Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the Bay Area Honors Pro Bono Service Several BASF members were recently honored by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights at its 28th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Awards Luncheon. JDC Board Member Neil…
Homeless Advocacy Project Has a New Home: 125 Hyde Street
Having lost its lease as a result of the rent squeeze a healthy San Francisco economy has created, the Homeless Advocacy Project (HAP) moved February 1, 2015, into its new home at 125 Hyde Street. This Tenderloin location puts the project…
Ten Things You Don’t Know About Alyssa Snyder
Alyssa Snyder is thrilled to have recently joined Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass as a nonprofit and tax associate. Coblentz is a respected San Francisco Bay Area law firm with deep roots in and an unsurpassed commitment to the local…
Write for BASF’s Blog and Gain Exposure as a Practice Area Expert
Interested in writing about trending legal issues as they relate to your practice area? Consider writing an article for our blog, Legal by the Bay, or our other BASF channels. It could be monthly column, or a one-time topic you’re…
Five Must-Have Tips to Keep Your Internet Legal Research on a Budget
The below is adapted from Carole Levitt’s book Internet Legal Research on a Budget co-authored with Judy K. Davis, ABA LPD 2014 Legal research and the Internet clearly go hand in hand — 96 percent of lawyers in the 2013…
Bobbi Kristina Brown: How Her Tragedy Would Play Out In California
Bobbi Kristina Brown, the only daughter of singers Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown, has been in a medically-induced coma since January 31, 2015, when she was found face down in a bathtub of her home in Roswell, Georgia. Since then,…
Use Your iPhone6 for Better Presentations
This article was first published by Morgan Smith on the Cogent Legal Blog at cogentlegal.com/blog/2015/01/use-your-iphone6-for-better-presentations With the introduction of larger screens for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus, attorneys now have another powerful tool in the world of presentation…
Volunteers Come Together to Help City’s Most Vulnerable
The Justice & Diversity Center’s Pro Bono Legal Services Program appreciates all the volunteers who joined us for the last Project Homeless Connect of 2014 on December 18.
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius – One of San Francisco’s Largest Firms – Becomes BASF’s Newest Leaders Circle Firm
BASF is very excited to welcome the newest member to its Leaders Circle family – Morgan, Lewis & Bockius. Founded in 1873, the international law firm consists of over 700 partners and 2,000 lawyers in 28 offices across North America,…
Haywood Gilliam and Charles Crompton Confirmed as Judges
The United States Senate has confirmed President Obama’s nomination of San Francisco attorney Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr., to serve as a judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Confirmation came by voice vote Tuesday, December…
BASF Bulletin Board: Our Members and Leaders Circle Firms Making Headlines
Asian American Bar Association Installs 2015-2016 Board The following BASF members were recently installed to the Asian American Bar Association’s Board of Directors: Treasurer Miriam Kim, Munger, Tolles & Olson; Secretary David Tsai, Perkins Coie; Kristy Young Coleman, Goodwin Procter;…
Ten Things You Don’t Know About Clif Bar General Counsel Bruce Lymburn
Bruce Lymburn is General Counsel of Clif Bar & Company. The Emeryville company best known for its signature energy bar, Clif Bar, also produces a variety of organic foods and drinks. Lymburn has been an active BASF member for four…