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Legal Writing Tip: It’s All in the Numbers

Writing numbers can be tricky, especially because there are conflicting rules about how to do it. The Associated Press, for example, has different guidelines than other popular style manuals. And everybody’s rules seem to have complicated exceptions. In general, as…

Dynamic Champion of Pro Bono and Diversity Retires

Kathi. For anyone working at a pro bono legal services organization the name refers to only one person, Kathi Pugh. During the 23 years before Pugh’s retirement this past August, she championed the cause of the Justice & Diversity Center…

No Glass Ceiling Co-Chair to Receive Fay Stender Award

California Women Lawyers (CWL) will honor BASF No Glass Ceiling Committee Co-Chair Patricia Gillette, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, with its Fay Stender Award. CWL established the Fay Stender Award in 1982 in honor of Bay Area attorney Fay Stender, who…

BASF Because…

Judith A. Zahid Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason www.zelle.com Law School: UC Berkeley School of Law Area of Practice: Antitrust, Complex Litigation Fun Facts At one point in my life, after spending almost two years in East Africa, I could…

Barristers Club Celebrates Diversity and Honors Two Attorneys

The Barristers Club Diversity Issues Committee recently honored Quyen Ta and Otis Bruce, Jr. Ta, a partner at Keker & Van Nest, was recognized for her work in inspiring minorities. She has successfully led BASF’s Barristers Club as its board’s…

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

DLA Piper Partner Elected to Business Group’s Board BASF member Dean Fealk, a partner at DLA Piper in San Francisco, has been elected to the board of directors of the California Business Roundtable, a non-partisan organization comprised of the senior…

White House Announces BASF Member as Nominee for Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

The White House announced in August the nomination of BASF member Michelle Friedland, Munger, Tolles & Olson, to serve as a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Friedland is a litigation partner whose practice focuses…

A Week at BASF [INFOGRAPHIC]

Do you ever wonder what’s going on at your bar association? Check out the infographic below to get a behind-the-scenes snapshot of a week in the life of BASF.

Solo and Small Firm Toolkit

The updated 2025 Solo/Small Firm Toolkit can be found here: bit.ly/BASFToolkit

Litigation and Negotiation Experience Come in Handy for Mediation Panelist Fred Carr

Fred Carr, Carr & Venner ADR, is an international, AV® rated attorney-mediator, with over 20 years of legal experience. His litigation and negotiation experience, leadership skills and extensive mediation process training make him keenly capable of maintaining control of negotiations…

Mediation Services Voted One of the Best in Recorder Poll

The Bar Association of San Francisco’s Mediation Services was voted one of the top three Best ADR Organizations of 2013 by readers of The Recorder. BASF’s Mediation Services provides highly qualified, prescreened mediators at an exceptional value. To learn more…