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Homeless Advocacy Project Welcomes Three Post-Bar Law Clerks

JDC and the Homeless Advocacy Project (HAP) welcome three post-Bar law clerks who will be helping low-income clients with their eviction cases: Daniel Evans, Taylor Pospichel and Michael Spalding. Daniel returns to HAP after interning there for most of 2012. …

Scholarship Recipients and Donors Honored

The Justice & Diversity Center held its annual Bay Area Minority Law Student Scholarship reception in September at Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass. This year $30,000 in scholarships were awarded to five diverse students attending Bay Area law schools. This…

Declining Presence of African American Judges on Federal and State Court Benches Discussed

BASF recently held a panel discussion “Judicial Crisis: Declining Presence of African Americans on Federal and State Court Benches.” The event was co-sponsored by the Charles Houston Bar Association, California Association of Black Lawyers, Bay Area Black Prosecutors Association and…

Destination Law School Program Continues to Inspire Students to Attend Law School

Family Law Corner: Contentious Divorce Gets Even More Heated

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton Helps Low-Income Clients Obtain Guardianships

The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) thanks Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton for partnering with JDC’s Guardianship Project, which helps low-income clients obtain a guardianship of the person. Kilpatrick Townsend has volunteered with JDC for several years but recently also…

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JDC’s Homeless Advocacy Project: Assisting One Family at a Time

The Washingtons – Mary, her two-year old son, and her two parents – were at imminent risk of homelessness because they had fallen behind on their rent, having used their rent money on medical bills because Mary was attacked and…

Serving Those That Serve Us: Assist Military Personnel This Veterans Day

In 1945, World War II veteran Raymond Weeks from Birmingham, Alabama, had the idea to expand Armistice Day to celebrate all veterans, not just those who had died in World War I. Weeks has been referred to as the “Father…

Annual Golf Tournament Raises More Than $45K for Educational Programs

November Bulletin Board: Our Members and Leaders Circle Firms Making Headlines

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