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Newsroom & Press Releases

Questions about media relations, BASF issues currently in the news, San Francisco Attorney magazine, marketing and communications:

Contact:
Ann Murphy, Director of Communications & Public Relations
Email:
amurphy@sfbar.org
Phone:
(415) 782-9000 x8792

For general communications inquiries:

Contact:
Sayre Happich, Assistant Director of Communications & Public Relations
Email:
shappich@sfbar.org
Phone:
(415) 782-9000 x8104

Press Releases

2012

May 18 BASF Statement Opposing Governor Brown’s Court System Cuts
May 14 LRIS to Offer ADA Compliance Workshop at San Francisco Small Business Week Event
May 9 Statement of BASF President on President Obama's Announcement Regarding Same-Sex Marriage
May 9 Statement of BASF President on the Landmark EEOC Ruling Advancing Transgender Rights
April 24 BASF Board Submits Public Comment to Courts
April 18 Op Ed Regarding California Courts Budget Cuts
April 17 BASF to Protest Cuts to Court Funding and Access to Justice at April 18 Rally
March 15 VLSP Honors Outstanding Volunteers, Firm and Organization
March 5 BASF Board Supports SAFE California
March 1 BASF Board Supports Safe San Francisco Civil Rights Ordinance
February 29 LRIS Panel Attorney Wins $6.4M in Roll-Over Car Accident Case
February 15 BASF Board Approves Resolution in Support of Open Courts Coalition
February 7 Statement on United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Prop 8 Ruling
January 6 BASF's Yolanda Jackson and Gap's Michelle Banks Honored by National Diversity Council

2011

December 16 VLSP Announces New Grant from Verizon to Fund Domestic Violence Prevention Services
December 15 Awards presented at Annual Membership Luncheon on December 15
November 22 Barristers Club Announces Complete Slate of Directors for its 2012 Board
November 7 Introducing the Volunteer Legal Services Program's New Management Team
November 7 CMCP Foundation Awards BASF's School-To-College Program $105,600 Grant
November 1 BASF Confirms 2012 Board of Directors
October 27 VLSP Honors Federal Pro Bono Project Volunteers
September 30 Barristers Club Announces 2012 Board Officers
September 29 BASF's Lawyer Referral Panel Attorney Wins $5.36M for MUNI Victim
September 27 BASF Not Endorsing a Candidate for San Francisco District Attorney as a Result of Plebiscite Vote
September 22 BASF Nominates Officer and Directors for 2012
September 12 BASF sends letter to Chief Justice and Judicial Council Regarding Emergency Court Funding Solution
August 22 BASF Files Amicus Curiae Letter in Support of Petition for Review in Sander v. State Bar of California
August 19 BASF Announces Board Nominating Committee
August 17 BASF Fundraiser at Banana Republic Raises $10,000 for its School-To-College and Mock Trial Programs
July 29 Bay Area Minority Law Student Scholarship Recipients Announced
July 22 BASF, Past Presidents and SF Managing Partners Reach Out to Judicial Council In Regards to Severe Budget Cuts to Courts
July 15 BASF Statement Regarding Cuts to San Francisco Superior Court
July 14 Retired Judge Vaughn Walker Honored at 27th Annual Judges Reception
July 7 20th Anniversary of Food From The Bar Campaign Brings in Record Amount
June 29 BASF Urges Governor Brown to Stop Cuts to Courts Funding
June 27 BASF Asks Assembly Judiciary Committee to Modify SB 163
June 3 BASF Files Amicus Curiae in Opposition to the Motion to Vacate Judgment in Perry v. Brown
May 31 VLSP's Federal Pro Bono Project Expands
April 18 20th Annual Food from the Bar Campaign Underway
March 23 VLSP Honors Outstanding Volunteers and Organizations
March 1 BASF's Mediation Services Voted #2 Best ADR Organization
February 24 Statement of BASF President Priya Sanger on the Defense of Marriage Act
February 18 Support for SB 9 – The Fair Sentencing for Youth Act
January 11 BASF Foundation Announces New Directors
January 10 BASF's LRIS to Begin Receiving Department of Labor Referrals

