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The Calming Voice on the Other End of the Line

The legal interviewers of the Lawyer Referral and Information Service (LRIS) are a team of professional individuals who bring an abundance of educational and life experience to their interactions with clients and attorneys. Far more than an “appointment scheduling service”…

Legal Writing Tip: Common Usage Errors, Continued

Here are more commonly confused words and expressions: E.g or I.e.? The first stands for the Latin expression exempli gratia and means “for example,” such as in the following sentence: “Vitamin B is found in a number of vegetables, e.g.,…

Shelter Clinic Provides Legal Services to Homeless

The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) thanks the attorney and law student volunteers of the Shelter Clinic, a project directed by JDC’s Homeless Advocacy Project (HAP) attorneys Laura Chiera and Elinor Roberts. This project involves a close partnership between HAP,…

Attorney Volunteers with JDC to Help Ease Consumers’ Fears

The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) is pleased to recognize Robert Fletcher as Volunteer of the Month for July. Fletcher has been a frequent and integral volunteer for JDC’s Consumer Project at the now bi-monthly Consumer Debt Defense and Education…

JDC Staff Attorney Defends Tenants Against Eviction

The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) welcomes Taylor Pospichel back as a staff attorney at the Homeless Advocacy Project (HAP). Pospichel worked at HAP as a legal advocate, then staff attorney, before becoming a senior staff attorney at the Eviction…

I Just Received Mail From the [IRS, FTB, EDD, BOE]. Now What?

Open the envelope Yes, the tax authority will write again if it is important; nonetheless, generally nothing good comes of waiting. (Beginning this year the Franchise Tax Board will communicate primarily by email. Open those messages.) Read the communication…

BASF Welcomes New Deputy Executive Director

BASF recently welcomed Jack Hannan as its Deputy Executive Director. His job functions include developing strategies; marketing plans; member and volunteer recruitment and retention; and internal operations. As Deputy Executive Director he will oversee communications, membership, member services, and the…

Mayor Backs Continued Funding for Immigration Collaborative

On April 27 at a press conference at City Hall, Mayor Ed Lee honored BASF and the 12 other organizations in the San Francisco Immigrant Legal Defense Collaborative (SFILDC) for providing legal representation to unaccompanied children and families fleeing violence…

BASF Board of Directors Issue Statement on the Importance of an Independent Judiciary

June 20, 2016 – San Francisco — An independent judiciary plays a critical role in the proper functioning of our system of government. The public debate following the recent sentencing of Brock Turner demonstrates the important balance between the constitutionally…

Barristers Choice Award Recipient Announced

The Barristers Club is excited to announce that San Francisco Superior Court Judge Angela Bradstreet will be honored with the Tara L. Riedley Barristers Choice Award at the 32nd Annual Judges Reception on July 21. Judge Bradstreet was selected for…

JDC Gala Sponsor Spotlight: Baker Botts

Thank you, Baker Botts, for your support! The Justice & Diversity Center invites your firm to become a sponsor of the JDC Gala too. The 2016 gala takes place on September 15 – it is the San Francisco legal community’s biggest annual…

Marketing & Business Development: Must-Read Resources at the San Francisco Law Library

The San Francisco Law Library maintains a comprehensive Law Practice Management Collection, with publications that detail all aspects of opening a practice—hanging your shingle, billing, finances, risk management, technology, and more. This post introduces the Law Library’s LPM resources that…

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