Judge Cynthia Ming-mei Lee was named presiding judge in the midst of the court funding crisis and massive layoffs in our Superior Court – 200 court employees and 11 Commissioners. Daunting. She quickly identified “three big ticket” items: reducing the…

On December 18, 2014, hundreds of public defenders around the Bay Area held “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” rallies in support of racial justice and in solidarity with protesters in Ferguson and around the nation. San Francisco’s rally, organized by the Public Defender’s Racial…

Timothy Moppin, a partner at Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck, was officially installed as 2015 BASF President on December 10 at The Bar Association of San Francisco’s Annual Membership Luncheon and Installation of Officers. In his inaugural speech, Moppin highlighted some…

Valerie Uribe is President of the 2015 Barristers Club Board of Directors. She served as the co-diversity director for the Barristers Board of Directors in 2014. She plans to continue this mission and help further diversify the membership and leadership…

BASF’s Board of Directors recently announced the hiring of its new Executive Director and General Counsel Yolanda Jackson. Jackson was previously BASF’s interim executive director, general counsel and diversity director. The executive director leads both The Bar Association of San…

For years, the BASF Labor and Employment Section has held its annual conference in Yosemite, assembling many of the top labor and employment practitioners in the Bay Area (in fact, the country) for a weekend that combines expert CLE presentations,…

BASF member Daniel Flores was elected to the San Francisco Superior Court in the November 4 election. Flores ran against Carol Kingsley for Seat 20. In April, BASF’s Judiciary Committee released its evaulations of three candidates, including Flores, who they rated…

Minority Bar Coalition Recognizes Local Attorneys Congratulations to the following BASF members who were recognized with a Minority Bar Coalition Unity Award at a ceremony held at UC Hastings College of the Law in November: Abigail Rivamonte Mesa was recognized…

The San Francisco Superior Court is expanding its mandatory e-filing program to include all Civil case types, except Limited Unlawful Detainer Cases and Small Claims cases, effective December 8, 2014, Court Executive Officer T. Michael Yuen announced in early November. ”This…

Nossaman’s San Francisco Office recently hosted the USF Women Lawyers Committee Networking Scholarship Reception. The committee’s 2014 scholarship recipient is Srijana Dhakhwa. She received a Ph.D. in Economics from UC Santa Cruz and an M.A. from Mount Holyoke. She now…