This has been a year none of us expected. After so many months of doing things differently to minimize the risks of COVID-19, the memories of how things were at the beginning of the year, and last year, and the…
Tag: JDC
BASF and JDC in the news: July 2019
In addition to the immigration stories in the media, The Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) and the Justice and Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco (JDC) representatives were also featured in the media on a variety…
Attorneys and Accounting Professionals Team Up with JDC to Help Nonprofit Organizations
The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) thanks the two law firms and two accounting firms who joined JDC in holding a free clinic for nonprofit organizations: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius; Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton; Deloitte Consulting; and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Deloitte…
Join the Campaign for Justice & Diversity
Justice & Diversity Center’s Homeless Advocacy Project: Steady Stream of Income Does Not Always Equal Steady Stream of Housing
Mr. King* is disabled by mental health impairments and lives in a supportive housing project with on-site social and medical services. As a Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipient he has a steady stream of income, however his mental health is…
BASF Because…
Curtis L. Briggs Firm: Law Offices of Curtis L. Briggs Area of Practice: Primary focus in the areas of criminal defense and community activism Law School: Golden Gate University Interesting Facts: In March of this year I set over 95…
Justice & Diversity Center Honors Outstanding Volunteers
The Bar Association of San Francisco’s Justice & Diversity Center Honors Outstanding Legal Services and Diversity Educational Program Volunteers Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye was on hand to present awards The Bar Association of San Francisco’s (BASF) Justice & Diversity Center…
Morrison & Foerster – A Leader in the Right to Civil Counsel Movement
One year ago, San Francisco became the nation’s first “Right to Civil Counsel” city by passing the Right to Civil Counsel ordinance stating the city’s intent to create a local judicial system that provides counsel in cases involving fundamental human…
Justice & Diversity Center Launched
Combining Legal Services with Diversity Educational Programs On March 14, The Bar Association of San Francisco launched its new Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) which brings together two of BASF’s most dynamic and impactful e fforts in the legal community—the…