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JDC Tax Project Offers New CLE Trainings and Pro Bono Opportunities

The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) is offering new opportunities to volunteer with our Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic! JDC’s Tax Project has begun offering free CLE trainings for those interested in working with low-income taxpayers. After attending the training, attorneys will…

General Counsel Tip: Protecting Confidential Communications

Many attorneys work at law firms without a full-time in-house counsel. Different attorneys are called upon to serve in a general counsel capacity when issues arise. Over the next few months, we will discuss laws and offer tips to general…

Kristina Lawson Reappointed to Medical Board of California

BASF Leader Circle firm member Kristina Lawson, Hanson Bridgett, was re-appointed to the Medical Board of California, a position she has held since 2015. The appointment was announced by Governor Jerry Brown in July and requires Senate confirmation. “It is an honor…

San Francisco Business Times Names Top 100 Bay Area Corporate Philanthropists

The following BASF Leader Circle Firms were ranked among the top 100 Bay Area Corporate Philanthropists by the San Francisco Business Times: Morrison & Foerster; Hanson Bridgett; DLA Piper; and O’Melveny & Myers

Family Law Volunteer Helps People Move Their Lives Forward

The Justice and Diversity Center (JDC) would like to show our great appreciation for Tanya Brown, a family law and civil litigation attorney who regularly volunteers with JDC’s Family Law Project, assisting low-income individuals and families with matters such as…

Justice & Diversity Center Announces Honorary Co-Chairs of 2018 Gala

The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) of the Bar Association of San Francisco is delighted to announce the honorary co-chairs for the 2018 Annual Gala: David Kelly, General Counsel and Vice President, Basketball Legal Affairs for the Golden State Warriors,…

Pro Bono for the Soul: Limited Scope Family Law Motions

We know that law is a challenging profession and it can take a toll on your physical and emotional health, but volunteering even just a little bit of your time will…

BASF Amicus Committee member Christine Van Aken Appointed as Judge

Governor Brown recently announced the appointment of BASF member Christine Van Aken to a judgeship in San Francisco County Superior Court. Van Aken serves on BASF’s Amicus Curiae Committee and has been chief of appellate litigation at the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office…

Cut Back on Desk Aches and Pains

Spending too much time sitting in your office chair is dangerous, yet so many of us are pulling crazy hours at work, and our health is paying for it. Too much sitting has been linked to a higher risk of…

BASF Welcomes Jenny Y. Kim to Bay Area Mediation Services Panel

Jenny Y. Kim is a certified mediator who has mediated hundreds of hours in commercial and residential landlord tenant cases, civil harassment, and other civil disputes. She serves as a co-chair of the ADR Executive Committee of the Alameda County…

AT&T Supports Public Interest Law with Summer Fellowship

All of us at the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) would like to thank AT&T Services, Inc. for their continued support of JDC by funding our Legal Services Fellowship this summer. Caroline Shen, a rising 2L at UC Hastings, was…

Working Mother Magazine Names Best Law Firms for Women

The following BASF Leader Circle firms were included on the 2018 Working Mother magazine’s “Best Law Firms for Women” list: Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer; Baker McKenzie; Cooley; Crowell & Moring; Davis Wright Tremaine; Fenwick & West; Foley & Lardner; Goodwin; Hanson Bridgett; Latham & Watkins; Littler Mendelson; Mintz Levin; Morrison &…

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