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Medical-Legal Project: Holistic Advocacy at Work

The Justice & Diversity Center’s (JDC) holistic approach to legal services often results in clients’ realizing income and health care benefits that were unknown to them. Take, for example, Martha, who sought assistance with an inaccurate phone bill and now…

Lawyers in Schools Program Partners with Charles Houston Bar Association for Bigger Impact

In 2014, with the help of attorney Marcelo Quinones, the Justice & Diversity Center’s (JDC) Lawyers in Schools (LIS) program recruited 50 volunteers to go into 25 classrooms throughout San Francisco in an effort to expose diverse middle and high…

Use Your iPhone6 for Better Presentations

This article was first published by Morgan Smith on the Cogent Legal Blog at cogentlegal.com/blog/2015/01/use-your-iphone6-for-better-presentations With the introduction of larger screens for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus, attorneys now have another powerful tool in the world of presentation…

Volunteers Come Together to Help City’s Most Vulnerable

The Justice & Diversity Center’s Pro Bono Legal Services Program appreciates all the volunteers who joined us for the last Project Homeless Connect of 2014 on December 18.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius – One of San Francisco’s Largest Firms – Becomes BASF’s Newest Leaders Circle Firm

BASF is very excited to welcome the newest member to its Leaders Circle family – Morgan, Lewis & Bockius. Founded in 1873, the international law firm consists of over 700 partners and 2,000 lawyers in 28 offices across North America,…

Haywood Gilliam and Charles Crompton Confirmed as Judges

The United States Senate has confirmed President Obama’s nomination of San Francisco attorney Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr., to serve as a judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Confirmation came by voice vote Tuesday, December…

Legal Ethics Hotline: Get Help and/or Give Help

One highly valued offering of The Bar Association of San Francisco is its Legal Ethics Committee Hotline. The hotline is staffed by volunteers from the Legal Ethics Committee, many of whom have legal practices that regularly involve professional responsibility, legal…

BASF Bulletin Board: Our Members and Leaders Circle Firms Making Headlines

Asian American Bar Association Installs 2015-2016 Board The following BASF members were recently installed to the Asian American Bar Association’s Board of Directors: Treasurer Miriam Kim, Munger, Tolles & Olson; Secretary David Tsai, Perkins Coie; Kristy Young Coleman, Goodwin Procter;…

Ten Things You Don’t Know About Clif Bar General Counsel Bruce Lymburn

Bruce Lymburn is General Counsel of Clif Bar & Company. The Emeryville company best known for its signature energy bar, Clif Bar, also produces a variety of organic foods and drinks. Lymburn has been an active BASF member for four…

Justice & Diversity Center Law Student Scholarship Committee Tackles Increasing Tuition One Scholarship at a Time

For nearly 30 years, law school tuition has skyrocketed. According to the American Bar Association, in 1985 the average tuition for private law school was $7,526. In 2012, it was $40,634. From 2012 to 2013, law student enrollment was 150,113…

Lien Priorities Altered When One Creditor Breaches Fiduciary Duties to Another

In Feresi v. Livery, 2014 LEXIS 1138 (Cal.App. 2d Dist. Dec. 15, 2014), a California court held that equitable principles control over the Uniform Commercial Code’s priority scheme when a creditor breaches its fiduciary duty owed to another creditor. Mesa and…

Spring Mediation Training: A Conversation with Ron Kelly

In March 2015, The Bar Association of San Francisco’s Alternative Dispute Resolution department will hold its annual Mediation Certificate Training. Over five successive Saturdays, participants will gain the tools they’ll need to be effective mediators. I recently had the opportunity…

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