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Paralegal Section Honors Legal Professionals at Annual Reception

More than 50 members of the legal community attended the December 5 Paralegal Section Holiday Party at Robert Half Legal. The Paralegal Section honored the following individuals: Section Member of the Year: Colleen Dietterle, San Francisco City Attorney’s Office Legal…

Eight Members Honored at Annual Luncheon

Eight members of The Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) were honored with awards for their dedication to the organization in 2017. The following members were honored with Awards of Merit: BASF’s Paralegal Section Chair Victoria NewmanRP and Education Chair…

BASF Delegation to the CCBA Begins Work on New Year’s Resolutions

The BASF Delegation to the Conference of California Bar Associations (CCBA) is already hard at work drafting resolutions for 2018 and it is kicking off the new year with a January 9, 2018 education program titled Legislation Drafting: How to…

News from the Paralegal Section: December 2017

The Paralegal Section is concluding its third year, and big changes are afoot! BASF’s first non-attorney section was the brainchild of Raquel Cabading, Director of Continuing Legal Education, who recognized a need for support and education for paralegals and other…

Project Homeless Connect Volunteers Bring Services to 300+ People in Need

The Justice & Diversity Center thanks the volunteers who joined us to serve 300 people at Project Homeless Connect in October. With assistance, courtesy and kindness from 25 volunteers, 235 homeless people applied for DMV ID cards—a threshold to…

BASF Introduces Answer1 to LineUp of Member Benefits

The Bar Association of San Francisco is proud and excited to welcome its newest member benefits partner – Answer1. Answer1 provides answering and receptionist services to small and medium sized businesses. Through the support of virtual receptionist services, Answer1 helps…

December 2017: Members in the News

Duane Morris Attorney Honored BASF member Meagen Leary of Duane Morris recently received a Women’s Impact Network for Success Award for her efforts to advance women in the legal profession. Meagen, a partner in the firm’s San Francisco office,…

Project Homeless Connect Volunteers Bring Services to 300+ People in Need

The Most Effective Legislative Body in California (That You Barely Know About)

The Bar Association of San Francisco’s Delegation to the Conference of California Bar Associations (CCBA) enjoyed a string of successes this year. The CCBA is California’s foremost attorney-run legislative body that has, for over 70 years, provided unparalleled opportunities to…

Thomas Crosby Joins BASF’s Bay Area Mediation Service

Meet Thomas Crosby, Crosby Law Group, the newest mediator to join BASF’s Bay Area Mediation Services panel. His areas of experience include: Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Toxic Torts, Professional Malpractice, Construction Disputes, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination, Public Entities, FELA, Family…

Barristers Club Announces 2018 Board of Directors

The Barristers Club, The Bar Association of San Francisco’s (BASF) new attorney division, recently announced the officers for its 2018 Board of Directors: Drew Amoroso, How to be an Invaluable Associate Program, will serve as president; John Hamasaki, Hamasaki Law,…

Save the Date: Labor and Employment Law Conference in Yosemite is February 9-10

By Peter Rukin, Rukin Hyland It has been said that “for everything there is a season.” Well, for 42 years, winter has been the season for the Labor and Employment Section’s Yosemite Conference. The Yosemite Conference is the Section’s flagship…

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