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April 2020 Members in the News

Jerome Braun Honored With Bill Edlund Award for Professionalism in the Law Leaders Circle Firm founding partner Jerome I. Braun, Farella Braun + Martel, was recently honored with the second annual Bill Edlund Award for Professionalism in the Law presented…

Equifax: The New Standard in Cybersecurity Settlements?

In January, a federal grand jury indicted four members of the Chinese army for hacking into the computers of Equifax in 2017 and stealing sensitive information on 145 million Americans. News about the charges overshadowed another legal milestone in the…

Is Everything We Think About Child Custody Wrong?

California law notably avoids stating any preference for any particular type of parenting plan. Instead, our courts have the “widest discretion to choose a parenting plan that is in the best interest of the child… .” (Family Code § 3040(d).)…

Artful Arguments

Minor usage error aside, U.S. Rep Adam Schiff wended his way in Trump’s impeachment trial from one stirring statement to the next. U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff’s remarks to the United States Senate during the impeachment trial were replete…

Ride for Justice on June 13: Join JDC's Annual Bike-A-Thon

We invite you to join us for the Justice & Diversity Center’s (JDC) annual Bike-A-Thon on June 13, 2020. We are cautiously hopeful to be able to spend this day with you, after the current Public Health Order is lifted.…

Justice & Diversity Center Programs Collaborate to Protect a Client’s Home, Safety and Income

A San Francisco woman recently benefited from three programs at the same nonprofit partnering to stabilize her life. Holistic legal services are a trademark of the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) and “Emily’s” story is a good example of how…

Association of Corporate Counsel and Cozen O’Connor Join JDC to Support Local Nonprofits

In light of recent developments to constantly evolving employment law such as AB 5, the Association of Corporate Counsel’s San Francisco Bay Area Chapter and Cozen O’Connor teamed up with the Justice and Diversity Center’s Community Organization Representation Project…

Kids Prevail Over Christian School, Church, Ole Miss, and Boykin Spaniels

Barry Blackburn was fighting late-stage cancer when he asked his aide for a will to preserve his “family legacy”: hundreds of acres of farmland and lakefront properties in Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee that had been in the Blackburn family since…