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…
Seeking Legal Employers to Host 1L Students for Three-Day Job Shadow Program
Aimed at opening doors of opportunity for diverse law students, the Justice & Diversity Center’s 1L Open Doors Job Shadow Program strives to help 1L law students enrolled in San Francisco law schools jump-start their professional development through early, day-to-day immersion in dynamic…
Leader Circle Firms Honored by Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area
Two BASF Leader Circle firms will receive awards at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area 32nd annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Awards Gala. DLA Piper will be honored with the Robert A. Thompson…
Doris Cheng Installed as 2019 President
More than 450 members of the legal community were in attendance at the December 18 membership luncheon and installation of 2019 President Doris Cheng. Cheng, a partner at Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger, is the association’s 106th president. She is…
Walter Didn’t Want the Impossible
Walter Permann had the best intentions when he singled out his most loyal employees. He worried his wife couldn’t manage his wire and cable supply firm without him, so he repeatedly told his team: The longtime employees would get distributions…
Update Life Insurance Beneficiary When Updating Spouse
When Jerome Post bought a life insurance policy in 1993, he was looking out for his wife, Angela. He made her his primary beneficiary and his sons from a prior marriage his contingent beneficiaries. In 2014, the couple divorced. Two…
BASF Joins California Supreme Court Amicus Brief in Landmark Constitutional Challenge to State’s Bail System
December 13, 2018 – San Francisco – McDermott Will & Emery, as counsel to the Bar Association of San Francisco, the Los Angeles County Bar Association and the Santa Clara County Bar Association (the Bar Associations), has filed an amicus…
December 18: International Migrants Day
On behalf of the families, youth and community we serve, we at the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) of the Bar Association of San Francisco thank you. Your gift to JDC makes it possible for us to grow access to…