March 2015

Engage Your Summer Associates in Pro Bono Service With the Justice & Diversity Center

Registration is open for the Justice & Diversity Center’s (JDC) Homeless Advocacy Project’s (HAP) Summer Associates in Public Service Program. The program enables firms to provide crucial legal services to low-income and homeless San Francisco residents, while summer associates learn…

Magna Carta Celebrates Its 800th Anniversary

Eight hundred years ago, the sealing of Magna Carta on a grassy English meadow at Runnymeade by the Thames took place when barons coerced King John of England into granting a number of rights and liberties. Magna Carta (Latin: “the…

The Barristers Club Open House is April 28

The Barristers Club invites law students and attorneys to its annual Open House on April 28. The Open House is a unique opportunity for new lawyers to learn how to get involved and meet the leaders of the club. Each…

Estate Planning Tip: Don’t Make Bill Graham’s Mistake

In 1991, legendary rock concert promoter Bill Graham perished in a Northern California helicopter crash at the age of 60. Graham’s will named his longtime friend and business partner, Nicholas Clainos, as executor of his $36 million estate. In 1995,…

Focus on Pro Bono: Firms and Attorneys Encouraged to Sign on to Pledge

The Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) Board of Directors recently issued a call to action encouraging members and law firms to give back with pro bono service. A set of pro bono pledges, one aimed at law firms and…

BASF Joins Los Angeles County Bar Association in Amicus Brief Regarding Heller Ehrman Bankruptcy

In late February, BASF, along with the Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA), filed an amicus brief in a case before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which received widespread press coverage in the legal industry. Kudos to BASF’s Amicus…

How Will Baywatch Beauty Spot Her Date of Separation With So Many Marital Reconciliations on the Horizon?

Former “Baywatch” star Pamela Anderson has filed for divorce again – for the third time – from professional poker player Rick Salomon. Anderson and Salomon first married in 2007 and split two months later when Anderson filed her first Petition…

Mark Burton Establishes Grant for First-Year Law Students

Mark Burton, a BASF member, is looking out for the future of the legal profession. Thanks to the newly created Mark E. Burton Grant for Professional Engagement, first-year law students at Golden Gate University School of Law (GGU Law) can…

BASF Bulletin Board: Our Members and Leaders Circle Firms Making Headlines

Governor Brown Appoints Two Members to Judgeships California Governor Brown recently announced the appointment of Joseph M. Quinn, Hanson Bridgett and Sharon M. Reardon, San Francisco District Attorney’s Office, to judgeships in the San Francisco County Superior Court. Quinn fills…

Engage Your Summer Associates in Pro Bono Service With the Justice & Diversity Center

Magna Carta Celebrates Its 800th Anniversary

The Barristers Club Open House is April 28

Estate Planning Tip: Don’t Make Bill Graham’s Mistake

Focus on Pro Bono: Firms and Attorneys Encouraged to Sign on to Pledge

BASF Joins Los Angeles County Bar Association in Amicus Brief Regarding Heller Ehrman Bankruptcy

How Will Baywatch Beauty Spot Her Date of Separation With So Many Marital Reconciliations on the Horizon?

Mark Burton Establishes Grant for First-Year Law Students

BASF Bulletin Board: Our Members and Leaders Circle Firms Making Headlines

Paralegal Section Kicks Off with Mixer

The Ides of April – Tax Q&A with Attorney J.P. Harbour

Judges Honor and Thank Volunteers Who Represent Federal Court Litigants Pro Bono

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