Forms Library

For your convenience we've created a library, by section, of all BASF forms and documentation in PDF, Word and Word Perfect format. Bookmark this page for easy access in the future.

About Us
Advertising and Publications
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Barristers Club
BASF Membership
Continuing Legal Education (CLE)
Diversity
Foundation
Lawyer Referral & Information Service: For Attorneys

About Us

The Bar Association of San Francisco Bylaws (109KB PDF)
Financials
Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF)
- IRS Letter of Determination (191KB PDF)
BASF Foundation
- IRS Letter of Determination (216KB PDF)
Voluntary Legal Services Program (VLSP)
- IRS Letter of Determination (590KB PDF)

Advertising and Publications

Areas of Practice Directory Form (188KB PDF)
Please fax the completed form to 415-782 -8994. If you have any questions, please contact David Bergman at dbergman@sfbar.org.
Alternative Dispute Resolution Directory Form (190KB PDF)
Please fax the completed form to 415-782 -8994. If you have any questions, please contact David Bergman at dbergman@sfbar.org.
Mailing Label Order Form (40KB PDF) and Agreement (309KB PDF)
Please fax the completed and signed forms to 415-782-8994. If you have questions, please contact David Bergman at dbergman@sfbar.org.
San Francisco Attorney Magazine Advertising Agreement (78KB PDF)
Please fax the completed agreement to 415-782-8994. If you have any questions, please contact David Bergman at dbergman@sfbar.org.
BASF Bulletin Advertising Agreement (30KB PDF)
Please fax the completed agreement to 415-782 -8994. If you have any questions, please contact David Bergman at dbergman@sfbar.org.
Credit Card Authorization Form (26KB PDF)
Please fax the completed form to 415-782 -8994. If you have any questions, please contact David Bergman at dbergman@sfbar.org.
BASF Publications Order Form (52KB PDF)
Use this form to order copies of San Francisco Attorney Magazine, The Directory of San Francisco Attorneys or The Register of Experts and Consultants. Please fax the completed form to 415-782-8994. If you have any questions, please contact Ismael Munoz at imunoz@sfbar.org.

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

Attorney Client Fee Dispute Program
- Fee Dispute Rules of Procedure (105KB PDF)
  These rules govern the Attorney/Client Fee Dispute program. They may answer many of your questions.
- Business and Profession Codes (35KB PDF)
  For attorneys and clients: This is the code that governs attorney/client fee disputes.
- Client's Request form (23KB PDF)
  For the public: If you want to initiate mediation or arbitration over concerns about your lawyer's bill, download and submit this form.
- Attorney's Request form (21KB PDF)
  For attorneys: If you wish to mediate or arbitrate a fee dispute for your client, download and submit this form.
- Notice of Client's Right To Arbitrate form (9KB PDF)
  For attorneys: If you wish to notify your client of their right to arbitrate, use this form. The lawyer should send this notice to the client's address, not BASF.
- Client Attorney Credit Card Charge form (11KB PDF)
  Use this form if you wish to pay your administrative fees with a credit card.
Disputes Among Attorneys
- Disputes Among Attorneys Rules of Procedure (108KB PDF)
  These rules govern the dispute program among attorneys. They may answer many of your questions.
- Request for Resolution form (46KB PDF)
  If you wish to mediate or arbitrate a dispute among attorneys, download and submit this form.
- Attorney Attorney Credit Card Charge form (15KB PDF)
  Use this form if you wish to pay your administrative fees with a credit card.
Early Settlement Program (ESP)
- ESP Policies and Procedures (35KB PDF)
  These rules govern the Early Settlement Program. They may answer many of your questions.
- San Francisco Superior Court Local Rule 4.3 (16KB PDF)
  These Court rules govern the Early Settlement Program.
- Stipulation to Alternative Dispute Resolution form (30KB PDF)
  You must use this form for volunteer requests to engage in ESP.
- ESP Charge Application Form (17KB PDF)
  If you'd like to charge your administrative fee, use this form.
- Stipulation to Settlement (162KB PDF)
  You must use this form to notify the Court of your settlement.
- Request to Reschedule the Conference Date (9KB PDF)
  You must use this form to reschedule your conference date.
BASF's Mediation Services
- Mediation Services Rules of Procedures (15KB PDF)
  These are the rules that govern this program. They may answer many of your questions.
- Stipulation to ADR (11KB PDF)
  
