Tomorrow, on #GivingTuesday, help make a difference in the lives of diverse Bay Area law students. The burden of law student debt limits diversity in the legal profession. The Bay Area Minority Law School Scholarship Program makes a difference.…
Discharging Student Loans
A recent opinion, namely In re Hedlund, 718 F.3d 848 (9th Cir. 2013), may make it easier to discharge student loans. In Hedlund, the debtor borrowed approximately $85,000 for college and law school. He failed the bar examination three times…
Next Tuesday is #GivingTuesday: Support Diversity in the Legal Profession
This December 2, The Bar Association of San Francisco and the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) will launch our first ever #GivingTuesday campaign to support the Bay Area Minority Law Student Scholarship program. Since its inception in 1998, through the…
San Francisco Begins Transition to Gross Receipts Tax
Prior to the November 2012 general election, many San Franciscans viewed the City’s Payroll Expense Tax as providing a disincentive for businesses to locate in the City because taxes would increase as the businesses moved employees into the City. In…
Diversity Includes Disability
It is so easy to say we have come so far. After all, diversity in the legal profession has risen dramatically in the last couple of decades. Advocacy groups and initiatives championed in recent years have made way for a…
BASF Giving Tuesday Campaign to Benefit Bay Area Minority Law Student Scholarship Program
This December 2, The Bar Association of San Francisco and the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) will launch our first ever Giving Tuesday campaign to support the Bay Area Minority Law Student Scholarship program. This year our #GivingTuesday goal is…
East Meets West: BASF’s Director of Membership Connects with Taipei Bar Association
In October, BASF’s Director of Membership, Leonard Lun, had the opportunity to meet with Sally Yen, Deputy Secretary General of The Taipei Bar Association. The Taipei Bar Association is one of the 16 local bars that form the larger Taiwan…
Legal Ethics Corner: Revisiting the “No Contact” Rule
Attorneys are generally aware that they are prohibited from directly or indirectly contacting an opposing party that is represented by counsel without that counsel’s consent. This prohibition is found in California Rule 2-100 of the Rules of Professional Conduct (“Rule…
JDC’s Homeless Advocacy Project Receives Grant to Aid Clients With Eviction Defense
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors recently included over one million dollars in the city budget for grants to local service providers to aid in the defense of eviction cases. The Justice & Diversity Center’s Homeless Advocacy Project (HAP) was…
Healthcare Lawyer Helps Nonprofits Navigate Regulatory Regimes
The Justice & Diversity Center’s (JDC) Pro Bono Legal Services Program is pleased to spotlight Heather Deixler, an associate with Morgan, Lewis, & Bockius, as our volunteer of the month. Deixler is a steady volunteer with JDC’s Community Organization Representation…
Affordable Legal Counseling Services: New and Senior Attorneys Can Benefit
At a recent Senior Section CLE seminar, former litigator Janet Sobel provided a fascinating description of her 14-year “counselor-at-law” practice, as well as practical advice on how to set one up. She is the author of “Insult to Injury—What Judges…
Destination Australia and Cambodia: Construction and ADR
During August I had a wonderful adventure in Australia and Cambodia lecturing at Melbourne University and researching construction and dispute resolution. As guest lecturer for a “Risk in Construction” class for Melbourne University’s Architecture Department, I conveyed my experience representing…