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BASF Bulletin Board: Our Members and Leaders Circle Firms Making Headlines

Daily Journal Announces Top Plaintiff’s Attorneys Cabraser Fastiff Gibbs The following BASF members were included on the Daily Journal’s list of “Top Plaintiff Lawyers” in 2016: Elizabeth Cabraser and Eric Fastiff, both of Lieff Cabraser Heimann &…

Three Keys to Crafting a Path to Success

The theme of this year’s Barristers Annual Meeting, “Crafting a Path to Success,” can be an elusive concept. Many of us struggle mightily to define what success means in our practice, or how to craft a path forward that will…

Peter Catalanotti and Cometria Cooper Honored at Barristers Club Diversity Reception

Barristers Club members Cometria Cooper, University of San Francisco School of Law, and Peter Catalanotti, Freeman Mathis & Gary, were honored at the 9th Annual Barristers Diversity Award Reception on September 6. This year’s reception was sponsored by Freeman Mathis…

Open the Doors to Opportunity for Diverse Law Students

Aimed at opening doors of opportunity for diverse law students, the 1L Open Doors Job Shadow Program strives to help 1L law students enrolled in San Francisco law schools jumpstart their professional development through early, day-to-day immersion in dynamic legal…

BASF Welcomes Robert Jacobs to its Bay Area Mediation Services Panel

Robert B. Jacobs helps parties settle disputes by focusing early on key issues. Parties who mediate with him find he is both fair and persuasive. During the course of his 30 years of litigation experience, Jacobs has represented both plaintiffs…

Now is the time to act

October 5, 2017 — San Francisco — The Bar Association of San Francisco is deeply saddened and shocked by the violence and senseless tragedy that occurred in Las Vegas on the night of October 1. With heavy hearts, we will remember…

Wanted: Nominees for Paralegal Awards and New Executive Committee Members

ANNUAL AWARDS How would you like to show some appreciation for your hard-working legal support staff? Now is your chance! The Paralegal Section of The Bar Association of San Francisco is accepting nominations of your dedicated non-attorney legal professionals for…

Meet the San Francisco Superior Court Judges Community Event Held in August

The Barristers Club Board of Directors, San Francisco Superior Court Presiding Judge Teri Jackson and Third Baptist Church Pastor Amos Brown hosted a Meet the Judges event on August 27. The event, which was sponsored by Morrison & Foerster, gathered…

Former Scholarship Recipient Receives Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship

Congratulation to 2011 Bay Area Minority Law Student Scholarship recipient Antonio Ingram. He is the first UC Berkeley School of Law, Boalt Hall grad to receive a Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship. This particular fellowship requires applicants to have a law…

Increase in Immigration Enforcement Actions

The Northern California Rapid Response Network (NCRRN) is aware of an increase in immigration enfohttp://www.sfbar.org/newsroom/2017/rapidresponse.sfbar.orgrcement actions throughout the region. This includes an increase in reports of arrests in the San Francisco Bay Area as well as surrounding regions, including at…

Reception Honors Scholarship Recipients and Donors

Four 2017 Bay Area Minority Law Student Scholarship recipients were honored during a reception on September 7 at Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass. Each student was introduced by the donor of their scholarship, then students told of their journey to…

Keker Van Nest & Peters Wins 2017 Hooplaw Basketball Tournament

Thank you to all the teams who came out to play in the 2017 Hooplaw Basketball Tournament on Saturday, August 26 – Sunday, August 27 and congratulation to Keker Van Nest & Peters – 2017 tournament winners. Thank you to…

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