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Shawn Christianson sworn in as Mayor of Hillsborough

In December 2018, BASF member and Buchalter partner Shawn Christianson, was sworn in as Mayor of the Town of Hillsborough, California. She is an active participant in numerous community and civic organizations, including having been elected in November 2005 to the Hillsborough City…

Claudia Vetesi Joins Board of Directors for Equal Rights Advocates

BASF Leader Circle firm member and Morrison & Foerster partner Claudia Vetesi was inducted to the Equal Rights Advocates’ (ERA) board of directors. The ERA is a national civil rights organization dedicated to protecting and expanding economic and educational access and opportunities for women and girls.…

Volunteers Needed for San Francisco Mock Trial Competition

The Justice & Diversity Center’s Mock Trial committee is gearing up for this year’s High School Mock Trial Regional Competition and would love for each of you to consider volunteering to be a presiding judge or scoring judge. Orientation begins…

Legal Community Makes Holidays Brighter for Head Start Kids

Special thanks to all of the law firms and organizations that participated in the 2018 Head Start Holiday Gift Program this winter. With your help, we were able to bring joy to close to 2,000 children and parents in San Francisco.…

The Impact of the Partial Federal Government Shutdown

January 11, 2019 – The ongoing federal government shutdown is set to break an unfortunate record tomorrow and become the longest shutdown in U.S. history. The partial shutdown, which began on December 22, has put the economic safety of nearly…

Fulfill Your Fingerprinting Requirement at BASF

Did you miss your chance to get fingerprinted in 2018? Don’t worry, we just added three new dates for you to fulfill your fingerprinting requirement in time. California Rule of Court Rule 9.9.5, requires all active attorneys to be re-fingerprinted.…

Fulfill Your Fingerprinting Requirement at BASF

Protect Your Clients: “Digital” Recorded Depositions Revealed

Recently, some agencies offering court reporting services have sent an unlicensed individual to depositions (“digital recorder”) in lieu of a highly trained Certified Shorthand Reporter (CSR) licensed by the Court Reporters Board of California (CRB) to capture a verbatim…

Where are the Women Trial Lawyers?

If you think that there is not enough diversity in our courtrooms, or if you believe there is a shortage of women trial lawyers, change it by being there. And if you think you don’t have the skills to try…

Former SF Supervisor Katy Tang Joins BASF Leader Circle Firm Farella Braun + Martel

Former San Francisco supervisor Katy Tang joined BASF Leader Circle firm Farella Braun + Martel, the Daily Journal reported on January 7. Tang joins the firm’s land use team, headed by Steve Vettel. During her six years as supervisor, representing the Sunset and Parkside neighborhoods,…

Broaden and Deepen Your Repertoire of Transitions

As we discussed last month, writing seamless paragraphs requires use of transitions, or logical connectors. The ones that appear most frequently in legal writing are moreover, additionally, however, furthermore, and nevertheless. The problem is that these words get old fast,…

Risk Management: Duties Owed to Former Clients Under the New Rules of Professional Conduct

After termination of a lawyer-client relationship, the lawyer owes the former client two duties: not to take actions that will injure the client in the former matter, and not to use information acquired in confidence against the former client. The…

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