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Spring Mediation Training: A Conversation with Ron Kelly

In March 2015, The Bar Association of San Francisco’s Alternative Dispute Resolution department will hold its annual Mediation Certificate Training. Over five successive Saturdays, participants will gain the tools they’ll need to be effective mediators. I recently had the opportunity…

How to Securely Use Dropbox in a Legal Environment

Excerpted from “Securely Use Dropbox in a Legal Environment” ABA TECHSHOW 2014 Written by Diane Ebersole, ABA TECHSHOW Board 2015 We have discussed how you can enhance the security of access to your Dropbox files by moving to a two-step…

2015 CLE Compliance Countdown

The MCLE compliance deadline is fast approaching and attorneys with last names H–M will need to finish their 25 hours of MCLE by February 2, 2015. BASF has got you covered. Whether you need special or general CLE credits, take…

How Judges Decide: January 12 Evening CLE Seminar

Almost 100 years ago, our great jurist, Benjamin N. Cardozo, declared: “The great tides and currents which engulf the rest of men, do not turn aside in their course, and pass judges by.” This panel will explore what informs a…

Blindfolds Off: Judges On How They Decide [Book Review]

I have never seen Joel Cohen in court but he must be an excellent cross-examiner, a skill he relies on to create revealing, instructive, and sometimes shocking interviews with thirteen federal judges in his new work, Blindfolds Off: Judges On…

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

Queen’s Bench Bar Association Names 2015 Board of Directors The following BASF members were recently announced as 2015 Queen’s Bench Bar Association board of directors: President Jaime Touchstone, Futterman Dupree Dodd Croley Maier; 1st Vice President Pauline Farmer-Koppenol, Bio-Rad Laboratories;…

Bowling Tournament Raises More Than $10,000 For Mock Trial Program

More than 48 bowlers came out to Lucky Strike on November 17 to participate in our first Annual Diversity Bowl, benefiting the Mock Trial program of the Justice & Diversity Center. Bowlers raised more than $10,000. We are thankful for…

Barristers Club Annual Holiday Party Ends Successful Year

The Barristers Club and Board of Directors gathered for their annual Holiday Party on Friday, December 5. Law students, board members, and attorneys alike mingled and celebrated another successful year. To learn more about the activities of the Barristers Club,…