For the past year Christopher Bridges, better known as Ludacris, has been in a bitter custody battle with “baby mama” Tamika Fuller. Ludacris filed to establish his paternity and limit child support for the pair’s now fifteen month old daughter…
School-To-College Continues to Make a Real Difference in Widening the Diversity Pipeline To College
School-To-College (STC) is one of several diversity pipeline programs of the Justice & Diversity Center of The Bar Association of San Francisco. Currently embedded in the Academy of Arts & Sciences high school in San Francisco, the STC program provides…
Meet Heather Borlase Co-Chair of BASF’s Equality Committee on Disability Rights
BASF’s Disability Rights Committee Co-Chair Heather Borlase of Bayer & Borlase was recently invited to discuss her volunteer work with BASF/JDC. BASF: How did you become involved in BASF? Heather Borlase (HB): I worked for the …
One Attorney, One Saturday a Month, 32 Years = 1,600 Pro Bono Hours
The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) happily spotlights our Volunteer of the Month, Frederick Craw, who has been volunteering at JDC’s free Legal Advice and Referral Clinics (LARC) for 32 years because he believes that practicing law is a privilege,…
Military Affairs Committee Launched
Capitalizing on the enthusiasm shown by a task force assembled last year by 2014 President Stephanie Skaff, BASF has created a Military Affairs Committee for members. The 2014 task force, made up of six attorneys and two UC Davis School…
March Bulletin Board: Our Members and Leaders Circle Firms Making Headlines
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the Bay Area Honors Pro Bono Service Several BASF members were recently honored by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights at its 28th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Awards Luncheon. JDC Board Member Neil…
In 17 Years, 92 Diverse Students Have Benefited from Scholarships
The Minority Law Student Scholarship Application is now available online. Students can download the 2015 application at www.sfbar.org/scholarships. Deadline to apply is April 10, 2015. Thanks to the generosity of the legal community, the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) continues to…
Homeless Advocacy Project Has a New Home: 125 Hyde Street
Having lost its lease as a result of the rent squeeze a healthy San Francisco economy has created, the Homeless Advocacy Project (HAP) moved February 1, 2015, into its new home at 125 Hyde Street. This Tenderloin location puts the project…
Ten Things You Don’t Know About Alyssa Snyder
Alyssa Snyder is thrilled to have recently joined Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass as a nonprofit and tax associate. Coblentz is a respected San Francisco Bay Area law firm with deep roots in and an unsurpassed commitment to the local…
Write for BASF’s Blog and Gain Exposure as a Practice Area Expert
Interested in writing about trending legal issues as they relate to your practice area? Consider writing an article for our blog, Legal by the Bay, or our other BASF channels. It could be monthly column, or a one-time topic you’re…
Five Must-Have Tips to Keep Your Internet Legal Research on a Budget
The below is adapted from Carole Levitt’s book Internet Legal Research on a Budget co-authored with Judy K. Davis, ABA LPD 2014 Legal research and the Internet clearly go hand in hand — 96 percent of lawyers in the 2013…
Bobbi Kristina Brown: How Her Tragedy Would Play Out In California
Bobbi Kristina Brown, the only daughter of singers Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown, has been in a medically-induced coma since January 31, 2015, when she was found face down in a bathtub of her home in Roswell, Georgia. Since then,…