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Justice & Diversity Center Welcomes New Director of Donor and Community Engagement

The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) of the Bar Association of San Francisco welcomes Shuwaski Young as our new Director of Donor & Community Engagement. A Mississippi native, Shuwaski moved to California after serving in the Obama Administration’s Department…

Mayor Breed Names Manohar Raju as Successor to Late Public Defender Jeff Adachi

This morning, Mayor London Breed named Manohar Raju as the next public defender of San Francisco. Raju is a long-time attorney with the public defender’s office and was mentored by the late Public Defender Jeff Adachi who passed away…

JDC and AILA Host Reception Honoring Attorney Volunteers and Judges

On February 13, 2019, the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) and American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) hosted a reception for the San Francisco Immigration Court and immigration attorneys at the offices of Keker, Van Nest & Peters in San…

BASF Hosts Reception to Honor Judge Amarra Lee

On February 5, 2019, the Bar Association of San Francisco and the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) hosted a reception to honor Judge Amarra Lee. Judge Lee, appointed to the bench last November, is the first African-American woman to serve on the San…

JDC Celebrates Another Successful Year for Federal Pro Bono Project

More than fifty celebrants, including sixteen federal judges from the Northern District of California, gathered at the Phillip Burton Federal Building and United States Courthouse in February to mark another successful year of the Justice & Diversity Center’s (JDC)…

Democracy in Action: Join BASF’s Delegation to the Conference of California Bar Associations

It has happened to virtually every attorney who practices law: The attorney identifies a problem that only legislation can correct. In some instances, a poorly drafted statute produces a result that could not have been intended by the legislature. In…

Hon. Lynn O'Malley Taylor (ret.) to be Inducted into Marin Women's Hall of Fame

Judge Lynn O’Malley Taylor (ret.) will be honored by YMCA San Francisco and Marin and inducted into the Marin Women’s Hall of Fame on March 28, 2019 at the Marin Women’s Hall of Fame Induction & Celebration Dinner in San Rafael. Judge Lynn O’Malley…

Natacha Kolb Elected to Serve on Board of Jewish Family & Children’s Services of San Francisco

BASF member Natacha Kolb, a partner in Sideman & Bancroft’s Estate Planning Department, has been elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the Jewish Family & Children’s Services of San Francisco (JFCS). Founded in 1850, JFCS is one of the oldest…

News from the Bar

Justice & Diversity Center Welcomes New Director of Donor and Community Engagement

Mayor Breed Names Manohar Raju as Successor to Late Public Defender Jeff Adachi

JDC and AILA Host Reception Honoring Attorney Volunteers and Judges

BASF Hosts Reception to Honor Judge Amarra Lee

JDC Celebrates Another Successful Year for Federal Pro Bono Project

Democracy in Action: Join BASF’s Delegation to the Conference of California Bar Associations

Hon. Lynn O'Malley Taylor (ret.) to be Inducted into Marin Women's Hall of Fame

Natacha Kolb Elected to Serve on Board of Jewish Family & Children’s Services of San Francisco

Q&A with Senator Kamala Harris

Kelly Dermody Wins Margaret Brent Award

In It to WIN It: Revitalized Women’s Impact Network Strives to Benefit Everyone

Third Annual Solo & Small Firm Conference Once Again a Success

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