San Francisco Mayor Mark E. Farrell has nominated Avantika Shastri, Justice & Diversity Center Senior Supervising Attorney and Legal Director of the SF Immigrant Legal Defense Collaborative, as Woman Making History. Shastri will be recognized at the Annual Women’s History Month…
Apply Now: Seeking Law Students with Diverse Backgrounds
Application deadline is May 25, 2018 Arturo Gonzalez Summer Law Student Fellowships The Justice & Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco, in partnership with 2010 President Arturo González, Morrison & Foerster, is now accepting applications for…
And The (Mock Trial) Winner is…..Lowell High School!
Once again, San Francisco County’s Mock Trial competition has come to a thrilling end. For the 2017-2018 season, eight teams representing Lowell High School, Phillip & Sala Burton High School, Balboa High School, Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the…
Trump’s Budget Proposal Puts Access to Food at Risk for San Francisco’s Most Vulnerable Residents
Earlier this month, President Trump unveiled his budget plan, which proposes more than $200 billion in cuts to the nation’s supplemental food program (known, in California, as CalFresh). In California, where nearly one out of four children lives in…
JDC Co-Sponsors Stow Lake Stampede, Raising Awareness for Immigration Programs
The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) is honored to be a sponsor of the 2018 Stow Lake Stampede. JDC is excited to partner with the Impala Racing Team and invites the entire legal community to join us for a day…
Volunteer Interpreters Needed in Immigration Cases
Are you fluent in Spanish or other languages and interested in gaining valuable interpretation experience in an immigration law setting? The Justice & Diversity Center invites you to get involved with the longstanding Attorney of the Day Program as a…
Volunteer Attorney CJ Kingsley Gives 36 Years of Service to JDC
The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) is honored to recognize the incredible contributions of CJ Kingsley, who has been volunteering with JDC since 1981! In particular, she has been a dedicated volunteer with JDC’s Legal Advice and Referral Clinic (LARC),…
Scholarship Recipients Continue to See Success in Bay Area Legal Community
Check out these updates from two recent recipients of the Justice & Diversity Center’s Bay Area Minority Law Student Scholarship: 2013 recipient Angelo Villareal recently accepted a position with the Marin County Public Defender’s Office. Prior to accepting this position…
Right to Civil Counsel Staff Attorney Defends Vulnerable Tenants Facing Eviction
Meet Ana Denmark, who has joined the Justice & Diversity Center’s (JDC) Right to Civil Counsel Program (RTCC). Through the RTCC Pilot Program, a partnership between JDC and the City of San Francisco, Denmark represents low-income tenants facing eviction. Since…
Congratulations to Covington & Burling For Federal Pro Bono Success
Congratulations to Covington & Burling for a remarkable result in a pro bono civil rights case for a prisoner. “Mr. P” is a JDC client who is wheelchair bound and was denied proper medical treatment while incarcerated. He filed a…
Federal Pro Bono Project Celebrates Ten Years
Twelve federal judges and more than sixty attorneys gathered at the Phillip Burton Federal Building and United States Courthouse in January to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Justice & Diversity Center’s (JDC) Federal Pro Bono Project. Chief Judge…
JDC and Kirkland & Ellis Commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with Free Legal Clinic for Local Nonprofits
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, nonprofits nationwide joined forces to support organizations serving homeless people. The Justice & Diversity Center was proud to participate with Kirkland & Ellis, holding a free legal clinic for two nonprofits working to end…