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Working Toward Fairness, One Saturday at a Time

The Justice and Diversity Center recognizes Richard Roisman for his dedication to our Legal Advice and Referral Clinic (LARC) program. Richard regularly spends Saturday afternoons counseling and guiding people. His service with JDC is only part of Richard’s lifelong work…

Nas and Kelis: Hip Hop Royalty Battle Custody

Her milkshake may have once brought hip-hop icon Nas (aka Nasir Bin Olu Dara Jones) to the yard, but now he and singer Kelis (aka Kelis Rogers) want nothing to do with each other. The famous couple married in 2005,…

Volunteer to Serve on the San Francisco Civil Grand Jury

San Francisco Superior Court is seeking volunteers for Civil Grand Jury service for the 2019-2020 term. The Civil Grand Jury is the “watchdog” for the City and County of San Francisco. The Civil Grand Jury investigates the operations of City…

BASF Members Honored with Attorney General Awards

JDC Board Member Gonzalo C. Martinez, and BASF member Joshua Klein, among others, were honored with an award from California Attorney General Xavier Becerra for their work on the DACA litigation. The California Attorney General’s Office, joined by the University of California,…

More Transition Words and Phrases

As promised, here is the second half of legal writing expert Ross Guberman’s handy list of transition words for lawyers and other advocates—organized according to the purpose of the sentence. (If you missed last month’s article, read it here: Broaden…

Holistic Advocacy at Work: JDC’s Medical-Legal Project

Providing legal services to low-income clients is one of the goals of the Justice & Diversity Center’s (JDC) Medical-Legal Project. Supervising Attorney Marie Appel meets with clients facing legal issues weekly at Southeast Health Center in the Bayview District and…

Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass Attorneys Making a Difference

The following BASF members from Leader Circle firm Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass are making a difference: Pam Duffy was named to the California State University, Los Angeles Advisory Board of the College of Natural and Social Sciences. Misti Schmidt has been named the…

Governor Newsom Appoints Ben Chida Senior Policy Advisor

BASF member Ben Chida, Boise Schiller Flexner, was recently appointed by Governor Newsom to serve as senior policy advisor for Cradle to Career, Office of the Governor, the Daily Journal reports. Chida previously served as attorney-advisor in Attorney General Kamala Harris’ executive office.

The Daily Journal Names Top Cyber Lawyers

The following BASF members were recognized as Top Cyber Lawyers for 2019 by The Daily Journal: Jonathan H. Blavin, Munger, Tolles & Olson; Craig Cardon,Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton; Natasha G. Kohne, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld; Tyler Newby, Fenwick & West; Gretchen Ramos, Greenberg Traurig; Gabriel M. Ramsey, Crowell…

Learn from the Best, Sharpen Your Skills to Become a Mediator

Ron Kelly: Best trainer in all of Northern California from Bar Association of San Francisco on Vimeo. Sign up for this widely acclaimed 40-hour Mediator Certificate training and learn the skills and confidence to resolve almost any dispute in just five days.…

California Supreme Court Grants Request to De-publish People v. Gonzalez

In October 2018, the Bar Association of San Francisco and the Justice & Diversity Center joined more than 30 public defenders, organizations and law school professors in signing a letter to Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye and Associate Justices of…

Expert of the Month: Frank Wisehart

Meet Frank Wisehart. A partner with BakerTilly (formerly known as RGL Forensics), Frank is a business consultant and a court approved expert witness with over 20 years of experience. You can find Frank’s profile in our Register of Experts and Consultants. Simply…