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Divorced At Last

After preventing a same-sex couple’s divorce for the past two years, Mississippi came through on Tuesday, when Chancery Judge Mitchell Lundy, Jr. divorced Lauren Czekala-Chatham and Dana Ann Melancon in his chambers. Melancon, who moved to Arkansas after the couple…

Three Tips for Attracting the Right Candidates

Having trouble attracting the right candidates? With the help of BASF’s job board, your open positions are distributed to our membership of 8,000 attorneys and legal professionals, and beyond, on multiple platforms. You can see a few recent listings to…

Project Homeless Connect Honors JDC Staff and Volunteers

Project Homeless Connect (PHC) recently honored the Justice & Diversity Center with its award for Outstanding Service Area. The City of San Francisco partners with nonprofits four to six times a year to hold PHC events, with each event offering numerous…

Staff Attorney Joins JDC to Defend Low-Income Tenants From Eviction

The Justice & Diversity Center welcomes Tony Burchell as its new staff attorney for the Right to Civil Counsel Program (RTCC). Burchell will provide full-scope representation to defendants in unlawful detainer cases; help support volunteer attorneys serving low-income people in…

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

Golfers and Tournament Sponsors Raise $80,000 for Diversity Pipeline Programs

More than 100 golfers and sponsors attended the Seventh Annual Putting for the Pipeline Golf Tournament on October 23 at TPC Harding Park. The tournament raised funds for BASF and JDC’s diversity pipeline programs including School-To-College and Mock Trial. Congrats…

LRIS Panel Attorneys Give Pro Bono Advice to Veterans

Thanks to the three attorneys who gave free legal advice and referrals to veterans at an event on October 28. The attorneys, Joseph Lepera, Lepera & Associates; solo attorney Roger Rubin, and Kent Kirmaci, Law Offices of Kent Kirmaci, are…

Sebastian Kaplan Named Outstanding Barrister

The Barristers Club recently announced that Fenwick & West’s Sebastian Kaplan has been named the 2015 Outstanding Barrister. His dedication to the club over the years has been steadfast and includes several leadership roles. He served as a leader of the…

Award of Merit Recipients to be Honored at Annual Luncheon

BASF will honor the following attorneys with Awards of Merit for their dedication to the association: Tracy Salisbury Tracy Salisbury, Shartsis Friese, is receiving an Award of Merit for her service as chair of BASF’s Finance Committee from 2011 to…

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Former Scholarship Recipient Shines in Bay Area Legal Community

The Justice & Diversity Center’s Bay Area Minority Law Student Scholarship program demonstrates the organization’s commitment to advancing diversity in the legal profession. The program awards diverse first year Bay Area law students with a $30,000 scholarship, over three years,…

Famed Legacy Business Fights to Stay in San Francisco with Help of LRIS Panel Attorney, Sal Timpano

These days in San Francisco, the topic of ever increasing rent garners headlines. Those headlines often relate to the housing market and soaring commercial rent is also changing the city’s neighborhoods for good. Case in point is Carlos Navarro’s Academy…

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