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Increase Your Referral Network through Lawyer Referral and Information Service Membership

In its 70-plus year history, The Bar Association of San Francisco’s Lawyer Referral and Information Service (LRIS) has provided attorneys with opportunities to educate the public about its rights, represent clients in need of legal assistance, and grow professionally. As…

Rule 1.13 Likely Requires a Lawyer to “Report Up” an Instruction to “Bury the Evidence”

You are outside litigation counsel for a corporate client defending a personal injury case. The plaintiff issues a formal demand for security footage of her fall on your client’s premises. You have the footage in your possession – and it…

July 2020 Members in the News

Daily Journal Announces CLAY Awards The following BASF members were recognized by the Daily Journal with California Lawyer of the Year (CLAY) Awards in specific categories: David G. Peinsipp and Siana Lowrey, both of Cooley; Grant E. Strother, Latham &…

Co-Parenting During a Pandemic

The Bay Area issued its first Shelter-in-Place (SIP) orders effective March 16, 2020. San Francisco Superior Court, and other Bay Area courts, responded swiftly with its first orders regarding operations during the SIP. The Association of Family and Conciliation Courts…

Think Your Client Is Up To No Good? You May Have a Duty to Inquire

Practitioners should be aware of the American Bar Association’s (ABA) recent pronouncement that lawyers may have a “duty to inquire” in certain circumstances to avoid “advising or assisting a client in conduct the lawyer ‘knows’ is criminal or fraudulent.” Plaintiffs…

Legal Ethics and COVID-19

As we navigate the challenges of representing clients during the COVID-19 pandemic, we need to remain mindful of our obligations under the California Rules of Professional Conduct (CRPC). A recent Legal Ethics Corner (To Be Diligent, BASF Bulletin, May 2020)…

“Don’t Just Do Something—Sit There!”

Just as case law decided decades earlier still guides the outcome of cases today, our long history as peripatetic hunters and gatherers shapes our experiences today. The sympathetic nervous system, designed to trigger the “fight or flight” actions to help…

COVID-19 Frontline Workers Project Expands to Help More Essential Workers

The Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) and the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC), leading a group of Bay Area lawyers and organizations that provide free life planning assistance to qualified individuals, are excited to announce the expansion of the…

Why Music Matters In Our Professional Space During COVID-19

As we enter the twelfth week of the shelter-in-place order, we are all looking for peace in chaos, camaraderie in isolation, and productivity in malaise. From unconventional work-from-home practices to the ever-increasing screen time, lack-of-childcare complications to communal workspaces, stress…

Avoiding Unintentional Relationships When Representing Corporate Entities

An attorney who represents companies, particularly small companies, must take care not to unintentionally create an attorney-client relationship with individual shareholders or partners. The consequences of creating a relationship can be serious if the attorney unknowingly assumes a competing fiduciary…

June 2020 Members in the News

BASF Members Recognized by Chambers USA Congratulations to all BASF members who were ranked as top lawyers in Chambers USA 2020, including the following members who were recognized as leaders in their field:Anthony J. Barron and Jeffrey M. Tanenbaum, both…

Boilerplate Provisions in Family Law

In order to craft strong, enforceable family law agreements, attorneys must consider incorporating certain provisions. This article sets forth a small selection of important provisions to consider. Governing Law If the agreement is drafted in California, include a provision that…

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