2010

December 20 BASF presents San Francisco 49ers and San Francisco 49ers Foundation with Community Partner Award
December 1 BASF and its Barristers Club Announce Awards of Merit and Barristers of the Year for 2010
November 18 BASF Alerts Members to Email Scam Targetting Attorneys and Law Firms
November 4 Barristers Club Announces 2011 Board of Directors, Matt Gluck of Shartsis Friese names President
November 2 BASF joins in Amicus Brief in Perry v. Schwarzennegger
November 1 BASF Announces 2011 Board of Directors
September 20 Golfing for a Good Cause: BASF's 2nd Annual Tournament Benefits its Diversity Programs
September 20 BASF Nominates New Officer and Directors
August 30 BASF Responds to Los Angeles Times Article;
Association Defends Judge in Perry Same-Sex Marriage Case
August 30 BASF Announces Board Nominating Committee
August 5 Medical Clinic Forms Partnership with VLSP
July 16 Bay Area Minority Scholarship Recipients Announced
July 16 BASF Names Co-Directors to Lead Lawyer Referral and Information Service
July 14 Hon. Jeffrey Ross Honored at Judges Reception
June 24 2010 Food From The Bar Campaign Raises Record Amount
June 14 VLSP Bike/Walk-a-Thon Raises $18,000
May 28 BASF Releases Evaluations for Superior Court, Seats 6 and 15 Candidates
May 20 Union Bank Foundation Supports BASF Diversity Pipeline Programs
May 19 BASF Urges Boycott of Arizona
May 18 VLSP Wins National Award
May 10 BASF Foundation Presents Big Gavel Award to O’Melveny & Myers
May 7 Destination Law School Recognized by American Bar Association
April 1 LRIS Director Announces Retirement
March 24 VLSP Honors Outstanding Volunteers at March 23 Reception
February 26 BASF Foundation Announces 2010 Board Members
February 10 Letter to the San Francisco Chronicle Editor
February 3 VLSP Announces New Board Members
January 27 BASF sends letter to Senate Majority Leader Regarding Judge Chen Nomination
January 22 BASF sends letter to Obama Administration Regarding Appointment of Sharon Browne
January 8 BASF Endorses Public Broadcasting of District Court Proceedings

2009

December 17, 2009 BASF and its Barristers Club Honor Members at Annual Luncheon
December 7, 2009 BASF and Barristers Club to Install Board of Directors on December 17
October 28, 2009 BASF Wins Two National Awards for Excellence in Publications
October 7, 2009 Avin Sharma Named 2010 Barristers Club President
October 1, 2009 October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
September 15, 2009 BASF Nominates New Officer and Directors for 2010
July 27, 2009 BASF Announces Minority Law Student Scholarship Recipients
July 23, 2009

Barristers Club Honors Judge Marla Miller at 25th Annual Judges Reception

July 22, 2009 Food from the Bar Campaign Raised $369,324
July 20, 2009 BASF Sends Letter to FTC Regarding Lawyer Exemption for Red Flag Rule
July 17, 2009 Op-Ed: Identity Politics: A Double-Standard for Supreme Court Nominees
July 6, 2009

Court-Appointed Counsel and the Public Defender are the City’s Best Bargain

May 29, 2009 Proposition 8 Ruling Bittersweet Op-Ed from President Russell S. Roeca
May 8, 2009 Legal Services Non-Profits Announce Cut-Backs
April 29, 2009 BASF’s Board of Directors Vote to Support SB 399 – The Fair Sentencing for Youth Act
April 24, 2009 Letter to the Recorder Editor: Cartoon Seems to Sanction Violence in Courtroom
April 21, 2009 BASF Foundation Announces the 2009 Lawyers Campaign for VLSP and Diversity
April 20, 2009 Former BASF Director of Accounting Passes Away
April 3, 2009 California’s Dysfunctional Death Penalty: Bay Area Bar Associations Ask What’s to Be Done?
April 1, 2009 Pipeline Program Manager Selected as Member to Equity Committee
March 27, 2009 VLSP Honors Outstanding Volunteers at Reception
March 26, 2009 ABA and BASF Host Hearing on Diversity in the Legal Profession
March 20, 2009 BASF Board Passes Resolution Boycotting the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego Hotel and Meeting Events Held by the State Bar of California at the Hotel
February 11, 2009 Barristers Club Announces New Secretary and Diversity Director for its Board
February 10, 2009 BASF Urges Senators to Consider Latino and Asians for Northern District Court
January 29, 2009 BASF Asks State Bar to Reconsider Annual Meeting Hotel
January 22, 2009 BASF Foundation Appoints Five New Members
January 20, 2009 BASF Files Proposition 8 Amicus Brief
January 9, 2009

VLSP Announces New Debt Defense and Education Clinic

January 6, 2009 Head Start Gift Program a Success in 2008
January 5, 2009 Reaffirming Your Committment to Volunteer with VLSP in the New Year

View press releases from 2004-2008.