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Immigration Task Force Launched

BASF/JDC President Merri A. Baldwin, announced the formation of an Immigration Representation Task Force, an advisory group charged with identifying, evaluating and recommending services and policy opportunities in the interest of protecting and advancing the rights of immigrant communities. According…

2010 BASF President Continues to Give Back, Establishes Fellowship Program

The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) of The Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF), in partnership with 2010 President Arturo González, Morrison & Foerster, recently announced the Arturo González Summer Law Student Fellowship. The fellowships are for law students who…

Volunteers Needed for the Barristers Club’s 33rd Annual Judges Reception

This July 19 the Barristers Club will host its annual reception to honor San Francisco state and federal judges. The event provides attorneys and law students with a unique opportunity to meet and interact with members of the bench in…

San Francisco Legal Community: Good Allies

While 2017 is just getting started, it is already proving to be a very provocative year, especially for the legal community. This year, the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) of The Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) turns 40! JDC’s…

Advocate for Immigrants Retires from Homeless Advocacy Project

By Teresa Friend, Homeless Advocacy Project Ramona Holguin, long-time supervising attorney at the Homeless Advocacy Project (HAP) of the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC), retired at the end of February. She started at HAP in 1993, and created a key…

Members Reach Out to LGBT Youth

As part of the Justice & Diversity Center’s LGBT outreach to SFUSD schools, Kelly Matayoshi of Farella Braun + Martel and Rob Depew of Employment Law Resource Group, met with students from the Gay-Straight Alliance at a local school in…

Meet Justice & Diversity Center Board Member Holly Gaudreau

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton Counsel Holly Gaudreau has served on the Justice & Diversity Center Board of Directors since 2015. Her practice focuses on commercial litigation, including antitrust, unfair competition, trademark and copyright. She serves on her firm’s Pro Bono…

Risk Management Tip: Another Good Reason to Break Up With Your Client

Last month we discussed how a clear termination of the attorney client relationship eliminates questions of fact about applying the statute of limitations, C.C.P. § 340.6, if a claim occurs. This month we discuss another benefit: avoiding conflicts of interest…

Update to LRIS Legacy Business Status Case

In November 2015, this publication ran an article regarding a small business owner who had contacted BASF’s Lawyer Referral and Information Service (LRIS) for help in fighting an eviction. The Navarro family owned the Academy of Martial Arts & Bodybuilding…

Homeless Advocacy Project Welcomes New Tenant Advocate

The Justice & Diversity Center’s (JDC) Homeless Advocacy Project (HAP) recently welcomed Alex Connolly as its new paralegal/tenant advocate. Connolly is responsible for providing support to HAP attorneys in eviction defense cases, including administrative support, preparation of documents, drafting discovery…

Sample Forms for Law Practice Management: Time-Saving Resources at the San Francisco Law Library

The San Francisco Law Library maintains a comprehensive Law Practice Management Collection, with publications that detail all aspects of running a practice—client relations, billing, marketing, finances, risk management, technology, and more. This post gathers the Law Library’s LPM resources that…

JDC Volunteer Shawn Matloob: Valuable Resource for the Immigrant Community

The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) is pleased to recognize, Shawn Matloob, a dedicated immigration attorney who volunteers at our Legal Advice and Referral Clinic (LARC), a free community walk-in clinic that takes place twice a month on Saturdays. Matloob…