The ABA Law Student Division would like to invite you to judge the National Appellate Advocacy Competition (NAAC) in San Francisco on February 21-23 at the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Give back and mentor law students. This opportunity…
BASF Mediation Services Welcomes Back Dr. Urs Martin Laeuchli
After a brief time traveling and working abroad, Dr. Urs Martin Laeuchli is returning to BASF’s Bay Area Mediation Services panel. Dr. Laeuchli is an international attorney with over twenty years’ experience in ADR. He mediates international commercial, insurance, real estate, family, education, and…
Volunteers Needed for National Appellate Advocacy Competition in San Francisco
The ABA Law Student Division would like to invite you to judge the National Appellate Advocacy Competition (NAAC) in San Francisco on February 21-23 at the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Give back and mentor law students. This opportunity…
BASF Mediation Services Panelists: A Wide Spectrum of Skills
Do you have cases ripe for mediation? Below you will find a selection of some the Bar Association of San Francisco’s (BASF) Mediation Services panelists and their areas of expertise. BASF mediators can assist with almost any type of dispute,…
Homeless Advocacy Project Honored to Receive Work of Late San Francisco Artist Marlene Aron
The Homeless Advocacy Project (HAP) is honored to have received the donation of a work of art by Marlene Aron, a local artist and poet who was tragically killed by a vehicle in a crosswalk in San Francisco in September…
How to Get Paid By Someone Other Than the Client Under The New Rules of Professional Conduct
Under former Rule of Professional Conduct 3-310, subdivision (F), an attorney could not “accept” compensation from one other than the client unless: “(1) There is no interference with the member’s independence of professional judgment or with the client-lawyer relationship;…
Clarifying Legal Support Roles
The terms “legal secretary”, “legal assistant”, and “paralegal” are sometimes used interchangeably. While most people believe that these legal support roles are very similar, there are actually many differences between the jobs— including what it takes to become one. Because…
Nas and Kelis: Hip Hop Royalty Battle Custody
Her milkshake may have once brought hip-hop icon Nas (aka Nasir Bin Olu Dara Jones) to the yard, but now he and singer Kelis (aka Kelis Rogers) want nothing to do with each other. The famous couple married in 2005,…
Working Toward Fairness, One Saturday at a Time
The Justice and Diversity Center recognizes Richard Roisman for his dedication to our Legal Advice and Referral Clinic (LARC) program. Richard regularly spends Saturday afternoons counseling and guiding people. His service with JDC is only part of Richard’s lifelong work…
Nuggets of Wisdom and Practice Perspective from Senior Small Firm Practitioner David Nied
As a partner of a small firm, I am constantly searching for best practices and pieces of wisdom from successful attorneys and business owners. This article provides insight from David Nied, a senior trial practitioner in the solo and small…
Bridging a Justice Gap in Immigration Court
A Day in the life of JDC’s Attorney of the Day Coordinator A woman in her forties arrives in the lobby of the San Francisco Immigration Court with her six children in tow, all of whom are under the age…
Holistic Advocacy at Work: JDC’s Medical-Legal Project
Providing legal services to low-income clients is one of the goals of the Justice & Diversity Center’s (JDC) Medical-Legal Project. Supervising Attorney Marie Appel meets with clients facing legal issues weekly at Southeast Health Center in the Bayview District and…