Dueling Wills Incite Estate Battle Wealthy, eccentric and reclusive, Huguette Clark didn’t venture outside from 1952 until her death in 2011. She lived the last 20 of her 104 years at Beth Israel Hospital in New York City, paying cash…
December Bulletin Board: Our Members and Leaders Circle Firms Making Headlines
Daily Journal Top Lawyer BASF member Christopher Sullivan, Greenfield Sullivan Draa & Harrington, was mistakenly left off our November BASF Bulletin announcement about being named a Top Lawyer in California by the Daily Journal. Congratulations! San Francisco Business Times Names…
BASF Because…
Alison B. Torbitt Nixon Peabody Practice Area: Environmental Law Twitter: @NixonPeabodyLLP Fun/Interesting fact or facts: I was an aquatic ecotoxicologist prior to becoming a lawyer. Try saying that one fast! I became a BASF member because: I wanted to meet…
Barristers Club Name Mark Conrad of the U.S. Attorney’s Office as 2014 President
The Barristers Club, BASF’s new attorney division, recently announced its officers for the 2014 Board of Directors. Mark Conrad, U.S. Attorney’s Office, will serve as president; Heather Wong, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, will serve as vice president; Ben Uy,…
5 Tips for Navigating Conferences for the Introverted Lawyer
Let’s imagine for a moment that you’re at a large conference. There are hundreds of people there. You don’t recognize anyone. How does this make you feel? Some of us love meeting new people. For others, this makes our pulse…
Eight Members to be Honored for Contributions to Legal Community
BASF will honor eight outstanding members at its December 17 Annual Membership Luncheon. The following members are being honored with an Award of Merit: Fred Fields, Coblentz, Patch, Duffy, & Bass, was the second signatory to the Justice & Diversity…
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The Impact of the Homeless Advocacy Project [INFOGRAPHIC]
During National Homeless Awareness Week, the Justice & Diversity Center celebrates its Homeless Advocacy Project’s 25th anniversary. In 25 years of service, hundreds of dedicated staff attorneys, advocates and social service professionals, as well as legal and social work interns,…
Special Credits Festival
BASF is holding a full-day Special Credits Festival on Saturday, December 7 that will take care of all of your ethics requirements, the substance abuse hour, and the elimination of bias in the legal profession obligation. Half-day tickets are available…
Five Takeaways from the Legal Marketing Technology Conference/West
This article was first published at www.attorneyatwork.com. You can find the original article at www.attorneyatwork.com/legal-marketing-technology-out-west. Technical and social skills don’t always go hand-in-hand. But in today’s marketplace, it is crucial to master (or hire) both. According to John Ray, Google’s Industry Head –…
Seven Content Marketing Tips for Lawyers
This article was first published at www.attorneyatwork.com. You can find the original article at www.attorneyatwork.com/seven-content-marketing-tips-for-lawyers. “Content marketing” is no doubt the legal marketing buzz-phrase of the year. The Content Marketing Institute defines it as a “technique of creating and distributing relevant and valuable content to…