While 2017 is just getting started, it is already proving to be a very provocative year, especially for the legal community. This year, the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) of The Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) turns 40! JDC’s…
Advocate for Immigrants Retires from Homeless Advocacy Project
By Teresa Friend, Homeless Advocacy Project Ramona Holguin, long-time supervising attorney at the Homeless Advocacy Project (HAP) of the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC), retired at the end of February. She started at HAP in 1993, and created a key…
Members Reach Out to LGBT Youth
As part of the Justice & Diversity Center’s LGBT outreach to SFUSD schools, Kelly Matayoshi of Farella Braun + Martel and Rob Depew of Employment Law Resource Group, met with students from the Gay-Straight Alliance at a local school in…
Meet Justice & Diversity Center Board Member Holly Gaudreau
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton Counsel Holly Gaudreau has served on the Justice & Diversity Center Board of Directors since 2015. Her practice focuses on commercial litigation, including antitrust, unfair competition, trademark and copyright. She serves on her firm’s Pro Bono…
Update to LRIS Legacy Business Status Case
In November 2015, this publication ran an article regarding a small business owner who had contacted BASF’s Lawyer Referral and Information Service (LRIS) for help in fighting an eviction. The Navarro family owned the Academy of Martial Arts & Bodybuilding…
Homeless Advocacy Project Welcomes New Tenant Advocate
The Justice & Diversity Center’s (JDC) Homeless Advocacy Project (HAP) recently welcomed Alex Connolly as its new paralegal/tenant advocate. Connolly is responsible for providing support to HAP attorneys in eviction defense cases, including administrative support, preparation of documents, drafting discovery…
JDC Volunteer Shawn Matloob: Valuable Resource for the Immigrant Community
The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) is pleased to recognize, Shawn Matloob, a dedicated immigration attorney who volunteers at our Legal Advice and Referral Clinic (LARC), a free community walk-in clinic that takes place twice a month on Saturdays. Matloob…
BASF’s Immigration Efforts Expand and Move Under the Justice & Diversity Center
Over 30 years ago, The Bar Association of San Francisco’s (BASF) Lawyer Referral and Information Service (LRIS) started the Attorney of the Day Program (AOD) at the request of the U.S. Immigration Court in San Francisco. Experienced immigration attorneys qualified…
Federal Judges Help Honor JDC Volunteers
The Justice & Diversity Center, along with 20 federal judges, celebrated law firms and attorneys who volunteer with its Federal Pro Bono Project at a reception in January. Through JDC’s partnership with the Northern District of California, judges identify low-income…
Lawyer Referral and Information Service Expands Role in Immigration Collaboratives to Ensure Due Process
In the fall of 2014, the City and County of San Francisco stepped up to fund legal representation for immigrants. In an unprecedented move, over two million dollars for two years was appropriated to help provide lawyers to unaccompanied minors…
San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association Volunteers at Legal Clinic
Thank you to the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association for volunteering at JDC’s December 17 Legal Advice and Referral Clinic. They want you to join them in pro bono! Visit www.sfbar.org/volunteer to learn more about the Legal Advice and Referral…
BASF Bulletin Board: Our Members and Leaders Circle Firms Making Headlines
Asian American Bar Announces 2017-2018 Board of Directors The Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area recently announced its 2017-2018 officers and directors at large. The following BASF members are included: President Miriam Kim, Munger, Tolles & Olson;…