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
A Week at JDC [INFOGRAPHIC]
A Week at BASF [INFOGRAPHIC]
Do you ever wonder what’s going on at your bar association? Check out the infographic below to get a behind-the-scenes snapshot of a week in the life of BASF and its staff.
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Today On C-SPAN: BASF’s ‘Marriage in America: Life after Windsor and Perry’ panel discussion
UPDATE: A video of the broadcast is now available online: www.c-spanvideo.org/program/314035-1 Tune in to C-SPAN today for a broadcast of BASF’s panel discussion on marriage in America. The July 17 event by BASF’s LGBT Equality Committee featured an exciting discussion about…
BASF's Yolanda Jackson Gives Testimony to ABA on Stand Your Ground Laws
Yolanda Jackson, Deputy Executive Director and Diversity Director of The Bar Association of San Francisco, provided testimony today to the American Bar Association’s National Task Force on Stand Your Ground Laws. This was the task force’s fourth and final public…