Lawyers often measure success by whether their client was made whole or how much money was at stake. But that kind of assessment oversimplifies the legal work being done by the Federal Pro Bono Project, a project of the Bar…
San Francisco: Two Pandemics, One Hundred Years Apart
For my last column for San Francisco Attorney, I wanted to explore how the 1918 flu pandemic—the last global respiratory pandemic to reach San Francisco—affected our bar association and compare that to COVID-19, more than a hundred years later. Established in…
Know Your AI
Companies across industries are using artificial intelligence, machine learning, and algorithmic decision making (collectively ‘AI’) in their everyday business practices. To ensure legal compliance with their use of AI, companies must understand how their AI works and be able to…
2020: A Year in the Rear View
For many, 2020 has proved to be a year they’d much rather throw in the circular file. But this year was not without some bright moments, especially for the Bar Association of San Francisco’s (BASF) Paralegal Section’s Executive Committee (ExComm).…
Conclude Forcefully
In the final section of your brief, don’t forget to remind the court why your side should win. All too often, having run out of time, space, and energy, you finally get to the end of the brief you’ve been…
Fifth Annual Solo & Small Firm Conference: Larger Than Coronavirus
The Solo and Small Firm Section of the Bar Association of San Francisco will host its fifth annual Solo and Small Firm Conference on January 28, 2021. The conference is planned as a virtual event in light of the various…
December Members in the News
Daily Journal Honors Top 100 Women Lawyers in California The following BASF members were included in the Top Women Lawyers in California by the Daily Journal: Elizabeth Joan Cabraser, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein; Lexi J. Hazam, Lieff Cabraser Heimann &…
Giving 2020: Legal Community Persists in Making Holidays Brighter for Head Start Kids
On behalf of the Justice and Diversity Center’s Diversity and Pipeline Programs, we thank all firms that have stepped up to participate in this year’s Head Start Holiday Gift program. Every year, law firms in San Francisco sign up to…
Barristers Club Diversity Awards: Interviews with 2020 Recipients, Kevin Benedicto and Liên Payne
This year marks the twelfth anniversary of the Barristers Club’s Diversity Reception. Each year, two individuals are honored for their outstanding efforts to increase awareness of diversity issues in the Bay Area legal community. Below are excerpts from interviews with…
Working From Home During the Pandemic: Top Tips and Considerations from a Solo and Small Firm Attorney
In March 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom announced a statewide shelter-in-place order in California. On March 25, 2020, I, alongside Diane Camacho of DLS Consulting Services and Brittny Bottorff of the Law Office of Brittny Bottorff, presented a panel entitled “Change…
Congratulations to the Winners of the 2020 BAUDL Champions of Diversity Fundraiser!
The Bay Area Urban Debate League (BAUDL) works with Bay Area public school districts to make competitive policy debate available to every public high school student. BAUDL believes that debate increases student academic performance, enriches and expands their college and…
Practical Tips for Pursuing a Judicial Appointment
Editor’s note: In the short period since press time, Justice Martin Jenkins has been nominated by Governor Gavin Newsom to serve on the California Supreme Court. Congratulations, Justice Jenkins! A survey by the Bar Association of San Francisco shows a…