November 2014

Next Tuesday is #GivingTuesday: Support Diversity in the Legal Profession

This December 2, The Bar Association of San Francisco and the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) will launch our first ever #GivingTuesday campaign to support the Bay Area Minority Law Student Scholarship program. Since its inception in 1998, through the…

San Francisco Begins Transition to Gross Receipts Tax

Prior to the November 2012 general election, many San Franciscans viewed the City’s Payroll Expense Tax as providing a disincentive for businesses to locate in the City because taxes would increase as the businesses moved employees into the City. In…

Diversity Includes Disability

It is so easy to say we have come so far. After all, diversity in the legal profession has risen dramatically in the last couple of decades. Advocacy groups and initiatives championed in recent years have made way for a…

BASF Giving Tuesday Campaign to Benefit Bay Area Minority Law Student Scholarship Program

This December 2, The Bar Association of San Francisco and the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) will launch our first ever Giving Tuesday campaign to support the Bay Area Minority Law Student Scholarship program. This year our #GivingTuesday goal is…

East Meets West: BASF’s Director of Membership Connects with Taipei Bar Association

In October, BASF’s Director of Membership, Leonard Lun, had the opportunity to meet with Sally Yen, Deputy Secretary General of The Taipei Bar Association. The Taipei Bar Association is one of the 16 local bars that form the larger Taiwan…

Legal Ethics Corner: Revisiting the “No Contact” Rule

Attorneys are generally aware that they are prohibited from directly or indirectly contacting an opposing party that is represented by counsel without that counsel’s consent. This prohibition is found in California Rule 2-100 of the Rules of Professional Conduct (“Rule…

JDC’s Homeless Advocacy Project Receives Grant to Aid Clients With Eviction Defense

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors recently included over one million dollars in the city budget for grants to local service providers to aid in the defense of eviction cases. The Justice & Diversity Center’s Homeless Advocacy Project (HAP) was…

Healthcare Lawyer Helps Nonprofits Navigate Regulatory Regimes

The Justice & Diversity Center’s (JDC) Pro Bono Legal Services Program is pleased to spotlight Heather Deixler, an associate with Morgan, Lewis, & Bockius, as our volunteer of the month. Deixler is a steady volunteer with JDC’s Community Organization Representation…

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