On Friday, October 24, more than 100 attorneys and legal professionals came together for a day of fun, networking and golf at the 6th annual Putting for the Pipeline Charity Golf Tournament at TPC Harding Park. Golfers were from law…
2015 Barristers Club Board Announced
The Barristers Club, BASF’s new attorney division, recently announced the officers for the 2015 Board of Directors. Valerie Uribe, Law Office of Valerie A. Uribe, will serve as president; Blair Walsh, Abramson Smith Waldsmith, will serve as president-elect; Jason Galek,…
Member Profile: Ten Things You Don’t Know About Timothy Burr Jr.
The Barristers Board of Directors is excited to have Timothy Burr Jr. join the board in January 2015 for a three-year term. He has been active in the Barristers Club for several years, most recently co-chairing the Social Event and…
It Starts with a Day: Legal Community Serves Those That Have Served Our Country
On November 5, the Justice & Diversity Center of The Bar Association of San Francisco, partnering with the San Francisco Superior Court’s Veterans Justice Court, Farella, Braun, & Martel, Salesforce, and Swords to Plowshares, held a free legal clinic offering…
It's Giving Tuesday! Donate Today to Support Diversity in the Legal Profession
Put all your Black Friday and Cyber Monday savings to good use and support our #GivingTuesday campaign to increase diversity in our legal community. It’s easy: Make a donation today to the Bay Area Minority Law Student Scholarship program. Tell us…
Homeless Advocacy Project Partners With Lutheran Volunteer Corps to Provide Holistic Services
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 Hannah Flanery and Mallory Waytashek, who work at JDC’s Homeless…
San Francisco Immigration Court to Be Helped by LRIS Coordinator
The Bar Association of San Francisco’s Lawyer Referral and Information Service has hired Adina Hemley-Bronstein as its new Immigration Case Coordinator to help manage the activity from the “expedited dockets” at the San Francisco Immigration Court. For more than 25…
Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday: Pay it Forward with our Scholarship Program
Tomorrow, on #GivingTuesday, help make a difference in the lives of diverse Bay Area law students. The burden of law student debt limits diversity in the legal profession. The Bay Area Minority Law School Scholarship Program makes a difference.…
Discharging Student Loans
A recent opinion, namely In re Hedlund, 718 F.3d 848 (9th Cir. 2013), may make it easier to discharge student loans. In Hedlund, the debtor borrowed approximately $85,000 for college and law school. He failed the bar examination three times…
Next Tuesday is #GivingTuesday: Support Diversity in the Legal Profession
This December 2, The Bar Association of San Francisco and the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) will launch our first ever #GivingTuesday campaign to support the Bay Area Minority Law Student Scholarship program. Since its inception in 1998, through the…
San Francisco Begins Transition to Gross Receipts Tax
Prior to the November 2012 general election, many San Franciscans viewed the City’s Payroll Expense Tax as providing a disincentive for businesses to locate in the City because taxes would increase as the businesses moved employees into the City. In…
Diversity Includes Disability
It is so easy to say we have come so far. After all, diversity in the legal profession has risen dramatically in the last couple of decades. Advocacy groups and initiatives championed in recent years have made way for a…