Shiela comes to the school one day and sees her son’s speech language pathologist with a baby. She discovers that the pathologist had been out on maternity leave. She is extremely upset that this was not communicated to her. The…
The Push for Practical Skills
As an organization tasked with fostering professional growth among our newer attorney members, the Barristers Club is constantly looking for effective ways to help Bay Area attorneys learn and develop. Professional growth in the legal profession involves a host of…
Celebrating 15 Years of Positive Outcomes: Bay Area Mediation Services
In the past fifteen years, the Bar Association of San Francisco’s (BASF) Bay Area Mediation Services matched hundreds of cases with experienced mediators who get results. Two-thirds of BASF mediations end in settlement, and parties report a stunning 99 percent…
November 29: BASF’s Women’s Impact Network Conference
On Thursday, November 29 2018, from 3-8 p.m. the Bar Association of San Francisco’s (BASF) Women’s Committee: Women’s Impact Network (No Glass Ceiling 2.0) will host its inaugural women’s conference consisting of three short moderated panels followed by a networking…
Civility in the Workplace
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” —Maya Angelou A college dean writes “What the f**k!!!” on a Post-It Note affixed…
Geena Davis’ Divorce in a League of Its Own
Geena Davis, star of iconic films such as Tootsie, Thelma and Louise and A League of Their Own, is attempting to get out of her divorce from Dr. Reza Jarrahy by not getting divorced at all. After Jarrahy filed a…
Women Managing Partners and Women In-House Counsel Reception
Women managing partners in the legal profession should not be an anomaly and on Thursday, September 6, Littler Mendelson partner Constance Norton, and Yolanda Jackson, executive director and general counsel of the Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF), hosted a…
Fork It Over: A Successor Trustee Must See All, Including Attorney-Client Correspondence
It wasn’t long after Beverly Morgan died in 2014 that her loved ones started suing each other. Daughter Nancy filed to invalidate the trust her mom set up, specifically targeting a provision that named her brother Thomas as trustee. After…
Reduced Hours in San Francisco Clerk’s Offices, Starting October 22
Effective October 22, 2018, all clerks’ offices will close to the public at 2 p.m. every day, San Francisco Superior Court announced recently. The reduction of two hours per day is necessary to meet a budget-driven decrease in staffing. Court…
Conflict Intervention Service: How an Innovative Mediation Program Prevents Evictions
Prasanna G. faced the loss of her home of over twenty years. A working senior citizen, Prasanna immigrated to San Francisco from India to care for her mother, who resided in publicly-owned affordable housing in Noe Valley. She moved into…
Daily Journal Announces Top 100 Lawyers in California
The following BASF members were recognized as Top 100 Lawyers in California by the Daily Journal: Mary Alexander, Mary Alexander & Associates; Michael Bien, Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld; Elizabeth Cabraser, Lieff Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein; Cedric Chao, DLA Piper; Douglas Cogen, Fenwick & West; Harmeet Dhillon, Dhillon Law; Daralyn Durie, Durie Tangri; Arturo Gonzalez, Morrison &…
Enough Is Enough: Fear of Harassment Can Help Protect Older Adults
When is fear itself sufficient to warrant protection for a senior citizen? A recent appellate court decision may give some added comfort to those facing intimidation. Gordon B. was 75 years old, a disabled veteran, and fed up with his…