More than 300 people attending the 15th annual Gala of the Justice and Diversity Center (JDC) of the Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) on September 26. Doris Cheng, president of JDC and BASF, welcomed the crowd and introduced featured…
15th annual Gala celebrates successes of the Justice and Diversity Center
More than 300 people attending the 15th annual Gala of the Justice and Diversity Center (JDC) of the Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) on September 26. Doris Cheng, president of JDC and BASF, welcomed the crowd and introduced featured…
Support equal access to justice by volunteering
Attorneys, as the leaders of justice, have a special responsibility to make sure legal system is fair and accessible to everyone regardless of their income or circumstances. That’s why the Justice and Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San…
African American Diversity Reception builds diverse future in the law
More than 150 people attended the African American Partners and Associates Reception at the Keker Van Nest & Peters headquarters in San Francisco. The July 17th event was held in partnership with the Charles Houston Bar Association and the California…
BASF and JDC in the news: July 2019
In addition to the immigration stories in the media, The Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) and the Justice and Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco (JDC) representatives were also featured in the media on a variety…
Celebrating the beauty of individual freedom and choice
More than 40 people came out to celebrate diversity at The Bar Association of San Francisco’s (BASF) annual LGBTQ+ Summer Reception. The reception, hosted by Paul Hastings and co-sponsored by Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom (BALIF), provide an opportunity for…
JDC’s Poetry Slam Celebrates ABA Law Day with Powerful Youth Performances
In celebration of the American Bar Association’s 2019 Law Day Theme―Free Speech, Free Press, Free Society―the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) hosted a Law & Language Poetry Slam on May 9, 2019. Eight youth from around the Bay Area competed…
Justice & Diversity Center Honors Outstanding Volunteers
On April 30, the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) celebrated its top volunteers at the annual Outstanding Volunteer Celebration, with help from Chief Justice of California Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye. With around 200 guests in attendance at the Green…
Bike, Run or Walk For Justice at JDC Bike-A-Thon/Walk-A-Thon
On Saturday, June 22, join us at beautiful Little Marina Green in San Francisco with your family and pets for outdoor fun for a great cause. The Justice & Diversity Center’s (JDC) 12th annual Bike-a-thon/Walk-a-thon is a way…
Meet Caitlin Flammer, JDC’s Volunteer and Clinics Coordinator
Meet Caitlin Flammer, our Volunteer and Clinics Coordinator, who connects volunteers to the Justice & Diversity Center’s (JDC) pro bono projects and organizes our monthly Legal Advice and Referral Clinics (LARCs). Caitlin is a native of the…
Hearts on Fire: The Humanitarian Crisis at our Border
JDC’s Katie Kavanagh recounts her experience working with the Border Rights Project of Al Otro Lado There is a crisis at our southern border, but it is not a matter of national security. It is first and…
The Northern California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice: The First Two Years
One of the clients represented by the Northern California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice (NCCIJ) came to the U.S. as a refugee when he was a toddler. He was born at a refugee camp in Thailand after his family…