March 2020

Raising a Glass to Community: BASF’s Quarantini Happy Hour Boosts Spirits and Connection

The Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) hosted its first virtual Happy Hour last week. The aptly named Quarantini Happy Hour was hosted on Zoom, allowing guests to connect via video while maintaining the physical distance required by the state-wide…

Solo and Small Firm Attorneys Connect and Build Community at Fourth Annual Conference

The Solo and Small Firm Section of the Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) hosted its Fourth Annual Solo & Small Firm Conference: Connecting and Community Building. The conference took place on January 23 at BASF. The keynote speaker, James…

Cannabis Litigation from a Paralegal’s Perspective

Cannabis business litigation is largely the same as other types of civil litigation: a pleading is a pleading, and a deadline is a deadline, regardless of your client’s profession. There are, however, a few nuances worthy of note. Should your…

April 2020 Members in the News

Jerome Braun Honored With Bill Edlund Award for Professionalism in the Law Leaders Circle Firm founding partner Jerome I. Braun, Farella Braun + Martel, was recently honored with the second annual Bill Edlund Award for Professionalism in the Law presented…

Equifax: The New Standard in Cybersecurity Settlements?

In January, a federal grand jury indicted four members of the Chinese army for hacking into the computers of Equifax in 2017 and stealing sensitive information on 145 million Americans. News about the charges overshadowed another legal milestone in the…

Is Everything We Think About Child Custody Wrong?

California law notably avoids stating any preference for any particular type of parenting plan. Instead, our courts have the “widest discretion to choose a parenting plan that is in the best interest of the child… .” (Family Code § 3040(d).)…

Artful Arguments

Minor usage error aside, U.S. Rep Adam Schiff wended his way in Trump’s impeachment trial from one stirring statement to the next. U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff’s remarks to the United States Senate during the impeachment trial were replete…

Ride for Justice on June 13: Join JDC's Annual Bike-A-Thon

We invite you to join us for the Justice & Diversity Center’s (JDC) annual Bike-A-Thon on June 13, 2020. We are cautiously hopeful to be able to spend this day with you, after the current Public Health Order is lifted.…

Justice & Diversity Center Programs Collaborate to Protect a Client’s Home, Safety and Income

A San Francisco woman recently benefited from three programs at the same nonprofit partnering to stabilize her life. Holistic legal services are a trademark of the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) and “Emily’s” story is a good example of how…

Association of Corporate Counsel and Cozen O’Connor Join JDC to Support Local Nonprofits

In light of recent developments to constantly evolving employment law such as AB 5, the Association of Corporate Counsel’s San Francisco Bay Area Chapter and Cozen O’Connor teamed up with the Justice and Diversity Center’s Community Organization Representation Project…

Kids Prevail Over Christian School, Church, Ole Miss, and Boykin Spaniels

Barry Blackburn was fighting late-stage cancer when he asked his aide for a will to preserve his “family legacy”: hundreds of acres of farmland and lakefront properties in Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee that had been in the Blackburn family since…

Daughter Has Standing to Challenge Mom’s Last-Minute Disinheritance

Back in the 1980s, Joan Lee Maynord and her husband Bob set up a family trust for their six children. After Bob’s death in 1993, sole trustee Joan oversaw it for two decades, with all of their children designated as…

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