint analysts instead of Once tile governor signs the bill, "the most investigator at the intake stage, massive administrative ~foffl! ofa ~tate agen- • Giving investiga~o~ b_etter ~ccess to bar cy ever accomplished in Califorrua...can be records outside the discipline unit, completed," Anderlini said. • Creating a special channel to detei:t un_eth· "Now the comprehensive plan...can go for- icalorincompetentbehaviorforinvestt_gations ward and we can complete the job ofm_od~fI!IZ- launchedby the bar itselfrather than triggered ing the nation's largest attorney disCJpline y a complaint, system," Anderlini said in a prepared statement.

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Dit:gg la"i'.. .Professor Bernard Sicgan and 15· / of his students are authors ol a rectntl y / published Justice Ocpartn_1cnt. book entitled ' ·Bib! 1ogra ph y of Origin al Meaning of the U.S Constitution ." The publicaticms~ould be ,aluable in con tttut1onal l1ugat1on 1n\'o\v1ng questions oforiginal meaning, iegan said. For further information call 260·4~

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San Diego, CA (San £? rego Co.) Sa!"' Diego Union (C!r, D. 217,089) (C,r. S. 341,840) SEP 2 1988

Los Angeles.CA (Los Angeles Co.) Times (San Diego Ed.) (Cir. D. 50,010) (Cir. S. 55,573)

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Industry spending in drive for 2 measures, TV ads targeted By Michael Smolens Staff Writer SACRAMENTO - In a two- pronged attack, opponents of insur- ance industry-sponsored initiatives yesterday called on the state to re- quire premium reductions totaling $43 million and urged insurers not wage a misleading television cam- paign. Two consumer organizations an- nounced they have drafted a petition. seeking to refund the $43 million that the insurance industry plans to spend on behalf of two initiatives and against two others. Voters will have five automobile insurance-related initiatives to choose from on the Nov. 8 ballot, in- cluding two sponsored by the insur- ance industry. The consumer organizations - the Unive,rsity of San Diego's Center for Public Interest Lawand California Common Cause - may submit the petition as early as this morning to state Insurance Commissioner Rox- ani Gillespie, accoriling to Robert Fellmeth, director of the Center for Public Interest Law. The organizations argue that the political endeavor 6, the insurance industry should b financed out of stockholder profits, not consumers who by law must buy insurance. "We're talking a\)out where the money can come from, not wh2ther they can spend it or not," Fellmeth said. He said that the insurance indus- try, which is exempt from anti-trust laws, should be subject to similar regulations facing private utilities, which can not use ratepayer fees for political purposes. However, both Fellmeth and Com- mon Cause Executive Director Wal- ter Zelman said that Gillespie holds a narrow view about her powers of regulation and, if history is any guide, she is not likely to grant th~ir request. ' But Zelman said he hoped the ptti• tion would raise consumer awar . ness about the campaign.

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* * ../uSD's School of _9lntinuing Education is h~'-~'1 r_eception tonight with New :!~aland Consul General Kate Lackey and Super- visor Brian Bilbray. The 5:30 p.m. reception is free, open to the p1•i.. 1 :~ and will take place in the Un

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< ,,, CORRECTIONJ-.'[z;s=' The n me of USO men's tennis coach Ed Collins was misspelled yes- terday m a local brief concerning his selection as wmner of the 1988 Re- gion VIII 'olvo Tennis/Coaches Commuruty 'rv1ce Award. The Umon regrets the error. • • • It is the policy of The Union to correct all errors. To discuss accura- cy or fairness in the news, please write Cliff Smith, readers' represent- ative, Bex 191. San Diego 92 7 112, or telephone (619) 299-3131.

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Hank Egan said in a press relea e. . Sayers was the West Coast Athlet- ic Conference freshman of the year tarted 22 of the 28 games, averaging 6.8 Torero According to the release, Sayers has not decided to which school h last season. He q>omt.s and U rebound .

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It was the kind of sail-crazy crowd that sighed in awe of a simple turn of direction. "What .a be~utiful tack," not a few men said agam and agam. It was a crowd that nodded in con- cern when the on-board commenta- tor pr~d_icted _th,~t Conner might get It didn't seem to matter. to these people that they paid $80 for the boat trip and only saw the beginning and They couldn't even watch the race on the big-screen television aboard, since it didn't get the right channel and instead played soap operas. Enterprising sailing enthusiast Tony Abbatangelo spent those rocky in-between hours in close contact with orange juice and vodka and his girlfriend. "I needed the juice to for- tify me," Abbatangelo explained, nine screwdrivers later and con- vinced that he had had front-row Sure, Abbatangelo said, he cut classes at ~D Law School for this trip and would probably bea few hundred pages of work behind. "But I'll go to classes all year," he said. "How often am I going to see an some dirty air. end of the race. seats for sports history.

na grumbled that they could hav~ ~atched the race better on telev1- s10n, they knew they had the cheap- P~us, they. got _the ~xtra thn)l_ of wavmg at the v1ctonously smJimg crew. of the St~rs and ~ripes - Denms Conner mcluded as the champs sailed by so close Corbett could have thrown them a be~r. And, there was the entertamment. "I g~t a kick out_ of seeing all th~e seasick people ly~ng ~.her~. They paid 80 bucks ~o be sick, said Abbatan- gelo, "".ho IS only one year away from Many people_ aboa rd di~n t take "".ell to th e rockmg a nd rollmg of th e big boat a nd th e long day at sea. "I've been nauseous the whole day. I w~hh ,1 could get sick and geht it over wit , ' said one woman w o didn't want her name printed because she was afraid her neighbors would Those aboa rd this "people's boat" all seemed to be skipping work. Craig and Tina Lewis from Detroit spent their anniversary aboard. "We went to the America's Cup race for our honeymoon," said Lewis, a sailor est seats on the bay. . becommg a lawyer. . , laugh at her.

A topless Stephen Corbett and his mates spent nine straight hours of rocking and rolling, beer drinking and schmoozmg, all for the good of ;~r~t,uCorbett's gang infiltrated a heavily pro-American crowd aboard a special excursion boat to watch the mismatched America's Cup cha!- e(Tbe boat they watched from was the Catalina Crui er, identical in length to the underdog Kiwi yacht. Coincidence'/ Maybe.) Then, Corbett flew the Kiwi banner and New Zea- land's blue-and-red flag and cheered as his losing team crossed the finish th · 0 ntry I ge "That's OK," Corbett said. I ear Dennis Conner is so afraid he's going to Jose the Cup, be bought land in Mostly, Corbett wants a Kiwi win so the next race will be in New Zea- land. Patriotism? Hardly. "The beer's colder there," he said. Corbett and his boisterous Kiwi contingent turned the day into a floating cocktail party for many of New Zealand." line behind - beers' worth - about two Miller the reigning champi- ons. " h

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