51 BASF Members of Farella + Braun Lawyers Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2022 and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch Carly O. Alameda: Real Estate Law; George T. Argyris: Trusts and Estates; Jerome I. Braun: Appellate Law; Amy…
For Working Parents, Balance IS Possible!
As the debate over paid family leave swirls around as a “hot topic” debate in our country, this seemed like the most appropriate time to share my personal experience with being a working professional, a new mom, and trying to…
ABA Offers Tips for Effective Client-Lawyer Communications
On October 6, 2021, the American Bar Association issued Formal Opinion 500 addressing language access in the client-lawyer relationship. The Opinion notes: “Communication between a lawyer and a client is necessary for the client to participate effectively in the representation…
Sitting Where You Are Not Licensed
In California and most other jurisdictions, lawyers are allowed to temporarily sit and work in a jurisdiction where they are not licensed pursuant to certain restrictions. See California Rules of Court (CRC) Rule 9.40-9.49.1. However, if a lawyer overstays this…
January 2022 Members in the News
BASF Members Named Top Antitrust Lawyers 2021 by Daily Journal The following BASF members are recognized as 2021 Top Antitrust Lawyers by Daily Journal. They’re selected for being the leading attorneys specializing in plaintiffs, defense, and government antitrust work in…
Undocumented Immigrant Woman Seeks JDC’s Help to Escape Abusive Husband
Marisa (not her real name), is a client of the Justice and Diversity Center (JDC) of the Bar Association of San Francisco. She is a monolingual Spanish-speaker and is undocumented. Marisa survived physical and verbal abuse from her husband John…
Celebrating 150 Years of Raising the Bar
A welcome message from 2022 President Mary McNamara, and Yolanda Jackson, Executive Director and General Counsel At 150 years, we are one of the oldest bar association in the nation, older than 25% of the states in the union, and…