June 2014

LRIS: Echoes in the Community

The Bar Association of San Francisco’s Lawyer Referral & Information Service refers individuals and businesses to experienced attorneys and appropriate legal resources. LRIS client, Krys Schempp, shares her experience about how the Lawyer Referral & Information Service helped her find…

Mediating Environmental Disputes, Part I: Addressing the Long Term in the Present

Disputes over environmental degradation and natural re-sources were a growth industry in the 1970’s. New federal statutes and agencies provided focused ways to address environmental harms, but environmental litigation has remained expensive and involved. Fact-intensive and document-laden, it requires investment…

Interested in Getting Referrals? Join our Lawyer Referral and Information Service

Whether you are submitting an application to join this award-winning program for the first time or are a renewing member, now is the time to submit your attorney agreement and area of law panel applications. The Lawyer Referral and Information…

Summer Diversity Receptions

Check out pictures from last year’s receptions on our Facebook page: Latino/a Partners & Associates Reception African American Partners and Associates Reception Marriage in America: Life After Windsor and Perry/LGBT Reception In-House Counsel Diversity Awards Reception Barristers Club Diversity Reception

Family Law Corner: Skinnygirl Bethenny Frankel Writes Fat Check

Bethenny Frankel, former daytime talk show host and star of “Bethenny Ever After” and “Real Housewives of New York,” and founder of Skinnygirl cocktails is still embroiled in a contentious divorce. After fighting more than a year over custody of…

Lawyer Referral Service Continues to Educate People About Their Legal Rights

Lawyer Referral and Information Service (LRIS) panel attorney and BASF Board Member Joshua Ridless, Ridless Law Office, recently spoke to the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Small Business Issues Forum about Contract Law, Business Entities, and Business Disputes. In furtherance…

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