On February 26, BASF’s Art Law section, along with the Criminal Justice section, hosted its first panel. The evening was sponsored by Ropes & Gray. Attendees engaged with a panel of skilled attorneys on U.S. sanctions and new anti-money laundering…
Video Conferencing: Five Tips to Help You Show Your Best Side
Video conferencing platforms have been active for a few years, but legal staff rarely needed to attend one nor know how to use them. Mid-March 2020, however, with the spread of COVID-19, work life as we knew it had changed.…
Life Planning for Life Savers: BASF and JDC Lead Pro Bono Initiative for COVID-19 Frontline Medical Workers
While much of the world shelters in place, our medical frontline workers—the nurses, EMTs, and custodial staff maintaining our hospitals—are putting their lives in danger every day as they go about taking care of our communities and saving lives. To…
Grandson Had a Right to Notice That He Got the Heave-Ho
McKie Roth died in 1988 with a will that established a trust for his wife, Yvonne. Upon her death, the trustee was to distribute twenty-five percent of the trust assets to her son from a prior marriage and twenty-five percent…
Joining Forces for Justice in Times of COVID-19
Here at the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC), we continue to provide the essential legal services, advocacy, and support that more than 9,000 people in San Francisco rely on each year. In the ten-plus weeks since we have been sheltered-in-place,…
State of the Court: COVID-19 Q&A Presentation with San Francisco Court Leadership
On April 21, the Litigation Section of the Bar Association of San Francisco hosted a virtual State of the Court presentation and Q&A with San Francisco County Superior Court leadership. Presiding Judge Garrett L. Wong, Assistant Presiding Judge Samuel K.…
Join With the Justice and Diversity Center on #GivingTuesdayNow
Today is #GivingTuesdayNow, a new global day of generosity in response to the unprecedented need caused by COVID-19. Here at the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) of the Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF), we continue to provide the essential…
CA Supreme Court Orders July 2020 Bar Exam Postponed, Moved Online
In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Supreme Court of California ordered that the July bar exam be postponed until September at which time it may be administered online. The decision to postpone the exam was issued on April…
New Attorney Leads JDC’s Family Law Project
The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) welcomes Antonia More as the new Supervising Attorney to our Family Law Project. Although not entirely new to working with JDC, her new role will see her expand the work she has done serving…
New State And Local Laws Add to Rent and Eviction Control Complexities
In addition to temporary eviction moratoriums, the new Tenant Protection Act (AB 1482) and recent amendments to San Francisco legislation create complicated, longer-term issues. State Law AB 1482 creates a rent increase cap, just cause provisions for eviction, and increased…
Dreaming of Becoming a Judge? Apply Now to Be Part of the Judicial Mentorship Program
Have you thought about being a judge? Perhaps it is the reason you entered law school and became a lawyer. If you are an attorney who has been practicing for at least three years, consider applying to the Justice &…
May 2020 Members in the News
Daily Journal Announces Top IP Lawyers in California The following BASF members were recognized by the Daily Journal as 2020’s top intellectual property lawyers: Darin Snyder, O’Melveny & Myers; Ashok Ramani, Davis Polk & Wardwell; Catherine M. Polizzi, Michael Raymond…