The Bar Association of San Francisco mourns the sudden passing of 1991 President Steven A. Brick on June 10. Judge Brick was an Alameda County Superior Court Judge from 2001 – 2015. He began working with JAMS as a retired…
Leaders Come Together to Discuss Police Reform and Changing Police Culture
Well over 100 lawyers and law enforcement representatives from throughout the Bay Area attended a two-hour panel discussion organized by BASF’s Criminal Justice Task Force that focused on the important and timely topic of police reform and changing police culture.…
BASF Executive Director Honored by Bay Area Urban Debate League
BASF and JDC Executive Director Yolanda Jackson was recently honored by the Bay Area Urban Debate League (BAUDL) with its Great Debater Award. The award was presented to Jackson at BAUDL’s 7th Annual Awards Gala, where she also served as…
BASF Bulletin Board: July 2017 Members in the News
Anjali Kulkarni Joins 2017 Barristers Board Anjali Kulkarni of Murphy Pearson Bradley & Feeney was selected to replace Katie Glynn, on the 2017 Barristers Club Board of Directors. Glynn took a position at the Washington D.C. office of Lowenstein Sandler. Visit…
BASF Bulletin Board: June 2017 Members in the News
Environmental Law Institute Welcomes Davina Pujari to its Leadership Council The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) recently announced Hanson Bridgett Partner Davina Pujari as a new member of its Leadership Council. Pujari serves as co-chair of her firm’s Environmental & Natural…
The High Price of California's Failure to Fund Dependency Counsel
“State intervention in the lives of families, even when absolutely necessary, is a traumatic experience for children and parents alike.” Indeed, “here are hardly more consequential acts the government can take than deciding whether to remove a child from the…
Community Law Practice Incubator Profile: Nick Goldman
Nick Goldman has been many things over the course of his life—veteran, realtor, paralegal, and now solo attorney. His past experiences have not only taught Nick valuable lessons but have all seemingly come together to prepare him for life as…
Community Law Practice Incubator Profile: Jubilee Menzies
Most solo attorneys don’t start out with a specific niche, but most solo attorneys aren’t Jubilee Menzies. A graduate of Boston College Law School, Jubilee spent six years practicing antitrust, consumer protection, and class action litigation in San Francisco before…
Risk Management Tip: Attorney-Client Privilege Depends on the Forum
Prior to the verdict in Wadler v. Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., et al (U.S.D.C. No. CA No. 15-cv-02356-JCS), a wrongful termination case, Bio-Rad’s public relations machine had framed a narrative of an out-of-touch, long-term in-house attorney who collected a paycheck but…
Community Law Practice Incubator: Solo Never Alone
This past fall, The Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF), in partnership with the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) and the Lawyer Referral and Information Service, started the Community Law Practice Incubator (CLPI). CLPI began as an initiative of 2016…
Community Law Practice Incubator Profile: Christina Sava
Christina Sava is not your typical attorney. She has an ace up her sleeve. Or in her mind. Christina practices mindfulness meditation as a means to handle the day-to-day stress of her practice and a busy urban lifestyle. She also…
Community Law Practice Incubator Profile: Jason Yee
Jason Yee is a man on a mission. You may see him in the halls of BASF, at the immigration court, or at a community naturalization event, combining old-fashioned hard work with new age efficiency. Jason, a graduate of UC…