July 2015

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

Eva Paterson Honored with Public Service Award The Legal Aid Society – Employment Law Center honored BASF member Eva Paterson, Equal Justice Society President and Co-Founder, with its Matthew O. Tobriner Public Service Award. The award was presented at LAS-ELC’s…

Legal Community Continues to Raise the Bar in Annual Drive for SF-Marin Food Bank

BASF and the SF-Marin Food Bank celebrated the results of the annual Food From the Bar Campaign at an awards ceremony at Wine and Wall restaurant in mid June. Food from the Bar is the legal community’s annual fundraising drive…

Volunteers “Plant Futures” with Residents of Program for Incarcerated Youth

Thank you to the thirteen volunteers who helped “plant futures” with the residents of Log Cabin Ranch (LCR), a court-ordered residential school in La Honda. The volunteer event was one in a series of a BASF Presidential Initiatives known as…

Informal Lunchtime Meetings Prove Beneficial For Solo/Small Firm Attorneys

Starting in 2014, the Solo and Small Firm Sections (S/SF) of the Barristers Club and BASF initiated a Brown Bag Luncheon Series, occurring the second Tuesday of each month at noon. Topics are wide-ranging; the group has ranged from ten…

Homeless Advocacy Project Building Dedicated to Tanya Neiman

The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) of The Bar Association of San Francisco dedicated the new home of its Homeless Advocacy Project (HAP) in memory of Tanya Neiman, founder of HAP and longtime director of the Volunteer Legal Services Program,…

Spacebar: Member-Only Lounge Now Open

More than 40 members came out for the ribbon cutting ceremony for the newly-opened member-only lounge –the Spacebar – at BASF on June 17. The Spacebar offers members work space, a desktop computer, wireless printer, a quick-charging station, coffee, and…

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

Allan Jergesen Honored by Swords to Plowshares Allan Jergesen of Hanson Bridgett, was recently named Bill Brockett Pro Bono Attorney of the Year by Swords to Plowshares for his service to veterans. Leader Circle Firms Recognized Healthy Mothers Workplace Coalition…

Seeking: Lawyers Interested in Developing New Skills, Meeting People and Having Fun

Deadline to apply to Barristers Board is September 4 ____________________ Develop Valuable Skills: As Barristers Board members, we are continuously given opportunities to develop and utilize many skills that, while important to our growth as professionals, are not necessarily the…

The Benefits of a Paper-Free Office

Making your law office paper-free, or to be honest, 90% paper-free, is a great goal. I will begin by saying that I have previously read articles along this vein and the very “un-useful” advise included, “You don’t have to print…

Estate Planning Tips For Lawyers and Their Clients

The Rules of Arbitration are Not Arbitrary Some people choose to settle legal disputes using arbitration since it is much less expensive and more private than going to court. That’s because a qualified arbiter considers the evidence presented by both…

Mock Trial Volunteer Perspective: Adam Maldonado

Bringing together attorney volunteers, judges, and teenagers from public high schools across San Francisco, BASF has once again united the legal community with the successful completion of its 2015 Mock Trial competition. Each season, attorney volunteers donate their evenings and…

Forum Brings Together Community and Judges for Important Dialogue

More than 100 people attended BASF’s first “Meet the Judges Night” on May 14 with judges from San Francisco Superior Court. The forum was held at UC Hastings College of the Law.

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