Hey BALIF members! Our fall Happy Hour is upon us. Please join your fellow BALIF members for a nice glass of wine or refreshing beer this Thursday, October 10, 2013 from 6 to 8 at Blanc et Rouge. Please note the venue change. Looking forward to seeing everyone!

Blanc et Rouge

2 Embarcadero Center (Front & Sacramento Street)

San Francisco, CA 

 

BALIF members are experts in almost every legal specialization from antitrust to family law and we want to leverage our extensive media contacts list to raise the profiles of our experts. When a journalist needs an expert on securities law, prison law, employment law, or whatever your specialization is, she'll call you for that quote. 

 

If you want to be included in the BALIF Expert Directory,

please send a short email with the following to PR@balif.org:

 

Name, title and place of business

 

Fields and/or sub-fields you are an expert in (E.g., Employment and ERISA)

 

No more than 500 words on what makes you an expert: specific work experience, length of experience, published articles or books, and speaking appearances related to your topic.

Please reply only if you can truly be considered an expert in your field; general guidelines are at least 7-10 years of practice and/or additional qualifications that separate you from other attorneys.

 

The State Bar of California 86h Annual Meeting

San Jose, California 

 

Saturday, October 12, 2013, 2:30 to 4:00 PM

Diversity Stakeholder Forum: The Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Diversity in the Legal Profession 

 

Speakers include Dr. Clarence B. Jones (Counsel and speech writer for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Dale Minami (Minami Tamaki, LLP),  Eva J. Paterson (Equal Justice Society), Jennifer C. Pizer (Lambda Legal), Thomas A. Saenz (MALDEF); and Hon. Cynthia Loo (COAF Vice-Chair and Moderator) 

 

(EOB MCLE credit for registrants - all others welcome to attend)

 

Saturday, October 12, 2013, 5:30-7:30 PM

Diversity Awards Reception 

 

Featuring Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye and Dr. Clarence B. Jones (Counsel and speechwriter for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.)

 

San Jose, Downtown Marriott Hotel, Salon III and IV

Hastings Women's Law Journal 25th Anniversary Symposium
Onward and Upward: Breaking Through Gender Barriers in Law and Tech Friday, October 18, 2013, 8:30am-4:30pm, UC Hastings, 200 McAllister Street, S.F., CA 94102

The Hastings Women's Law Journal's 25th Anniversary Symposium highlights the experiences of women in the workforce, and what strategies are available to overcome obstacles and close the gender gap. The program opens with a
keynote address delivered by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi at 9:00 a.m. Three panels will follow from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The first covers women's experiences in the law, the second reflects on the female perspective in the tech sector, the third highlights policy developments in the Bay Area and resources for women leaders.  Following the program, there will be a Wine and Cheese Reception from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Dobbs
Atrium.  Attendance is FREE, and MCLE credit will be offered for the first panel, from 10:15-11:30 a.m.

For more information, please see:
https://uchastings.webconnex.com/hwljsymposium25.

The API Legal Outreach family cordially invites you to join us as we celebrate our 38th Anniversary on Friday October 18, 2013, at the Saint Mary's Cathedral, 1111 Gough Street, San Francisco, CA. For 38 years, we have worked against long-standing barriers to equal justice by providing linguistically and culturally appropriate legal and social services. Our annual dinner is the perfect opportunity to learn more about the services we provide and communities we serve. More than 400 guests will attend! Meet our staff, law clerks, volunteers, Board of Directors, donors and sponsors while having a wonderful time. 

 

Purchase tickets today here! 

 

Please consider making a donation if you are unable to attend. Your generous support will allow us to continue to provide critical services to the marginalized community members.

 

 

 

Bar Association of San Francisco

301 Battery Street, 3rd Floor

San Francisco, CA 94111, Board Room

5:30pm-7:00pm

1.5 General CLE Credits

Identity Theft and Undocumented Immigrants

Tuesday, October 22, 5:30-7:00pm

• Presented by Sean Perdomo, Esq.,Law Office of Sean Perdomo                

Applied Mindfulness for Attorneys: Substance Abuse Awareness

Thursday, November 7, 5:30-7:00pm

• • Presented by Kim Nicol, Esq., Attorney at Law

Navigating IRS Collection Procedures: From Assessment to Resolution

Thursday, November 14, 5:30-7:00pm

• • Presented by Adria Price, Esq., Price & Associates LLP, and Aubrey Hone, Esq., Hone Maxwell LLP

