The Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) hosted The New Georgia Project on Oct. 26, where viewers joined in on a conversation about the relationship between voting and race, and how voting rights are currently under attack. As part of…
Staff Profile: Gaurav Bali
Following Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October, we’re featuring a profile of Staff Attorney Gaurav Bali, who has provided immense support to survivors of domestic violence. Bali has been a Domestic Violence Staff Attorney at the Justice and Diversity Center…
The Meet & Confer Letter – Setting Your Attorney Up For Success
You’ve received discovery responses from opposing counsel, so what’s your next step? Since you’re a paralegal extraordinaire, you know that you’ll only have 45 days to file and serve your motion to compel. It’s time to get cracking. If you…
Leadership and Executive Committee Members Recruitment
Dear BASF Member: We are currently accepting applications for the following BASF Sections and Committees listed below. These Executive Committees are comprised of attorneys representing the diverse makeup of their Section. Previous Section participation and experience with planning educational…
The Impact of Hope
The Impact of Hope discussion room consisted of hearing observations around national social justice issues as well as providing reasons to have optimism that the landscape is improving. The communities that JDC serves are the most powerless in our country,…
Coercive Control and the 2020 Amendments to the DVPA
Effective as of September 2020 the California Legislature amended Section 6320 of the California Family Code, to include “coercive control” in the definition of abuse, for purposes of DVPA restraining orders. (See SB 1141, Rubio.) The amended DVPA defines “coercive…
BASF Board Treasurer Vid Prabhakaran Receives Best Under 40 Award by NAPABA
BASF congratulates our Board Treasurer Vid Prabhakaran for being named Best Under 40 Award Honoree by the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA). Continue to soar! Vidhya Prabhakaran is the energy practice group chair at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP,…