Join Charlotte Street Films and the Los Angeles Criminal Courts Bar Association for a free screening of the award-winning documentary The House I Live In, on Friday July 11 at the Delancey Street Foundation in San Francisco. Following the screening…
Bingham McCutchen Hosts Oscar-Winning Filmmaker for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration
To celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, BASF Leader Circle Firm Bingham McCutchen’s West Coast offices welcomed Academy Award-winning director Steven Okazaki and Margaret Zachow Wetherbee, curator for the Japanese American National Museum. Clients and industry contacts joined Bingham lawyers and staff for a screening of Okazaki’s documentary “Days of…
Antitrust Attorney Branches Out to Protect Consumers
The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) is pleased to spotlight Jubilee Menzies of Andrus Anderson as our Volunteer of the Month for July 2014. Menzies began volunteering with JDC in 2011 with the Consumer Project, which provides legal advice, assistance and limited or full-scope representation to low-income consumers…
Meet Tyler Hill: Fall 2015 Destination is Law School
Diversity Pipeline Programs Manager Nicole Britton-Snyder recently caught up with Tyler Hill, a participant in BASF’s Destination Law School (DLS) program who is currently applying to law school for fall 2015. Tyler, who graduated from UC Berkeley in 2013, spoke about her expectations for law school, what she hopes to do with her…
2011 Scholarship Recipient Antonio Ingram: Next Stop Morrison & Foerster
BASF’s 2011 Bay Area Minority Law Student Scholarship recipient Antonio Ingram graduated from UC Berkeley School of Law this past May. Over the last three years, Ingram has shown why he was so deserving of the scholarship and why it was such a great investment by donors to the scholarship…
Interesting News from the World of Estate Planning
Whitney Houston: The Burden of Inheritance Whitney Houston’s mother and sister-in-law recently filed a petition to change the terms of Houston’s will, which was last updated nearly 20 years ago. They want to delay the distribution of millions to Houston’s only child, Bobbi Kristina, 19, in…
Legal Writing Tip: Avoid Legal Clichés
Clichés in writing extend far beyond stories that begin, “It was a dark and stormy night.” Legal writing, too, is often loaded with overused phrases that have lost their oomph, whether it be idioms or literary and pop culture references.…
Can Bitcoin be Used as Collateral to Secure a Loan?
Problems arise when a lender attempts to accept Bitcoin as collateral to secure a loan. More problems arise when Bitcoin makes up a portion of the lender’s collateral without the lender’s knowledge. It is best to address these issues in…
Barristers Keeping Busy in June
True Grit and Growth Mindset Workshop Happy Hour at Harlot: SF Learn more about the activities of the Barristers Club at www.sfbar.org/barristers.
Making The Most of Your Sixty Seconds: Crafting Your Personal Elevator Pitch
On June 3 The Bar Association of San Francisco’s Barristers Club hosted the “Summer Business Development Boost: It’s Your Minute” program to help, among others, young attorneys perfect their “elevator” pitch. Keynote speaker Brian Rashid, J.D. shared useful tips to…
415-989-1616: More than Just a Phone Number
The legal interviewers of The Bar Association of San Francisco’s (BASF) Lawyer Referral and Information Service (LRIS) are a team of professional, compassionate, and skilled individuals. Far more than a “hotline” or a “1-800” number, the services provided run the gamut from referral counselor to case assessor to…
Local Student Makes National Headlines; Receives Mentoring from BASF Member and Staff
When you think of someone with a 5.0 grade point average and a 2100 SAT score, you usually think of a student that has a private school education, and also someone that is has their head stuck in a book at all times. Meet Akintunde…