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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…

A Conversation with Justice Liu on Asian Americans in the Law

California Supreme Court Justice Goodwin Liu and a panel of leading Asian American lawyers presented an interesting and inspiring discussion yesterday, centered on the recently released report, A Portrait of Asian Americans in the Law. Co-authored by Justice Liu and…

Healing the Border Situation through Pro Bono Service

The recent images from our southern border are shocking – our own government separating parents from their infants and small children simply for seeking to enter the country. These are hardly family values, and especially for us parents, it’s almost…

Groundbreaking San Francisco Measure Guarantees Counsel to Tenants Facing Eviction

Armando Vazquez, a fifty-one-year-old restaurant server, was surprised in March when his landlord gave him two options-pay twice as much in rent or find a new place to live. “That was so frustrating. If we have to move out of…

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