The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) of The Bar Association of San Francisco dedicated the new home of its Homeless Advocacy Project (HAP) in memory of Tanya Neiman, founder of HAP and longtime director of the Volunteer Legal Services Program,…
Volunteers “Plant Futures” with Residents of Program for Incarcerated Youth
Thank you to the thirteen volunteers who helped “plant futures” with the residents of Log Cabin Ranch (LCR), a court-ordered residential school in La Honda. The volunteer event was one in a series of a BASF Presidential Initiatives known as…
Legal Community Continues to Raise the Bar in Annual Drive for SF-Marin Food Bank
BASF and the SF-Marin Food Bank celebrated the results of the annual Food From the Bar Campaign at an awards ceremony at Wine and Wall restaurant in mid June. Food from the Bar is the legal community’s annual fundraising drive…
Attorney’s Pro Bono Efforts Educate and Reassure Consumers
The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) is pleased to recognize Susan Brown as our Volunteer of the Month for July 2015. Brown is a regular volunteer for JDC’s Consumer Project, volunteering at the monthly Consumer Debt Defense and Education Clinics…
Mock Trial Volunteer Perspective: Adam Maldonado
Bringing together attorney volunteers, judges, and teenagers from public high schools across San Francisco, BASF has once again united the legal community with the successful completion of its 2015 Mock Trial competition. Each season, attorney volunteers donate their evenings and…
$19,000+ Raised at 8th Annual Bike-a-Thon
Thank you to the 35 riders, runners and walkers who raised over $19,000 for JDC’s Legal Services Programs last month! Everyone had fun at Crissy Field while supporting JDC’s free legal services for low-income people. JDC congratulates the top individual…
BASF LGBT Issues Committee Releases Statement on Supreme Court Ruling on Same-Sex Marriage
A statement from BASF’s LGBT Issues Committee Chairs Peter Catalanotti and Robert Gower: On June 26, the United States Supreme Court handed down its landmark opinion in Obergefell v. Hodges and related cases, providing a definitive and affirmative answer…
SCOTUS Rules in Favor of Marriage Equality Nation-Wide
11 years of dedication to marriage equality: The timeline below, culminating in today’s landmark SCOTUS opinion in Obergefell v. Hodges, starts in 2004 when San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom authorized the issuing of marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Past President Bequests $25,000 to the Justice & Diversity Center
As the first woman president of The Bar Association of San Francisco, Joanne Garvey was a trailblazer for women attorneys, including being the first woman to serve on the California State Bar’s Board of Governors and its first female vice…
2015 JDC Gala Chairs Announced
The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) of The Bar Association of San Francisco is pleased to announce the chairs for its annual gala: Charles Birenbaum, Greenberg Traurig and Kimberly Taylor, Charles Schwab. Please join us at the Gala on Thursday,…
Outstanding Volunteers Honored at Annual Reception
The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) celebrated the top 15 percent of its volunteers, and specially recognized four individuals and a law firm, at the annual Appreciation Celebration on May 12. Guest of honor Chief Justice of California Tani G.…
School-To-College Continues to Make Impact on Students Academics
Supportive. High Expectations. Considerate. Collaborative. Determined. These are the words I use to describe Alvaro Carvajal, BASF’s School-To-College (STC) counselor. This is STC’s third full year on campus, and by far, this year has been its most successful and transformative.…