The Bar Association of San Francisco’s long-standing Sponsor Firm program will be renamed “Leaders Circle” as of the 2014 membership year which begins October 2013. A Leaders Circle firm is a firm with ten or more attorneys in its San…
Justice & Diversity Center Welcomes New Attorney
The Federal Pro Bono Project is pleased to announce the addition of its newest staff attorney, Nerissa Kunakemakorn. She staffs the project’s new office at the Oakland district court, possible through a generous grant from the U.S. District Court Northern…
BASF-Sponsored Voting Rights Resolution Passes ABA House of Delegates
Co-sponsored with the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities and the Standing Committee on Election Law, in August, The Bar Association of San Francisco presented to the ABA House of Delegates, Resolution 10E relating to the…
BASF Bulletin Board: Our Members and Leaders Circle Firms Making Headlines
UC Hastings Honors Alumni UC Hastings College of the Law will celebrate the accomplishments of its alumni at its first ever UC Hastings Honors Gala on October 11. BASF member Simona Agnolucci, Keker & Van Nest, will be honored. Daily…
Dynamic Champion of Pro Bono and Diversity Retires
Kathi. For anyone working at a pro bono legal services organization the name refers to only one person, Kathi Pugh. During the 23 years before Pugh’s retirement this past August, she championed the cause of the Justice & Diversity Center…
No Glass Ceiling Co-Chair to Receive Fay Stender Award
California Women Lawyers (CWL) will honor BASF No Glass Ceiling Committee Co-Chair Patricia Gillette, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, with its Fay Stender Award. CWL established the Fay Stender Award in 1982 in honor of Bay Area attorney Fay Stender, who…
BASF Because…
Judith A. Zahid Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason www.zelle.com Law School: UC Berkeley School of Law Area of Practice: Antitrust, Complex Litigation Fun Facts At one point in my life, after spending almost two years in East Africa, I could…
Barristers Club Celebrates Diversity and Honors Two Attorneys
The Barristers Club Diversity Issues Committee recently honored Quyen Ta and Otis Bruce, Jr. Ta, a partner at Keker & Van Nest, was recognized for her work in inspiring minorities. She has successfully led BASF’s Barristers Club as its board’s…
BASF Bulletin Board: Our Members and Leaders Circle Firms Making Headlines
DLA Piper Partner Elected to Business Group’s Board BASF member Dean Fealk, a partner at DLA Piper in San Francisco, has been elected to the board of directors of the California Business Roundtable, a non-partisan organization comprised of the senior…
White House Announces BASF Member as Nominee for Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
The White House announced in August the nomination of BASF member Michelle Friedland, Munger, Tolles & Olson, to serve as a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Friedland is a litigation partner whose practice focuses…
A Week at BASF [INFOGRAPHIC]
Do you ever wonder what’s going on at your bar association? Check out the infographic below to get a behind-the-scenes snapshot of a week in the life of BASF.
No Glass Ceiling Initiative Asks Women Attorneys to “Lean In”
More than 80 people attended BASF’s No Glass Ceiling Initiative’s “Lean In” in the Legal Profession panel and reception in July. The event focused on Sheryl Sandberg’s new book, Lean In, and the ability for women to control their own…