The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) is honored to be a sponsor of the 2018 Stow Lake Stampede. JDC is excited to partner with the Impala Racing Team and invites the entire legal community to join us for a day…
Navigating the Complex World of Medical Liens
After months of hard work, you find out your client’s injury case has settled. You feel a huge sense of relief. Finally, the work is done and it will be smooth sailing from here on out. That is, until you…
Volunteer Interpreters Needed in Immigration Cases
Are you fluent in Spanish or other languages and interested in gaining valuable interpretation experience in an immigration law setting? The Justice & Diversity Center invites you to get involved with the longstanding Attorney of the Day Program as a…
March 2018 Bulletin Board: Our Members and Leader Circle Firms Making Headlines
Member Named Arbitration Lawyer of the Year Cedric Chao, U.S. head of DLA Piper’s International Arbitration practice, was named the 2018 San Francisco Arbitration Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers in America. Best Lawyers recognizes a single lawyer in each…
Volunteer Attorney CJ Kingsley Gives 36 Years of Service to JDC
The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) is honored to recognize the incredible contributions of CJ Kingsley, who has been volunteering with JDC since 1981! In particular, she has been a dedicated volunteer with JDC’s Legal Advice and Referral Clinic (LARC),…
Scholarship Recipients Continue to See Success in Bay Area Legal Community
Check out these updates from two recent recipients of the Justice & Diversity Center’s Bay Area Minority Law Student Scholarship: 2013 recipient Angelo Villareal recently accepted a position with the Marin County Public Defender’s Office. Prior to accepting this position…
That Retainer, it’s Almost Certainly Refundable
As I progress through law school, I’m thinking about practicing and getting paid. The notion of a retainer payment is great because it mitigates the risk of getting stiffed or having to chase down money. However, sometimes business concludes before…
LawYaw Joins BASF Member Benefit Lineup
The Bar Association of San Francisco would like to welcome its newest member benefits partner – Lawyaw. Lawyaw is an easy to use cloud-based document automation platform built for attorneys and law firms. Lawyaw offers all California Judicial Council Forms…
Right to Civil Counsel Staff Attorney Defends Vulnerable Tenants Facing Eviction
Meet Ana Denmark, who has joined the Justice & Diversity Center’s (JDC) Right to Civil Counsel Program (RTCC). Through the RTCC Pilot Program, a partnership between JDC and the City of San Francisco, Denmark represents low-income tenants facing eviction. Since…
Congratulations to Covington & Burling For Federal Pro Bono Success
Congratulations to Covington & Burling for a remarkable result in a pro bono civil rights case for a prisoner. “Mr. P” is a JDC client who is wheelchair bound and was denied proper medical treatment while incarcerated. He filed a…
Federal Pro Bono Project Celebrates Ten Years
Twelve federal judges and more than sixty attorneys gathered at the Phillip Burton Federal Building and United States Courthouse in January to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Justice & Diversity Center’s (JDC) Federal Pro Bono Project. Chief Judge…
Will 50 Cent Lose Bitcoin Millions to Bankruptcy Creditors?
Recently, rapper 50 Cent (Curtis Jackson) found about 700 Bitcoins between his virtual couch cushions worth some $7.7 million as of January 24, 2018. These were some of the proceeds of his 2014 album, namely Animal Ambition. At the time,…