Mr. King* is disabled by mental health impairments and lives in a supportive housing project with on-site social and medical services. As a Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipient he has a steady stream of income, however his mental health is…
Family Law Volunteer Allysyn Overton Balances the Scales of Justice
The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) is pleased to recognize Allysyn Overton as our volunteer of the month. Overton was new to Family Law in early 2013 when she began helping low-income clients with divorce, child custody, and domestic violence…
Justice & Diversity Center Announces Gala Honorary Co-Chairs
The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) of The Bar Association of San Francisco is pleased to announce the honorary cochairs for its annual gala: Robert C. Friese, a founding partner of Shartsis Friese; Hyun Park, Senior Vice President and General…
BASF Supports Two Winning State Bar Diversity Awards
Judge Brenda Harbin-Forte Wins Individual Award Judge Brenda Harbin-Forte of the Alameda Superior Court will be awarded the State Bar of California’s 2013 Diversity Award in the Individual Lawyer Category for her decades of work to diversify the legal profession…
A Week at JDC [INFOGRAPHIC]
Today On C-SPAN: BASF’s ‘Marriage in America: Life after Windsor and Perry’ panel discussion
UPDATE: A video of the broadcast is now available online: www.c-spanvideo.org/program/314035-1 Tune in to C-SPAN today for a broadcast of BASF’s panel discussion on marriage in America. The July 17 event by BASF’s LGBT Equality Committee featured an exciting discussion about…
BASF's Yolanda Jackson Gives Testimony to ABA on Stand Your Ground Laws
Yolanda Jackson, Deputy Executive Director and Diversity Director of The Bar Association of San Francisco, provided testimony today to the American Bar Association’s National Task Force on Stand Your Ground Laws. This was the task force’s fourth and final public…
Making a Difference: Impact of Eviction Defense Project's Volunteer Attorneys
Click on the map below to learn more about the Justice & Diversity Center’s Eviction Defense Project.
LRIS Fund for Public Service: Panel Attorneys Support the Programs of the Justice & Diversity Center
Often, this column highlights a particular case referred by the Lawyer Referral and Information Service (LRIS), as well as the LRIS panel attorney who skillfully handled it. In many instances the attorney has achieved a significant monetary result for the…
Justice & Diversity Center’s Homeless Advocacy Project: Helping the Homeless Community One Client at a Time
Martin* had been living in his unit in the Tenderloin District of San Francisco since 1999. In 2002, he started to have serious habitability problems in his unit – infestation of rodents, cockroaches and insects, mold covering the entire apartment,…
Bike-A-Thon Raises More Than $18,000 for Legal Services Programs
More than 50 people had fun biking and running at Crissy Field while raising $18,251 for the Justice & Diversity Center’s (JDC) legal services programs. The amount raised surpassed any past Bike-a-Thon fundraising efforts, and exceeded last year’s total by…
Lawyer Referral and Information Service Spreads the Word About its Panel Attorneys
For the second year in a row, BASF’s Lawyer Referral and Information Service (LRIS) participated in the Golden Gate Business Association Pride Expo in June. Over 80 local LGBT friendly businesses and nonprofits were in attendance to share resources and…