BASF and JDC Executive Director Yolanda Jackson was recently honored by the Bay Area Urban Debate League (BAUDL) with its Great Debater Award. The award was presented to Jackson at BAUDL’s 7th Annual Awards Gala, where she also served as…
The High Price of California's Failure to Fund Dependency Counsel
“State intervention in the lives of families, even when absolutely necessary, is a traumatic experience for children and parents alike.” Indeed, “here are hardly more consequential acts the government can take than deciding whether to remove a child from the…
Special Offer from 2017 JDC Gala Sponsor Legalweek West
Special offer from 2017 JDC Gala Sponsor Legalweek West: Save 25% Off Your LegalDiversityForum Pass! Enter Promotion Code: JDC25 to Claim Your Exclusive Discount. Join your colleagues at the inaugural LegalDiversityForum, an area of focus at Legalweek West, taking place…
Senior District Judge Thelton Henderson Set to Retire
Senior District Judge Thelton E. Henderson has informed the Court that he will step down from the bench and assume inactive status in August 2017. Judge Henderson was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to a seat vacated by Judge Cecil…
Legal Leaders Dinner Draws More than 40 Bay Area Corporate Counsel
The Spring 2017 General Counsel Dinner was held on Thursday, April 20 at Wayfare Tavern. The event was sponsored by Baker & McKenzie and was a huge success. Over 40 in-house counsel were in attendance making it the largest turnout…
Seyfarth Shaw Helps Client Gain Freedom
Congratulations to Seyfarth Shaw for settling a case on behalf of a client with the Justice & Diversity Center’s Federal Pro Bono Project. The client, “Mr. M,” was incarcerated when he filed suit against the Department of Corrections. After reporting…
Homeless Advocacy Project, Orrick and UC Hastings Team Up For Homeless San Franciscans
The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) thanks the law firm and law school volunteers of a unique pro bono collaboration. Every week, JDC’s Homeless Advocacy Project (HAP) runs a clinic at a shelter with Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe and UC…
Staff Attorneys Talk Equal Justice at ABA Conference
JDC’s Cary Gold, Katie Danielson and Mairi McKeever (pictured above) were featured panelists at the American Bar Association’s Equal Justice Conference held in early May. Gold and Danielson were speakers on the “Holistic Legal Services: Model and Uses” panel. McKeever…
Justice & Diversity Center Announces Honorary Co-Chairs of 2017 Gala
The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) of The Bar Association of San Francisco is delighted to announce the honorary co-chairs for the 2017 Annual Gala. David Kelly, General Counsel and Vice President, Basketball Legal Affairs for the Golden State Warriors…
Northern California Rapid Immigration Response Network Survey
In anticipation of increased enforcement actions by the current administration, a Northern California Rapid Immigration Response Network has been created and has been taking steps to prepare our legal community. Members of this network include the ACLU, AILA, NLG, the Justice & Diversity Center…
Justice & Diversity Center Adds Immigration Legal Defense Work to its Program Lineup
In the last three years, there has been rapid growth to the Immigrant Legal Defense Program which moved under the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) umbrella in February of this year. It was previously run by the Lawyer Referral…
Dolby Laboratories Legal Team Makes Pro Bono a Priority
If you are like most people, when someone mentions Dolby Laboratories, the first thing that comes to mind is surround sound. If there is a soundtrack to life, chances are Dolby is providing the audio. For the Justice &…