On behalf of the families, youth and community we serve, we at the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) of the Bar Association of San Francisco thank you. Your gift to JDC makes it possible for us to grow access to justice,…
Justice & Diversity Center Announces 2019 Board of Directors
November 28, 2018 — San Francisco — The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) of the Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) recently confirmed its 2019 Board of Directors. Doris Cheng, Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger, will serve as president; Stuart…
Head Start Holiday Gift Program
BASF’s annual Head Start Holiday Gift Program has been providing holiday gifts to underserved Head Start students for almost 30 years. This year the need is great and we still have 300 students without law firms or legal departments sponsoring them. This…
Justice: The Gift That Keeps On Giving
Please join me in celebrating #GivingTuesday by making a gift to the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC). There is strength in community and together we can make a difference! Your generosity allows JDC to provide legal services to more than…
Thank you!
As we prepare for the Thanksgiving holiday, we want to thank you for helping the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) of the Bar Association of San Francisco respond to the needs of our community. With your support, we were able to provide…
Association of Corporate Counsel and Fenwick & West Lend Helping Hand to South Bay Nonprofits
The Justice & Diversity Center’s (JDC) Community Organization Representation Project (CORP) recently conducted a free legal clinic for South Bay nonprofit organizations in Mountain View with volunteer attorneys from the Association of Corporate Counsel’s (ACC’s) San Francisco Bay Chapter and…
JDC Volunteer Helps Nonprofits Prevent Workplace Harassment & Discrimination
Since 2016, employment attorney Chantelle Egan of Seyfarth Shaw has provided her expertise to nonprofit audiences by leading free trainings on preventing harassment and discrimination in the workplace. Chantelle has helped over 150 individuals representing nearly 30 local nonprofits not…
Gala Raises $360,000+ for JDC Legal and Diversity Programs
Over 400 members of the legal community were in attendance to celebrate the work of the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) of the Bar Association of San Francisco on September 27 at JDC’s Annual Gala. The gala raised more than…
Minority Scholarship Reception Honors Donors and Recipients
On Tuesday, October 9 Bay Area Minority Law Student Scholarship donors, recipients, board members of the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) and the Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) gathered to celebrate and honor 2018 scholarship donors and recipients Sallia Wilkins,…
Members Honored by Minority Bar Coalition
Congratulations to the following Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) members who are being honored by the Minority Bar Coalition with Unity Awards: Marisa Chun, McDermott Will & Emery, was selected for the award by the Justice & Diversity Center…
Passion for Peace and Justice Brings Social Work Student to Homeless Advocacy Project
The Justice & Diversity Center’s Homeless Advocacy Project (HAP) is located in the heart of San Francisco’s Tenderloin district, where every year JDC staffers and volunteers serve more than 1,500 individuals and families who are homeless or at imminent risk…
Former JDC Attorney Named Judge of State Bar of California
After eight years with the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC), Manjari Chawla was appointed hearing judge for the State Bar Court. Selected by the Supreme Court of California, Chawla will serve a six-year term beginning November 1, 2018. Chawla was…