JDC Press Release

Justice & Diversity Center Announces Five Recipients of Bay Area Minority Law Student Scholarships

August 3, 2020, San Francisco—The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) of the Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) is proud to announce the 2020 recipients of its Bay Area Minority Law Student Scholarships. Thanks to the generosity of donors, five scholarships will be awarded to minority students attending Bay Area law schools this fall.

Scholarship donors include: Ann Brick, Ronnie Caplane, Jim Finberg and Melanie Finberg, Erica Rikki Grubb, Aaron Kaufmann and Anne Schmitz, Leonard Carder LLP, Jason Marsili, Stuart Plunkett, Nina Rivkind, Peter Rukin and Sharon Djemal, Dr. Ruth Shaber, Steve Shatz, and Richard Zitrin.

The 2020 scholarship recipients are Eduardo Figueroa, Berkeley Law; Raquel Grande, UC Hastings College of the Law; Karla Martinez, UC Hastings College of the Law; Graciella Maynetto, UC Hastings College of the Law; and Miriam Yarde, UC Hastings College of the Law.

Eduardo Figueroa

Eduardo Figueroa
Berkeley Law

Raquel Grande

Raquel Grande
UC Hastings College of the Law

Karla Martinez

Karla Martinez
UC Hastings College of the Law

Graciella Maynetto

Graciella Maynetto
UC Hastings College of the Law

Miriam Yarde

Miriam Yarde
UC Hastings College of the Law

Scholarships were awarded based on financial need, scholastics, involvement in public service and barriers faced in life. Each recipient will receive a $10,000 scholarship for the 2020-2021 academic year, which may be renewable for an additional one to two years.

Since its inception in 1998, the Bay Area Minority Law Student Scholarship program has awarded over $2 million in support to more than 100 students. The program was established to reaffirm a commitment to diversity in legal education and the legal profession.

Learn more about the program: www.sfbar.org/scholarship.

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The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) advances fairness and equality by providing pro bono legal services to low-income people and educational programs that foster diversity in the legal profession. JDC is the largest legal services providers in San Francisco. JDC’s programs serve approximately 9,500 disadvantaged San Franciscans a year, with the overarching goal of assisting the community’s most vulnerable members with accessing the judicial system and strengthening their personal, professional, and economic security.

The Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) is a nonprofit voluntary membership organization of attorneys, law students, and legal professionals in the San Francisco Bay Area. Founded in 1872, BASF enjoys the support of more than 7,500 individuals, law firms, corporate legal departments, and law schools. BASF provides a collective voice for public advocacy, advances professional growth and education, and attempts to elevate the standards of integrity, honor, and respect in the practice of law.