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January 2022 Members in the News

BASF Members Named Top Antitrust Lawyers 2021 by Daily Journal The following BASF members are recognized as 2021 Top Antitrust Lawyers by Daily Journal. They’re selected for being the leading attorneys specializing in plaintiffs, defense, and government antitrust work in…

Undocumented Immigrant Woman Seeks JDC’s Help to Escape Abusive Husband

Marisa (not her real name), is a client of the Justice and Diversity Center (JDC) of the Bar Association of San Francisco. She is a monolingual Spanish-speaker and is undocumented. Marisa survived physical and verbal abuse from her husband John…

Celebrating 150 Years of Raising the Bar

A welcome message from 2022 President Mary McNamara, and Yolanda Jackson, Executive Director and General Counsel At 150 years, we are one of the oldest bar association in the nation, older than 25% of the states in the union, and…

Remote Work is Here to Stay and Here’s Why it Matters

In many workplaces across the country, lively in-person discussions have been replaced with distant online interactions. Instead of water cooler conversations and lunchroom banter, you now see coworkers bonding via Slack channels and Zoom calls. The shift from office work…

Why Your Law Firm Should Offer Legal Fee Financing to Clients

This article originally appeared on the LawPay blog. What if you could receive your full fee upfront at the beginning of an engagement while still giving your clients the ability to pay in installments? That’s what using an online payment…

She Gets Twice the Reward for ‘Homophobic’ Bro’s El Sobrante Betrayal

It seemed like a loving family. Lucille Keading’s 2015 obituary described her 65-year marriage as “the romance of a lifetime.” A few months later, her husband Lewis’ mournful obit appeared. It called him an “understanding father.” That masked the battle…

Couple’s Final Wishes Surprise Entire Town

It certainly pays to be nice to your neighbors. For more than 40 years, Renate and Alfred Wedel lived quietly in a large house with extensive grounds in Waldsoms, Germany, a leafy village north of Frankfurt. Alfred, a self-employed stockbroker,…

What is a Legal Paraprofessional – and How Will it Help Close the Justice Gap?

The California State Bar currently has before it a proposal to license legal paraprofessionals (paralegals, legal document assistants, and unlicensed J.D and L.L. M. holders) to provide legal advice and, in limited instances, represent parties in court. This proposal should…

Lawyer Mobility: Duties to Clients When a Lawyer Leaves a Law Firm

A lawyer’s departure from a law firm can be disruptive to client relationships and representations. Generally, the client in ongoing matters must be given the choice between staying with the firm, going with the departing lawyer who handled the matter,…

Art Law Walk: Legal Issues Related to Works of Art

On November 4, the Art Law Section hosted an Art Law Walk at the Transbay Terminal Approximately 20 people attended an outdoor discussion about legal issues related to works of outdoor public art (e.g., moral rights and the Visual Artists…

Unpublished Opinions in California State Courts: The Devalued Appellate Decisions

The California Supreme Court has the authority to determine which appellate opinions are published as it “deems appropriate” and “may deem expedient.” Cal. Const., art. VI, §14; Cal. Govt. Code §68902. The Supreme Court’s constitutional and legislative authority is…

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