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Eight Members Honored at Annual Luncheon

Eight members of The Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) were honored with awards for their dedication to the organization in 2017. The following members were honored with Awards of Merit: BASF’s Paralegal Section Chair Victoria NewmanRP and Education Chair…

BASF Delegation to the CCBA Begins Work on New Year’s Resolutions

The BASF Delegation to the Conference of California Bar Associations (CCBA) is already hard at work drafting resolutions for 2018 and it is kicking off the new year with a January 9, 2018 education program titled Legislation Drafting: How to…

News from the Paralegal Section: December 2017

The Paralegal Section is concluding its third year, and big changes are afoot! BASF’s first non-attorney section was the brainchild of Raquel Cabading, Director of Continuing Legal Education, who recognized a need for support and education for paralegals and other…

Risk Management Tip: Understanding Duties to Third Parties, Part 1

The primary duty to a non-client is to be truthful. This month we examine this duty in litigation. Generally, attorneys owe no duty to a non-client. In Goodman v. Kennedy (1976) 18 Cal.3d 335, purchasers alleged they were damaged because…

Family Law Corner: Will Reality Show Accusations Play a Starring Role in Real Housewife Custody Case?

The Real Housewives franchise that started it all, the “Real Housewives of Orange County” (RHOC), is back in the news again due to cast member Shannon Beador’s impending divorce. RHOC’s undeniable “star,” original cast member Vicki Gunvalson (the “O.G. of…

Estate Planning Corner: The Times, They Are A-Changin'

Court of Appeal Welcomes Women to Generous Men’s College Bob Dylan did not tell school trustees to heed the call that “The Times They Are A-Changin.” But a California Court of Appeal did. Women may now attend Deep Springs…

Project Homeless Connect Volunteers Bring Services to 300+ People in Need

The Justice & Diversity Center thanks the volunteers who joined us to serve 300 people at Project Homeless Connect in October. With assistance, courtesy and kindness from 25 volunteers, 235 homeless people applied for DMV ID cards—a threshold to…

Law Firm Differentiation – Going Beyond “Full Service” & “Client Focused”

On October 12, the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of the Legal Marketing Association hosted a panel discussion about law firm differentiation. The panelists included two senior law firm marketers — Brian Colucci, Chief Marketing Officer at Kilpatrick Townsend &…

Summer Associates Learn Advocacy Skills and Community Service

A number of law students began the academic year after a busy summer securing housing and disability benefits for community members. Because they were summer associates at firms that participate in the Justice & Diversity Center’s (JDC’s) Summer Associates Program,…

Legal Writing Tip: Include a Summary of Argument

Under the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, opening briefs must include a summary of argument that appears after the statement of the issues and the statement of the case, and before the arguments section. (Fed. Rules App. Proc., rule 28(a)(5-7),…

Staff Attorney’s Advocacy Helps Family in Poverty Stay Housed

Having been to court that day for a second stay of execution that was denied, “AR” came to the Justice & Diversity Center’s (JDC) Homeless Advocacy Project (HAP) Intake Clinic on a Tuesday. The Sheriff was scheduled to come the…