LRIS News Archives

Trent Thornley: Probate Attorney and Buddhist Chaplain

The confluence of religious studies and the practice of law may seem an unlikely pairing, but for Lawyer Referral and Information Service (LRIS) Probate Panel attorney Trent Thornley, they are a perfect match. As an undergraduate at Indiana University, Thornley…

California’s Lawyer Referral Service Client Privilege and the ABA’s LRS-Client Privilege Resolution

The ABA’s Standing Committee on Lawyer Referral Services is co-sponsoring a resolution to urge legislatures to enact and courts to recognize a privilege to protect the confidentiality of the tens of thousands of conversations that occur every day between prospective…

Attorney Support Needed as Immigration Court’s “Expedited Dockets” Turns One

July 30, 2015, marked the one-year anniversary of the expedited dockets in San Francisco Immigrant Court. For the last year, in accordance with a memorandum issued by the U.S. Department of Justice, immigration courts nationwide have accelerated the deportation proceedings…

Excellent Customer Service Key to Award Winning Lawyer Referral Service

The legal interviewers of BASF’s Lawyer Referral and Information Service (LRIS) are a team of professional, compassionate, highly educated individuals. Far more than an “appointment scheduling service” or “legal hotline,” the services provided run the gamut from resource guide to…

LRIS Has Expanded Its Client Base

The Lawyer Referral and Information Service (LRIS) membership year runs from July 1 to June 30, 2016. Whether you are submitting an application to join this award-winning and innovative program for the first time or are a renewing member, now…

Lawyer Referral and Information Service Attorney Spotlight – Ryan Vlasak

In 2012, a distraught mother contacted the Lawyer Referral and Information Service (LRIS) seeking an attorney for a wrongful death lawsuit. A gathering to mourn the loss of one teenager due to gang violence became the tragic scene of yet…

Lawyer Referral and Information Service Lead Staff Immigration Attorney Named a Woman of Influence

Ilyce Shugall, BASF member and Lawyer Referral and Information Service’s (LRIS) Lead Immigration Attorney, temporarily on staff to assist with the launch of the San Francisco Immigrant Legal Defense Collaborative, was recently announced as a Silicon Valley Business Journal Woman…

The San Francisco Immigrant Legal Defense Collaborative: Bay Area Public Interest Attorneys’ Collective Response to Crisis

The backlog of cases in San Francisco Immigration Court continues to swell, leaving nearly a half million individuals in limbo, some not scheduled for hearings until the year 2018. As the chronically under-staffed and under-resourced immigration court system has been…

The Ides of April – Tax Q&A with Attorney J.P. Harbour

April 15th is a dreaded date for many. The federal and state tax codes are challenging for the best and brightest, not to mention for clients facing an audit or small business owners juggling new regulations regarding employee health programs…

A Chat with Inder Comar, LRIS Panelist and International Human Rights Lawyer

Those who participate as attorney panelists in the Lawyer Referral and Information Service (LRIS) are up to some interesting things. Case in point: LRIS panel attorney Inder Comer, who mixes his IP and business practice with international human rights law.…

Grow Your Clientele: Join the San Francisco-Marin Lawyer Referral and Information Service

With the turn of a new year, reflections about one’s law practice circulate in the mind. Is my practice where I’d like it to be? Is there more I could be doing? Growing your clientele while giving back to the…

San Francisco Immigration Court to Be Helped by LRIS Coordinator

The Bar Association of San Francisco’s Lawyer Referral and Information Service has hired Adina Hemley-Bronstein as its new Immigration Case Coordinator to help manage the activity from the “expedited dockets” at the San Francisco Immigration Court. For more than 25…

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