Mr. King* is disabled by mental health impairments and lives in a supportive housing project with on-site social and medical services. As a Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipient he has a steady stream of income, however his mental health is…
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Curtis L. Briggs Firm: Law Offices of Curtis L. Briggs Area of Practice: Primary focus in the areas of criminal defense and community activism Law School: Golden Gate University Interesting Facts: In March of this year I set over 95…
September Bulletin Board: Our Members and Sponsor Firms Making Headlines
LGBT Bar Assocation Names Top Lawyers Under 40 The following BASF members were included on the National LGBT Bar Association’s Best 40 Lawyers Under 40: Jeffrey Jacobi, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman and Brian McDonald, Jones Day. Attorneys that are recognized…
Family Law Volunteer Allysyn Overton Balances the Scales of Justice
The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) is pleased to recognize Allysyn Overton as our volunteer of the month. Overton was new to Family Law in early 2013 when she began helping low-income clients with divorce, child custody, and domestic violence…
BASF Member Elected to State Bar Board of Trustees
BASF member Daniel Dean, Fotouhi Epps Hillger Gilroy Mau, was recently elected to serve a three-year term on the State Bar Board of Trustees. Dean has served on numerous community and legal groups, including on the board of directors of…
Legal Community Exceeds Goals in Annual Drive for San Francisco and Marin Food Banks
BASF and the San Francisco and Marin Food Banks celebrated a record-breaking annual Food From the Bar Campaign at an awards ceremony in July. Food From the Bar is the legal community’s annual fundraising drive to benefit the San Francisco…
Justice & Diversity Center Announces Gala Honorary Co-Chairs
The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) of The Bar Association of San Francisco is pleased to announce the honorary cochairs for its annual gala: Robert C. Friese, a founding partner of Shartsis Friese; Hyun Park, Senior Vice President and General…
BASF Supports Two Winning State Bar Diversity Awards
Judge Brenda Harbin-Forte Wins Individual Award Judge Brenda Harbin-Forte of the Alameda Superior Court will be awarded the State Bar of California’s 2013 Diversity Award in the Individual Lawyer Category for her decades of work to diversify the legal profession…
Legal Writing Tip: All Too Common Usage Mistakes, Part II
As promised in a previous column, here are more commonly misused words. Jive vs. Jibe Jive means to tease or to dance the jive. Jibe means to agree or be in accord. Disinterested vs. Uninterested Disinterested means impartial, having no…
Short Order Divorce for Famous Cook
Nigella Lawson, famous for her cooking show with a flirtatious edge, has been involved in a very public break up from her husband of ten years, art collector, Charles Saatchi. In June 2013, the paparazzi captured photos of Saatchi with…
Marriage in America Event Draws More than 140
