Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced the appointment of Judge Ioana Petrou as associate justice, Division Three and Judge Tracie L. Brown as associate justice, Division Four of the First District Court of Appeal. Petrou has been appointed associate justice, Division Three of the First…

The Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF)  welcomes its newest member benefits partner – LAWCLERK.  LAWCLERK is a company in the business of providing a legal services marketplace where attorneys can go to hire freelance lawyers. LAWCLERK helps solo practitioners and small…

BASF Leader Circle firm member Kyle Canchola, Fenwick & West, was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list of leading lawyers and policymakers. Described as “a collection of bold risk-takers putting a new twist on the old tools of the trade,” the Forbes 30 Under 30…

The Duane Morris Women’s Impact Network for Success (WINS) has honored BASF member Jennifer Briggs Fisher, a partner in the firm’s San Francisco office, with the Margery Reed Professional Excellence Award. The award recognizes Fisher’s efforts to advance women in the…

BASF members Craig M. Peters, Altair Law, and David L. Winnett, The Veen Firm, were named Attorneys of the Year by Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC). Peters and Winnett were recognized for securing a nearly $15 million verdict against Mazda for a defective seat design that…

The Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) supports Chief Justice John Roberts’ statement that the “independent judiciary is something we should all be thankful for.”  The Chief Justice is right.  We have three separate but equal branches of government.  An…

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November 18, 2018 – San Francisco – Five members of the Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) will be honored with awards for their dedication to the organization in 2018. The following members are being honored with Awards of Merit:…

The Barristers Club, the Bar Association of San Francisco’s (BASF) new attorney division, recently announced the officers for its 2019 Board of Directors. In addition, the Nominating Committee of the Barristers Board of Directors is pleased to announce that five…

BASF Leader Circle firm partner Erica Villanueva, Farella Braun + Martel, was recently honored with a Outstanding Alumni Award by California Rural Legal Assistance (CRLA). Villanueva was an intern with CRLA. Aurelio Perez, shareholder at BASF Leader Circle firm Littler Mendelson, received the Ambassador for Justice…