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Six Law Students Chosen to Receive Bay Area Minority Law Student Scholarship

The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) of The Bar Association of San Francisco recently announced the recipients of its 2014 Bay Area Minority Law Student Scholarships. Thanks to the generosity of donors, six scholarships will be awarded to minority students…

Lewis Feinberg Latest Firm to Join Leaders Circle

BASF is pleased to introduce its newest Leader Circle firm – Lewis, Feinberg, Lee, Renaker & Jackson, P.C. Founded in 1983, Lewis Feinberg is a 17-attorney law firm based in Oakland. The firm is nationally recognized for fighting to improve conditions for workers all over the United…

Circuits Split Over Health Exchange Subsidies

In a development that may ultimately make its way to the U.S. Supreme Court, two federal appellate rulings were issued on Tuesday that took contradictory stances on a key element of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”). At issue is whether…

Free Screening of Award-Winning Documentary: The House I Live In

Join Charlotte Street Films and the Los Angeles Criminal Courts Bar Association for a free screening of the award-winning documentary The House I Live In, on Friday July 11 at the Delancey Street Foundation in San Francisco. Following the screening…

Bingham McCutchen Hosts Oscar-Winning Filmmaker for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration

To celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, BASF Leader Circle Firm Bingham McCutchen’s West Coast offices welcomed Academy Award-winning director Steven Okazaki and Margaret Zachow Wetherbee, curator for the Japanese American National Museum. Clients and industry contacts joined Bingham lawyers and staff for a screening of Okazaki’s documentary “Days of…

Barristers Keeping Busy in June

True Grit and Growth Mindset Workshop Happy Hour at Harlot: SF Learn more about the activities of the Barristers Club at www.sfbar.org/barristers.

Making The Most of Your Sixty Seconds: Crafting Your Personal Elevator Pitch

On June 3 The Bar Association of San Francisco’s Barristers Club hosted the “Summer Business Development Boost: It’s Your Minute” program to help, among others, young attorneys perfect their “elevator” pitch. Keynote speaker Brian Rashid, J.D. shared useful tips to…

Volunteers Work with Youth Residents of Log Cabin Ranch to “Plant Futures”

More than 24 volunteers, including volunteer committee chairs Jeff Bornstein, K&L Gates and Haywood Gilliam, Covington & Burling, participated in the Saturday, May 17 “It Starts With A Day” volunteer event at the Youth Guidance Center in La Honda. Volunteers…

July 31: In-House Counsel Diversity Awards Reception

BASF cordially invites you to its fourth annual In-House Counsel Diversity Awards Reception recognizing those who have demonstrated a sustained and meaningful commitment to increasing and retaining diversity in the legal profession.

Summer Diversity Reception: African American Partners & Summer Associates Reception

We cordially invite you to attend the African American Partners and Associates Reception, welcoming African American Summer Associates to the Bay Area. All attorneys and law students are invited to join this wonderful event. BASF recognizes the benefits that minority…

Summer Diversity Reception: LGBT Partners, Associates and Counsel Reception

BASF has been a pioneer among bar associations working to ensure workplace equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) lawyers. Recognizing the benefits that LGBT law students and young lawyers receive when afforded opportunities to network with other LGBT…

National Association of Women Judges Kicks Off Civics Education Awareness

A groundbreaking partnership formed by California judicial leaders and Hollywood has won an Emmy Award for the National Association of Women Judges (NAWJ). The film “Fair and Free”, conceived, written and produced by award-winning television writer and producer Jonathan Shapiro…

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