When Josephine Kennedy set up a trust in 1997, she wanted to help the needy, the elderly and abused children via the Catholic Church-eventually. But first, Josephine wanted her charity to start at home. She created a life estate on…
JDC School-To-College Coordinator Receives 2019 Brosnahan Fellowship Award
The Brosnahan Fellowship award selection committee has named its recipient for 2019: Alvaro Carvajal, School-To-College Coordinator at the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC). The fellowship funds a monetary gift to an outstanding JDC employee each year. Carvajal plays an integral…
Destination Law School Tours Four Bay Area Colleges
This fall, Destination Law School (DSL) conducted tours at four local colleges in the Bay Area: Cal State East Bay, College of Alameda, San Francisco State University and Mills College and touched the lives of close to fifty students. DSL is…
Defending Low-Income Tenants Doesn’t Feel Like Work to Our New Attorney
Meet Judondi Bolden, the new Landlord-Tenant Supervising Attorney at the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC). Judondi brings 17 years of housing law experience to her role, overseeing both full-scope cases and limited-scope settlement conferences with the goal of keeping low-income…
Members Honored as 2018 Women Leaders in Tech Law
The following BASF members were recognized by the Recorder as Women Leaders in Tech Law: Daralyn Durie, Durie Tangri; Jennifer Huber, Keker, Van Nest & Peters; Susan Mac Cormac, Morrison & Foerster; Tessa Schwartz, Morrison & Foerster; Stephanie Skaff, Farella Braun + Martel; Bobbie Wilson, Perkins Coie. The Recorder’s editors chose a…
Nancy Newman Honored by Minority Bar Coalition
Congratulations to BASF Leader Circle firm member Nancy Newman, Hanson Bridgett, who was honored by the Minority Bar Coalition with a Unity Award. Newman was nominated by the Queen’s Bench Bar Association of the San Francisco Bay Area. We regret our error of…
Shannon Nessier Appointed to Leadership Positions
BASF Leader Circle firm member Shannon Nessier, Hanson Bridgett, was recently recognized and named to leadership positions with two organizations: During the 2018 Annual Meeting for the Defense Research Institute, the leading organization of defense attorneys and in-house counsel, Nessier was appointed First Vice-Chair…
Governor Brown Appoints Two Court of Appeal Justices
Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced the appointment of Judge Ioana Petrou as associate justice, Division Three and Judge Tracie L. Brown as associate justice, Division Four of the First District Court of Appeal. Petrou has been appointed associate justice, Division Three of the First…
Paralegal Corner: Are Hard Copies with Wet Signatures Becoming Obsolete?
With the advancing age of technology, paralegals can’t help but wonder if hard copies of legal documents will vanish in the near future. If so, will the need for wet ink signatures disappear as well? Not yet. Some legal practices…
BASF Welcomes LAWCLERK as Member Benefits Partner
The Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) welcomes its newest member benefits partner – LAWCLERK. LAWCLERK is a company in the business of providing a legal services marketplace where attorneys can go to hire freelance lawyers. LAWCLERK helps solo practitioners and small…
Support JDC: Help us Grow Access to Justice, Fairness, and Equality
On behalf of the families, youth and community we serve, we at the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) of the Bar Association of San Francisco thank you. Your gift to JDC makes it possible for us to grow access to justice,…
Support JDC: Help us Grow Access to Justice, Fairness, and Equality
On behalf of the families, youth and community we serve, we at the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) of the Bar Association of San Francisco thank you. Your gift to JDC makes it possible for us to grow access to justice,…