To craft an easy-to-understand sentence, make sure the subject, verb, and object do not stray too far from each other. The subject is the actor in the sentence, while the object is the entity that is acted upon, or the…
Justice & Diversity Center’s Medical-Legal Project Helps Vulnerable Community Members
This month, we are highlighting the work of the Justice & Diversity Center’s (JDC) Medical-Legal Project (MLP), which provides legal services to low-income patients in community health centers. Project Supervising Attorney Marie Appel is on-site weekly at the Southeast Health…
Thank You, JDC Leadership Council
The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) thanks our Leadership Council for its continuing guidance and support. Leadership Council members help build a strong bridge between JDC and the legal community and provide invaluable input on our program development. Thank you…
Malcolm Heinicke Installed as 2018 BASF President
More than 450 members of the legal community were in attendance at the December 14 membership luncheon and installation of 2018 President Malcolm Heinicke. Heinicke, a partner in the San Francisco office of Munger, Tolles & Olson is the association’s…
February Bulletin Board: Members and Leader Circle Firms in the News
Members Elected to American Law Institute Charlene “Chuck” Shimada, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius and Angel Garganta, Venable, were both recently elected to the American Law Institute (ALI), a leading independent organization that produces critical scholarly work to clarify, modernize, and…
Family Law Corner: Is the Sun Really Setting on Reality Star’s Marriage?
After only three months of marriage, Golnesa “GG” Gharachedaghi (reality star of Bravo network’s “Shahs of Sunset”) requested a restraining order against her husband, Shalom Yeroushalmi. The “Bravolebrity” married Yeroushalmi in a surprise wedding only a month after he…
JDC Volunteers Help Bay Area Nonprofits Improve their Legal and Financial Health
The Justice & Diversity Center’s (JDC) Community Organization Representation Project (CORP) recently conducted a legal-financial clinic for nonprofit organizations with volunteer attorneys and accountants from Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton; Morgan Lewis & Bockius; Fenwick & West; Deloitte; and PwC.…
JDC Receives Holiday Surprise
The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) of The Bar Association of San Francisco received a very generous holiday surprise from Weiss Associates, an Emeryville-based Environmental Science and Engineering firm. Agata Sulczynski, JD, Senior Project Manager for Weiss delivered the check…
Increase Your Referral Sources and Make an Impact in the Community
When a lawyer decides to join the panel of experienced attorneys through the Lawyer Referral and Information Service, their motivation is usually to increase client referrals and belong to a program that assists real people with real legal needs.…
Compassion in Conflict: BASF Offers Conflict Intervention Service in Affordable Housing
The Bar Association of San Francisco’s Conflict Intervention Service (CIS) is a grant-funded project of the City and County of San Francisco in partnership with BASF’s Bay Area Mediation Services Program. This innovative program utilizes skilled mediators with diverse…
Four Reasons to Attend the Solo and Small Firm Conference
The Solo and Small Firm Section of The Bar Association of San Francisco will host its Second Annual Conference, offering three hours of MCLE on Thursday, February 8. Check out these four reasons why…
Tax Reform Highlights for Those Who Will Die One Day
Estate Tax: Give a Little More to Your Loved Ones Or lawmakers have again reduced taxes on intergenerational wealth transfers. The exclusion from estate, gift, and generation-skipping tax is now $11.2 million per person ($22.4 million for couples). The…