  You must use this form to inform the Court that you have chosen the Mediation Services of BASF.
- Mediation Consent form (24KB PDF)
  If you wish to initiate mediation for your dispute, download and submit this form along with the administrative fee.
- Mediation Services Charge Application Form (15KB PDF).
  If you'd like to charge your administrative fee, use this form.
- Stipulation to Settlement (162 KB PDF)
  
  If the matter settles in mediation and there is a San Francisco Superior Court case filed, you must use this form to inform the court.
- Mediator Application form (25KB PDF)
  If you wish to serve as a mediator, please download and submit this application.

Barristers Club

Barristers Club Bylaws (44KB PDF)
Committee & Section Signup Form (30KB PDF)
Conference of Delegates Application (250KB PDF)
Deposition Boot Camp Materials (1.9MB PDF)

BASF Membership

Membership Application (37KB PDF)
Committee & Section Signup Form (30KB PDF)

Continuing Legal Education (CLE)

Event Registration Form (23KB PDF)
Ethics Hotline Disclaimer and Consent (22KB PDF)

Diversity and Pipeline Programs

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues Report: Nov. 2007 (306KB PDF)

Steps that Government Agencies Can Take to Ensure Equal Opportunity in Public Contracting, Education and Employment (170KB PDF) .

2005 Report: Goals and Timetables for Minority Hiring (205KBPDF)

2010 Commitment Form (141KBPDF)
If your firm would like to be a signatory to the 2010 Goals and Timetables, please download and fill out the above form.

School-To-College Mentor Application (67KB WORD)

Bay Area Minority Law Student Scholarship Application (240KBPDF)

Foundation

Charitable Giving Report (99KBPDF)

Donor Honor Roll (1MBPDF)

Lawyer Referral & Information Service: For Attorneys

Attorney Application and Agreement (263KB PDF).
Panel Applications
- Business
  (69KB PDF)
- Criminal
  (120KB PDF)
- Disability Rights
  (69KB PDF)
- Elder Abuse
  (82KB PDF)
- Family
  (50KB PDF)
- Immigration
  (59KB PDF)
- Insolvency
  (52KB PDF)
- Intellectual Property
  (27KB PDF)
- Juvenile Delinquency
  (99KB PDF)
- Juvenile Dependency
  (54KB PDF)
- Labor Relations
  (25KB PDF)
- Legal Malpractice
  (20KB PDF)
- Military
  (15KB PDF)
- Personal Injury
  (35KB PDF)
- Pro Bono Immigration
  (51KB PDF)
- Probate
  (71KB PDF)
- Real Estate
  (59KB PDF)
- Taxation
  (32KB PDF)
- Workers Compensation
  (25KB PDF)

Dependency Representation Program Billing Forms

Dependency Representation Program Billing Forms	PDF	Word
Policies & Procedures Manual	download (255KB)
Amended Standing Order 301 and Updated Index	download (1.6 MB)
Billing Instructions	download (16KB)
Billing Codes	download (14KB)
Attorney Billing Form	download (332KB)	download (62KB)
Investigator Billing Form	download (219KB)	download (105KB)
Order for Payment of Compensation for Investigators/Social Workers/Expert Witnesses	download (64KB)	download (36KB)
Calendar Appointment Reporting Form	download (26KB)
Bench Appointment Reporting Form	download (26KB)
Payee Data Record	download (22KB)
Memorandum: Increase to the mileage reimbursement rate January 29, 2007	download (11KB)
Memorandum: Attorney's fees in court-appointed dependency cases and changes in billing procedures	download (119KB)

