March 2016

Outstanding Volunteers Honored at Celebration

The Justice & Diversity Center of The Bar Association of San Francisco (JDC) celebrated its top volunteers at its annual Outstanding Volunteer Celebration on March 9. With volunteer assistance, JDC provides legal representation, and related social services, to over 9,000…

Justice & Diversity Center Places Groundbreaking Federal Pro Bono Case Regarding Transgender Prisoner's Rights

A groundbreaking case placed with counsel by the Justice & Diversity Center’s Federal Pro Bono Project has made California the first state in the country to adopt a policy ensuring transgender people in prison can access appropriate medical care, including…

Family Law Corner: Can Caan Be Forced to Work?

James Caan (The Godfather and Elf) is claiming that his soon-to-be ex-wife Linda Stokes is trying to make him sleep with the fishes… figuratively. Caan insists that Stokes’ child support claims are going to drive him to an early grave…

BASF/JDC Will Call 301 Battery Street Home for Another Five Years

After spending the better part of 2015 studying the San Francisco rental market, The Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) Lease Committee recommended that the organization continue to call 301 Battery Street its home. A new agreement was negotiated with…

Know a Diverse Local Law Student?

The Justice & Diversity Center’s Bay Area Minority Law Student Scholarship program was established in 1998 to reaffirm a commitment to diversity in legal education and the legal profession. Most scholarships involve a substantial three-year commitment to worthy qualified students.…

BASF Bulletin Board: Members and Leader Circle Firms in the News

Joshua Lipshutz Named to “40 Under 40” List Joshua Lipshutz, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, was named to the San Francisco Business Times “40 Under 40” list, which said, “These outstanding CEOs, entrepreneurs, and top executives are making a difference in…

Member Profile: Johanna Calabria of Durie Tangri

Johanna Calabria is the managing partner of Durie Tangri, one of the nation’s top IP litigation firms. A BASF member since 2006, she was selected by her peers for inclusion on Best Lawyers’ 2015 list for commercial litigation in recognition…

The Power of Intuitive Awareness

“Beware the Ides of March,” a soothsayer warned Julius Caesar in Shakespeare’s famous historical tragedy. But Caesar didn’t heed the seer’s premonition, and on that fateful day (March fifteenth) was assassinated by a group of dagger-wielding Roman senators- some of…

LGBT Judges Discuss Their Paths to the Judiciary

More than 30 people attended the “Pathways to the Judiciary” CLE and reception presented by BASF’s Equality Subcommittee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues in late January. Attendees were engaged by a lively and intriguing discussion by the panelists…

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