In 2015, BASF launched the “Pro Bono Pledge,” a call to action encouraging members and law firms to give back with pro bono service. A set of pro bono pledges, one aimed at law firms and one at individual attorneys,…
Inspire Diverse Students to Apply to Local Law Schools
The Destination Law School (DLS) program seeks volunteers to serve as panelists and mentors to diverse students interested in attending law school. DLS provides information about law school and the legal profession to diverse undergraduate students in Bay Area colleges.…
25th Anniversary: Report Highlights Challenges in Diversifying the Legal Profession
More than 60 people attended the December 14 panel discussion and reception for the release of BASF’s 2015 Goals and Timetables Report on Minority Hiring, Advancement and Retention. The event was held at Keker & Van Nest and featured the…
Homeless Advocacy Project’s Katie Danielson Receives 2016 Brosnahan Fellowship
Katie Danielson Danielson, the Senior Supervising Attorney at the Homeless Advocacy Project (HAP), is the third recipient since the fellowship was established in 2012 to provide…
Medical Legal Project Volunteer Represents Low Income Senior Citizen
The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) is pleased to recognize Misty Wright, of Paul Hasting, as our Volunteer of the Month. Wright took an appeal of a Cal-Fresh (formerly known as Food Stamps) determination through JDC’s Medical-Legal Project. The project,…
Justice & Diversity Center Announces 2016 Board of Directors
The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) of The Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) recently confirmed its Board of Directors for 2016. Michael Tubach, O’Melveny & Myers, will serve as president; Merri Baldwin, Rogers Joseph O’Donnell, will serve as president-elect;…
Bay Area Firms Make the Holiday Brighter for Local Pre-School Kids
Thanks to more than 50 firms, legal organizations and individuals, pre-school kids from low-income families received gifts through BASF’s Head Start Holiday Gift Program. To see a list of participating firms, visit www.sfbar.org/headstart.
Lillian Kong Rejoins JDC as Staff Attorney
The Justice & Diversity Center welcomes Lillian Kong as its new Staff Attorney for the Community Organization Representation Project (CORP). During law school Kong was an AT&T-sponsored Housing Fellow at JDC; an extern at the National Immigration Law Center; and…
Volunteers Needed for Three-Hour Shifts at Mock Trial Tourney in February
The San Francisco Mock Trial Competition starts in February, and BASF’s Mock Trial Committee is looking for volunteers to serve as presiding judges and scorers for the preliminary rounds. What is Mock Trial? The students perform a mock trial addressing…
Certified Public Accountant Contributes Valuable Skills to Low-Income Taxpayers
The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) is pleased to recognize Chuck Schreiber as the January Volunteer of the Month . Schreiber serves a crucial role as one of a few certified public accountants volunteering with JDC’s Low-Income Tax Clinic…
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Former Scholarship Recipient Now Helping Clients with Re-Entry
The Justice & Diversity Center’s Bay Area Minority Law Student Scholarship program demonstrates JDC’s commitment to advancing diversity in the legal profession. The program awards diverse first year Bay Area law students with a $30,000 scholarship, over three years, based…