BASF’s Solo and Small Firm Section boasts extremely active involvement from its members. Monthly happy hours, brown bag lunch meetings as well as an active solo and small firm listserv are just a few of the perks of belonging to…
Show Me… Divorce-Related Lawsuits: Steve Harvey’s Family Feud
Steve Harvey is no stranger to bad press. Harvey famously named the wrong winner when hosting the Miss Universe pageant, got into hot water for comments about the attractiveness of Asian men, and had a very public, contentious divorce from…
How to Prevent the Leading Cause of Malpractice Claims
Are you still using Outlook, spreadsheets or hand-written “cheat sheets” to track crucial calendar deadlines? It’s time to seriously evaluate your processes. On March 22, 2017, Joseph C. Scott, J.D. spoke at a BASF CLE titled Calendaring as a Risk…
Prop 47: The Full Employment Act for Solo Appellate Defenders
Passed by California voters in November 2014, Proposition 47 provides that various theft and drug offenses can no longer be charged as felonies. The law also allows defendants with prior felony convictions for those offenses to have them reduced to…
Pro Bono Volunteer Alleviates Debt-Related Stress for Low-Income Clients
The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) recognizes Jessica McKinlay as Volunteer of the Month for her dedication to low-income consumers facing debt collection. McKinlay, of counsel with Dorsey & Whitney, who practices bankruptcy and corporate law, brings valuable legal expertise…
JDC Joins New Coalition to Help Bring Voices of Low-Income Consumers to the Capitol
The California Low-Income Consumer Coalition (CLICC), launched this year, is already at work keeping the interests of low-income consumers front and center in policy debates in Sacramento. Eleven legal services and advocacy groups from across the state, including the Justice…
JDC Gala Sponsor Spotlight: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
Thank you, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, for your support! The Justice & Diversity Center invites your firm to become a sponsor of the JDC Gala too. The 2017 gala takes place on September 28 – it is the San Francisco legal community’s biggest annual…
BASF Mourns the Loss of Retired Judge Steven A. Brick
The Bar Association of San Francisco mourns the sudden passing of 1991 President Steven A. Brick on June 10. Judge Brick was an Alameda County Superior Court Judge from 2001 – 2015. He began working with JAMS as a retired…
Leaders Come Together to Discuss Police Reform and Changing Police Culture
Well over 100 lawyers and law enforcement representatives from throughout the Bay Area attended a two-hour panel discussion organized by BASF’s Criminal Justice Task Force that focused on the important and timely topic of police reform and changing police culture.…
BASF Executive Director Honored by Bay Area Urban Debate League
BASF and JDC Executive Director Yolanda Jackson was recently honored by the Bay Area Urban Debate League (BAUDL) with its Great Debater Award. The award was presented to Jackson at BAUDL’s 7th Annual Awards Gala, where she also served as…
BASF Bulletin Board: July 2017 Members in the News
Anjali Kulkarni Joins 2017 Barristers Board Anjali Kulkarni of Murphy Pearson Bradley & Feeney was selected to replace Katie Glynn, on the 2017 Barristers Club Board of Directors. Glynn took a position at the Washington D.C. office of Lowenstein Sandler. Visit…
BASF Bulletin Board: June 2017 Members in the News
Environmental Law Institute Welcomes Davina Pujari to its Leadership Council The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) recently announced Hanson Bridgett Partner Davina Pujari as a new member of its Leadership Council. Pujari serves as co-chair of her firm’s Environmental & Natural…