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Democracy in Action: Join BASF’s Delegation to the Conference of California Bar Associations

It has happened to virtually every attorney who practices law: The attorney identifies a problem that only legislation can correct. In some instances, a poorly drafted statute produces a result that could not have been intended by the legislature. In…

Cooperative Federalism in Class Actions

A computer maker knows that its laptops will break after a few months because of a manufacturing problem, but sells them without disclosing the problem or its effects. Can people who bought the laptops in California recover under the…

Volunteer Spotlight: Patrick Doyle Stands by Tenants with the Eviction Defense Project

The Justice and Diversity Center (JDC) would like to recognize Patrick Doyle for his excellent work defending tenants and upholding the right to housing in San Francisco. Patrick is a volunteer with both our Eviction Defense and Housing Negotiation…

Hon. Lynn O'Malley Taylor (ret.) to be Inducted into Marin Women's Hall of Fame

Judge Lynn O’Malley Taylor (ret.) will be honored by YMCA San Francisco and Marin and inducted into the Marin Women’s Hall of Fame on March 28, 2019 at the Marin Women’s Hall of Fame Induction & Celebration Dinner in San Rafael. Judge Lynn O’Malley…

Natacha Kolb Elected to Serve on Board of Jewish Family & Children’s Services of San Francisco

BASF member Natacha Kolb, a partner in Sideman & Bancroft’s Estate Planning Department, has been elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the Jewish Family & Children’s Services of San Francisco (JFCS). Founded in 1850, JFCS is one of the oldest…

Q&A with Senator Kamala Harris

California Senator Kamala Harris is a trailblazer among women attorneys. Before she began her service in the U.S. Senate in 2017, Harris served as the first female District Attorney of the City and County of San Francisco and…

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Justice Therese Stewart Reflects On Her Pioneering Career

Growing up, San Francisco native Justice Therese Stewart never imagined she would one day lead the city in its legal battles for marriage equality. Nor did she know that in 1999, she would serve as the first openly gay…

Kelly Dermody Wins Margaret Brent Award

The American Bar Association’s highest award for women in the profession—the Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award—this year goes to a San Francisco attorney who has long been blazing a trail for women both in and out of…

Advancing Women in the Law 2.0

The following are excerpts from Doris Cheng’s remarks at her December 18, 2018 installation as the 2019 president of the Bar Association of San Francisco. Spanish philosopher George Santayana said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to…

Daniloff Reflects on Giving Back

Deborah Daniloff’s face lights up when she talks about one of the pro bono family law cases she worked on last year, helping to reunite a young man with his child. If not for the legal help, the man…

In It to WIN It: Revitalized Women’s Impact Network Strives to Benefit Everyone

On November 29, 2018, Bar Association of San Francisco members gathered to launch the revitalized Women’s Impact Network: No Glass Ceiling 2.0 (WIN) with its inaugural conference, Step In, Step Together, Step Up: Reshaping the Culture for the Modern…