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Three Tips for Attorneys Contemplating Retirement

Last month, LRIS’s Emmy Pasternak interviewed BASF Member and LRIS Estate Planning Attorney Deborah Fox on Financial Literacy. This is part two of that interview. Emmy Pasternak: Last year you gave a presentation to BASF members regarding retirement and succession…

Lawyer Referral and Information Service Panel Attorneys Win $2M Settlement for Injured Pedestrian

In the Fall of 2012 an accident involving a City of Oakland utility truck made the evening news. Pedestrians had been struck down on the sidewalk, and wreckage to city meters, store fronts, glass doorways and parked cars was reported.…

BASF and JDC Staff Appointed to Two State Bar Task Forces

The Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) and the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) have staff members serving on two task forces recently formed by The State Bar of California. Justice Gap The Civil Justice Strategies Task Force was recently…

April is Financial Literacy Month: Estate Planning Advice from Deborah Fox

In March 2004 Senate Resolution 316 established April as “National Financial Literacy Month.” In a nod to April’s moniker, BASF member and LRIS Estate Planning attorney Deborah Fox answers questions and provides sage advice on estate planning and financial matters.…

Congratulations to the Community Justice Center Court and the BASF/IDA Conflicts Attorneys Who Helped Build it

Congratulations and deep gratitude to the Indigent Defense Administration‘s Conflicts Panel who committed their time, energy and expertise to building the Community Justice Center (CJC) court to its celebrated status today. On March 5, the San Francisco Superior Court celebrated the five-year…

Veterans Summit Brings Together Legal Advocates for Strategy Session [INFOGRAPHIC]

In late February, The Bar Association of San Francisco organized a half-day Veterans Summit which brought together for the first time nonprofits who provide legal services for San Francisco veterans. They were joined by representatives from local law schools, law…

Your Referral Helps the Community We Serve [Infographic]

Your referrals to BASF’s Lawyer Referral and Information Service (LRIS) support pro bono legal services and diversity education programs of the Justice & Diversity Center, including the Bay Area Minority Law Student Scholarship Program. If your caseload is full or if…

Victory for LRIS Panel Attorney in Elder Financial Abuse Case

If you have ever channel surfed during the middle of the night you have likely come across a variety of “Get Rich Quick” infomercials promising money, happiness, a sharper mind with a quick phone call and a credit card number.…

BASF Visits SFSU to Learn More About Student Veterans’ Legal Needs

The Bar Association of San Francisco’s Lawyer Referral and Information Service’s (LRIS) Director of Public Service Programs Carole Conn recently visited with San Francisco State University’s VETS@SFSU group (pictured above). Conn met with the student organization to provide legal resources…

Institute on Aging Conference Educates Attorneys and Social Workers on Assisting Victims of Elder Abuse

Half-Year Membership Time at Lawyer Referral and Information Service

BASF’s Indigent Defense Program Celebrates Ten Years

Ten years ago this month, the Indigent Defense Administration (IDA) commenced oversight of all administrative/fiscal responsibilities for the panel of criminal defense practitioners who represent indigent minors and adults for whom the Public Defender has a conflict of interest. BASF,…

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