Whether you are submitting an application to join this award-winning program for the first time or are a renewing member, now is the time to submit your attorney agreement and area of law panel applications. The Lawyer Referral and Information…
Lawyer Referral Service Continues to Educate People About Their Legal Rights
Lawyer Referral and Information Service (LRIS) panel attorney and BASF Board Member Joshua Ridless, Ridless Law Office, recently spoke to the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Small Business Issues Forum about Contract Law, Business Entities, and Business Disputes. In furtherance…
Family Law Corner: Skinnygirl Bethenny Frankel Writes Fat Check
Bethenny Frankel, former daytime talk show host and star of “Bethenny Ever After” and “Real Housewives of New York,” and founder of Skinnygirl cocktails is still embroiled in a contentious divorce. After fighting more than a year over custody of…
Summer Diversity Receptions
Check out pictures from last year’s receptions on our Facebook page: Latino/a Partners & Associates Reception African American Partners and Associates Reception Marriage in America: Life After Windsor and Perry/LGBT Reception In-House Counsel Diversity Awards Reception Barristers Club Diversity Reception
Yahoo! and Fenwick & West Help Nonprofits Tackle Legal Issues
In April, the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) partnered with Yahoo! Inc. and Fenwick & West to hold a pro bono clinic for nonprofit organizations. After Fenwick attorneys gave an overview of typical legal issues for nonprofits, Yahoo lawyers and…
June Bulletin Board: Our Members and Leaders Circle Firms Making Headlines
Two Leaders Circle Firms Named Best Places to Work BASF Leaders Circle firms Farella Braun + Martel and Fenwick & West were both recently named to the San Francisco Business Times, “Best Places to Work in the Bay Area” list.…
Homeless Advocacy Project Makes a Difference in San Francisco
Thirty-five year old Jerry Buttner came to JDC’s Homeless Advocacy Project (HAP) for help getting federal disability benefits (SSI). He had a long history of mental health and medical problems, and was living in a half-way house after serving time…
Barristers Club Annual Open House Draws More than 100
The Barristers Club held its annual Open House on April 23. Over 100 attorneys and law students came to BASF to learn about the various sections and committees of the Barristers Club and the JDC’s Diversity Pipeline Programs. There were lots…
Interesting News from the World of Estate Planning: Where There is a Will, There’s a Way
Napoleon’s Will Tells the Story of His Final Days Napoleon Bonaparte was the first Emperor of France and an aggressive general before his defeat at Waterloo. In the Spring of 1821, shorn of power and imprisoned by the British on…
Volunteer Lori Rifkin Gives Litigants a True Chance for Justice
The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) is pleased to recognize Lori Rifkin as our volunteer of the month for her outstanding work with the Federal Pro Bono Project. The project arranges pro bono counsel for pro se litigants in federal…
Barristers and Senior Lawyers’ Cocktail Party
The Senior Lawyers Section and the Barristers Club enjoyed cocktails together at their Spring Reception on May 7th. Jeff Bleich, a past president of both BASF and the Barristers Club, gave a brief speech demonstrating commonalities between both groups at…
Legal Writing Tip: Tackling Problematic Words
Here’s more on the ever-popular topic of easily confused words. Email me your own problematic pairs – they could end up in a future column. Preventative, Preventive Both mean devoted or concerned with prevention. Some linguistic purists prefer preventive. Imply,…