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Body-Worn Police Cameras Hot Topic in 2015

In January 2015, the BASF Board of Directors commissioned its Criminal Justice Task Force to examine current practices impacting racial bias and discrimination in the San Francisco criminal justice system. One of the task force’s subcommittees reviewed body camera protocols…

David Abella, Former Scholarship Recipient Pays it Forward with Second Chances

The Justice & Diversity Center’s Bay Area Minority Law Student Scholarship program demonstrates a commitment to advancing diversity in the legal profession. The program awards diverse first-year Bay Area law students with a $30,000 scholarship, over three years, based on…

Need Referrals? Join the San Francisco-Marin Lawyer Referral Service for Half the Price

With the start of a new year quickly approaching, why not try a new way to increase your revenue and grow your clientele? Join BASF’s SF-Marin Lawyer Referral and Information Service (LRIS). January is the start of half-price membership time…

Lutheran Volunteer Corp Members Work to Bring Justice to Clients at HAP

Lutheran Volunteer Corps (LVC) connects full-time stipended volunteers nationwide with nonprofit organizations to work for peace and justice. This month, the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) is pleased to spotlight Keeya Singer and Hannah Flanery, who work at JDC’s Homeless…

Keeping Up With Khloe’s Divorce

It was surprising when reality television star Khloe Kardashian and former NBA star Lamar Odom called off their divorce after Odom was found unconscious in a Nevada brothel, apparently from a drug overdose. The divorce was all but finished when…

Meet BASF Member Lucas Huizar

BASF member Lucas Huizar is Head of Legal Affairs at CircleUp, an online marketplace that supports direct equity investments from investors to high-growth private consumer and retail companies. Huizar is a graduate of Stanford Law School and was previously Senior…

Destination Law School: Panelists Hope to Inspire Students to Attend Law School

More than 40 students attended two recent Destination Law School panel presentations, one at Mills College and the other at Berkeley College. The Mills College panelists included E. Venessa Henlon, Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass; Peter Catalanotti, Manning, Kass, Ellrod,…

Divorced At Last

After preventing a same-sex couple’s divorce for the past two years, Mississippi came through on Tuesday, when Chancery Judge Mitchell Lundy, Jr. divorced Lauren Czekala-Chatham and Dana Ann Melancon in his chambers. Melancon, who moved to Arkansas after the couple…

Three Tips for Attracting the Right Candidates

Having trouble attracting the right candidates? With the help of BASF’s job board, your open positions are distributed to our membership of 8,000 attorneys and legal professionals, and beyond, on multiple platforms. You can see a few recent listings to…

Project Homeless Connect Honors JDC Staff and Volunteers

Project Homeless Connect (PHC) recently honored the Justice & Diversity Center with its award for Outstanding Service Area. The City of San Francisco partners with nonprofits four to six times a year to hold PHC events, with each event offering numerous…

Do You Know What MCLEs Your Paralegal Needs?

Every paralegal knows the MCLE requirements and reporting period for his or her attorney. They are familiar with the various ways attorneys earn MCLE—attending live seminars, webcasts, webinars, in-house programs, or self-study—and who the MCLE provider is. As an attorney,…

Staff Attorney Joins JDC to Defend Low-Income Tenants From Eviction

The Justice & Diversity Center welcomes Tony Burchell as its new staff attorney for the Right to Civil Counsel Program (RTCC). Burchell will provide full-scope representation to defendants in unlawful detainer cases; help support volunteer attorneys serving low-income people in…

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