Indigent Defense Administration Program

How the Billing Process Works
- Municipal and Superior Courts of San Francisco Policies and Procedures Manual
  revised: June 26,1996
  (1.1MB PDF)
- Memorandum: Changes to Billing Forms and Procedure Effective December 1, 2003
  November 26, 2003
  (126KB PDF)
- Memorandum: Supplemental Changes to Billing Procedures Implemented 12/01/03
  February 2, 2004
  (83KB PDF)
- Memorandum: Processing Investigator Requests for Compensation
  January 26, 2004
  (14KB PDF)
- Memorandum: New Definition of Serious Felony Crimes for the Purposes of Qualification of Counsel and Compensation
  July 1, 2007
  (26KB PDF)
- Memorandum: New Rates for Attorneys in Criminal and Delinquency Cases and Procedure for Billing at Old and New Rates
  July 1, 2007
  (11KB PDF)
- Memorandum: New Rates for Investigators and Procedure for Billing at Old and New Rates.
  July 1, 2007
  (10KB PDF)
Mandatory Procedures
- San Francisco Sheriff's Department Policy and Procedure: Revised policies regarding Administrative Jail Clearance
  January 2004
  (704KB PDF)
- Memorandum: Continued representation of a delinquent minor
  August 12, 2004
  (77KB PDF)
- Standing Order from Superior Court: Filing of Police Reports
  August 26, 2004
  (33KB PDF)
- Standing Order from Superior Court: Confidential and Sealed Material in Court dockets
  August 26, 2004
  (33KB PDF)
- Memorandum: Procedure to conduct PC 987.9 fee hearings
  August 26, 2004
  (7KB PDF)
- Memorandum: Re-classification of complex fraud cases as Regular Felonies
  September 16, 2004
  (12KB PDF)
- SF Controller's procedure for vendor remuneration, link to W-9 form instructions
  October 25, 2004
  (214KB PDF)
- IRS Form W-9
  (71KB PDF)
- Memorandum and Order Re: Production of 9-1-1 and CAD Records in Criminal and Delinquency Cases
  (27KBPDF)

Attorney, Investigator & Interpreter Billing Forms

Download Billing Form Instructions (53KB PDF)

Appellate Billing Forms	PDF	Word	Word Perfect
Appellate Billing	download (241KB)	download (110KB)
Attorney/Criminal Billing Forms	PDF	Word	Word Perfect
Attorney/Criminal Bill	download (633KB)	download (60KB)	download (20KB)
Additional Attorney/Criminal Worksheets	download (113KB)
Attorney/Delinquency Billing Forms	PDF	Word	Word Perfect
Attorney/Delinquency Bill	download (504KB)	download (63KB)	download (18KB)
Additional Attorney/Delinquency Worksheets	download (56KB)
Attorney/Delinquency Coversheet	download (77KB)
Investigator/Criminal Billing Forms	PDF	Word	Word Perfect
Investigator/Criminal Bill	download (434KB)	download (51KB)	download (17KB)
Additional Investigator/Criminal Worksheets	download (106KB)
Investigator/Delinquency Billing Forms	PDF	Word	Word Perfect
Investigator/Delinquency Bill	download (434KB)	download (51KB)	download (17KB)
Additional Investigator/Delinquency Worksheets	download (106KB)
Interpreter Forms	PDF	Word	Word Perfect
Interpreter Declaration Form	download (16KB)	download (25KB)
Order for Interpreter Services	download (21KB)	download (22KB)
Authorization for Translator or Transcriber	download (59KB)	download (25KB)

Other Forms

Rules & Regulations
- Peer Review Program & Procedures (1.8MB PDF)
- Fee Audit Program & Procedures (718KB PDF)
- LRIS Rules (59KB PDF)

Skip to Section Navigation Skip to Main Navigation