Carmen Li, Author at The Bar Association of San Francisco

December Client Spotlight: The Family Law Project

This month, the Justice & Diversity Center is sharing a story from the Family Law Project concerning their client’s journey towards dissolving their marriage and establishing custody of their child. Five days after son her was born, the client experienced…

December 2022 Members in the News

BASF Leaders Circle Firms Named 2023 “Law Firm of the Year” by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® Advertising Law; Media Law Davis Wright Tremaine Banking and Finance Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law Latham & Watkins Biotechnology Law Arnold &…

November 2022 Members in the News

Melinda Haag Named Among Top 250 Women in Litigation – West by Benchmark Litigation Past BASF Board member Melinda L. Haag, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, has been recognized as one of the Top 250 Women in Litigation. Melinda…

October 2022 Members in the News

BASF Members Named 2023 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers Best Lawyers recognized the following BASF members as “Lawyers of the Year”: Thomas R. Burke and Judith Droz Keyes, both of Davis Wright Tremaine; Jina Choi and Michael G.…

Book Review: Abiding Conviction

Abiding Conviction is a fast-paced, legal whodunnit that keeps the reader guessing until the closing pages. Although this is the third book in the “Dutch Francis” series, it can be read as a standalone novel. The story follows the travails…

2022 Minority Law Student Scholarship Recipients

The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) of the Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) is proud to announce the 2022 recipients of its Bay Area Minority Law Student Scholarships. Thanks to the generosity of donors, four scholarships will be awarded…

September 2022 Members in the News

BASF Members Named 2022 West Trailblazers by the National Law Journal The following BASF members were listed in the National Law Journal (NJL)’s 2022 West Trailblazers: Dipanwita Deb Amar and Ellen K. Fleishhacker, both of Arnold & Porter; Doris Cheng,…

Court Protects Narcotics Anonymous Trust From Rebels

Since 1953, Narcotics Anonymous has maintained a Fellowship for which the sole membership requirement is a “desire to stop using.” After 40 years, the Fellowship created a revocable charitable trust to help manage its literature, along with other intellectual property…

August 2022 Members in the News

BASF Members Recognized as 2022 Top 10 Northern California Super Lawyers The following BASF members were selected as Top 10 Northern California lawyers for 2022: Michèle M. Bissada, Flicker, Kerin, Kruger & Bissada; Elizabeth J. Cabraser, Lieff Cabraser Heimann &…

JDC Client Story: Family Faced Unknown Charges by Landlord After Moving Out

Emily lived with her son, daughter-in-law, and granddaughter. Having a mold problem and poor ventilation in their apartment, the family was concerned the conditions were causing the granddaughter’s chronic respiratory problems. The Justice & Diversity Center’s Tenant Advocacy Project (TAP) was…

July 2022 Members in the News

BASF Members Named Top 50 Women Northern California lawyers by Super Lawyers The following BASF members were selected as Top 50 Women Northern California lawyers for 2022: Mary E. Alexander, Mary Alexander & Associates; Lori Erin Andrus, Andrus Anderson; Michele…

June 2022 Members in the News

BASF Members Recognized as 2022 Top Women Lawyers by the Daily Journal The following BASF members were recognized as top women lawyers doing path-breaking work on the highest stakes cases and deals in California: Simona Agnolucci, Willkie Farr & Gallagher;…