Christina Sava is not your typical attorney. She has an ace up her sleeve. Or in her mind. Christina practices mindfulness meditation as a means to handle the day-to-day stress of her practice and a busy urban lifestyle. She also…
Community Law Practice Incubator Profile: Jason Yee
Jason Yee is a man on a mission. You may see him in the halls of BASF, at the immigration court, or at a community naturalization event, combining old-fashioned hard work with new age efficiency. Jason, a graduate of UC…
BASF Welcomes Mediator to its Panel
The Bar Association of San Francisco welcomes Allan Schwartz to its Bay Area Mediation Services panel. Schwartz’s specialty is small to medium sized cases. His fee structure is commensurate. Schwartz states his prime goal in mediation is to help place…
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Special offer from 2017 JDC Gala Sponsor Legalweek West: Save 25% Off Your LegalDiversityForum Pass! Enter Promotion Code: JDC25 to Claim Your Exclusive Discount. Join your colleagues at the inaugural LegalDiversityForum, an area of focus at Legalweek West, taking place…
The Digital Milieu: A Lawyer’s Duty of Competence and Protection
Mickey Haller sat in the back seat of his Lincoln Town Car on his way to the office of his murdered criminal defense attorney colleague to take possession of his dead colleague’s client files. The murdered colleague had included Haller…
Section Member Spotlight: Ana Fatima Costa
Author. Speaker. Mother. Coach. These are just a few of the words used to describe Ana Fatima Costa, marketing coordinator for BASF’s Paralegal Section. Born in Portugal, Costa and her family immigrated to America when she was seven years old…
Online Personas Cause Custody Repercussions
The founder of a right-wing website and a YouTube prankster normally wouldn’t have much in common. However, Alex Jones (Infowars.com) and Michael Martin (DaddyOFive of YouTube) both recently lost custody battles because of, at least in part, their public personas.…
Legal Writing Tip: Seriously, Just Use the Serial Comma
Of all punctuation marks, the comma is the one most often debated in courthouses; its presence or absence in statutes and other legal texts has determined the outcome of cases—going back in U.S. history to at least 1872, when the…
Attracting the Right Clients Through Effective Branding
Of particular importance to solo and small firm attorneys is the idea of effective branding. If you are just starting out, or you feel like your brand needs a makeover, there are three scary things you must do to ensure…
Senior District Judge Thelton Henderson Set to Retire
Senior District Judge Thelton E. Henderson has informed the Court that he will step down from the bench and assume inactive status in August 2017. Judge Henderson was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to a seat vacated by Judge Cecil…
Legal Leaders Dinner Draws More than 40 Bay Area Corporate Counsel
The Spring 2017 General Counsel Dinner was held on Thursday, April 20 at Wayfare Tavern. The event was sponsored by Baker & McKenzie and was a huge success. Over 40 in-house counsel were in attendance making it the largest turnout…
Seyfarth Shaw Helps Client Gain Freedom
Congratulations to Seyfarth Shaw for settling a case on behalf of a client with the Justice & Diversity Center’s Federal Pro Bono Project. The client, “Mr. M,” was incarcerated when he filed suit against the Department of Corrections. After reporting…