Making the Most of Mediation in Family Law

Tuesday, November 19, 5:30-7:00pm

• • Presented by Joann Babiak, Esq., Babiak Law Offices

Negotiation on Behalf of Tenants in SF

Wednesday, December 4, 5:30-7:30pm

• • Presented by Deepa Varma, Esq., Eviction Defense Collaborative

To RSVP

Email: mcle@alrp.org or

Call: 415-701-1200 ext. 303

Come join the San Mateo County Bar Association and the Diversity Committee in honoring Kevin R. Johnson, Dean of U.C. Davis School of Law, former U.C. Regent, Ward Connerly & Peter G. Keane on Tuesday, October 24, 2013 at 5 p.m.

Click here to view more details for this event!

Please join the Bay Area Black Prosecutors Association (BABPA) in celebrating their First Annual Holiday Party. BABPA is dedicated to the advancement of African American prosecutors, government attorneys and law enforcement personnel through advanced educational training and multi-disciplined networking.

BABPA is the Bay Area chapter of the National Black Prosecutors Association (NBPA).

Thursday, November 21, 2013 at 5:30 pm

The Fairmont, San Francisco

Fundraiser for the DDA Patricia E. Ector Scholarship

$50 Entry includes hors d'oeurves- No Host Bar

Please RSVP at www.facebook.com/TheBABPA

Debra Schoenberg

 

The Schoenberg Family Law Group was named to the prestigious list the top 100 Women-Owned businesses in the Bay Area by the San Francisco Business Times and, for the second year in a row, they were voted one of the top 3 family law firms by The Recorder's prestigious BEST Survey. Debra Schoenberg also just published a book, Divorce in California.

 

Available now! Lovely 11 ft x 13 ft (143 sq. ft.) window office in Class A building. Large office can accommodate one or two people comfortably. Furniture available or you can bring your own. Other professionals in suite are lawyers and commercial real estate brokers.

Features:
- Newly remodeled 30th floor of prime location on Market between 1st and 2nd
- Suite views from Tiburon to the Bay Bridge to China Basin to Twin Peaks
- Office views of skyline and Twin Peaks, amazing sunset views
- Light filled
- 24 hour security/doorman in lobby
- 24 hour access to the office
- Shared conference room
- Kitchen with complimentary coffee, tea, water and soda
- Shared copier/fax/printer 
- Nortel phone system
- Internet -- wireless and LAN
- Shared reception/administrative services 

$1,800/month

Please reply to Jill McCall at jmccall@cornerlaw.com or 415-974-6028.

2 or 3 offices available in prime Victorian in Castro. Share flat with estate planner/generalist and building with other attorneys. We are congenial, collegial, experienced and respectful.

 

Rents: $1,100 for smallest office; $1,200 for med office and $1,400 for front parlor office (fireplace, etc.). Included in rent: shared reception/paralegal office and conference room, and small kitchen space. Not included in rent: utilities, and cleaning. Floor is well-wired for internet for easy plug and play.

 

Contact: Michael @ 415-861-9900

 

 

Have a job or need one? Civil procedure question? Need a

referral? Have something important to ask ... or news to tell? Want to get to our members quickly? Join our Listserv!

 

BALIF members should have received our invitation to join our newly-created Listserv. You must proactively respond to the request in order to be added to our Listserv. If you didn't get a request, please let us know by emailing technology@balif.org or balif@balif.org.

We all love that section in our alumni newsletters that talks about who's doing what.

 

Well, we're introducing the BALIFBuzz to show-off all the great things that our members are doing.  BALIFBuzz will be appearing in the weekly BALIF newsletter.   

 

New job?

New client?

Promotion?

Court victory?

Significant settlement?

Baby on the way?

Recently married or engaged?

Speaking engagement?

Award, recognition, certification, or degree?  

Or anything else you're excited about...

 

Keep it to one or two lines.  Please send to membership@balif.org.

 

Can't wait to hear your great news!

 

Lauri Bertolacci

BALIF Membership Chair

 

All job postings can be found here!  

 

BALIF membership must be current to view the job postings. Simply log into the BALIF website with your membership ID and password, and select the JOBS from the menu on the left.

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