Message from the BALIF Board
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Greetings!
I hope everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend! Membership has been busy creating new opportunities to add value to being a BALIF member. Be on the lookout for new BALIF Membership cards, which can be used to access discounts from local merchants thanks to our BALIF partners. Click on the "Member Discount" section of the website to view our current list of participants.
I'm also excited to announce the new BALIF Affinity Group Grants. BALIF's new micro-grant program will provide financial support for BALIF members seeking to host small gatherings within the BALIF community. Want to host a networking brunch in Walnut Creek for 7 BALIF members? Great! We want to help. Maybe you'd like to gather BALIF legal professionals who specialize in family law for an outdoor hike. Please reach out to us! BALIF Affinity Group Grants provide a means for BALIF to support our members' varied interests on a smaller scale than our typical BALIF social offerings.
I look forward to seeing everyone at the next BALIF event!
Meaghan Zore
BALIF Board Membership Chair
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San Francisco Out & Proud Corporate Counsel Award Reception
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Out & Proud Corporate
Counsel Award Reception
June 5, 2014 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Slide Lounge
430 Mason Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
Honoring Therese Lee, Global Ethics and Compliance Counsel, Google
Click here for more information!
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6th Annual BALIF/Jones Day Pride Breakfast- June 29, 2014
Save the Date!!!
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Save the Date!!!
June 29, 2014
8:30am- 10:00am
Jones Day 555 California St. 26th Floor San Francisco, CA 94104 BALIF and Jones Day welcome all summer associates, law students, attorneys, judges, staff, and friends from all around the Bay Area to their 5th Annual Pride Breakfast Celebration. Come and enjoy great food, drinks, and fun at this annual event before you head out to watch the Pride Parade.
More details coming soon!!
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AABA LGBT Committee Kickoff Meeting
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The Asian American Bar Association LGBT Committee will be hosting a kickoff meeting to discuss the exciting events planned for the year. Anyone interested in joining as a Committee member, helping with events, or learning more about the Committee is welcome to attend. Drinks and dinner will be provided.
Date: Thursday, May 29, 2014
Place: Farella Braun + Martel, LLP
235 Montgomery St., 17th Floor
RSVP: tuanngo.q@gmail.com
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In Windsor's Wake: Marriage Litigation in a Post-DOMA World
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Please join us for an expert panel on the legal landscape of state marriage bans following the Supreme Court ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act. With over sixty lawsuits in 30 states challenging constitutional bans on marriage for same-sex couples, a nationwide decision on marriage has the potential to reach the Supreme Court for a decision by June 2015.
Friday, May 30, 2014
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. (PST)
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. (EST)
Registration & Lunch* 12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Program 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
*Snacks will be provided in our New York Office.
Registration and more information can be found here!
The program will be presented in Sheppard Mullin's San Francisco and New York Offices:
Sheppard Mullin San Francisco
Four Embarcadero Center, 17th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Sheppard Mullin New York
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10112
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Judges and Barristers Social
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Please join the ACBA Barristers and Trial Practice sections, along with the Minority Bar Coalition, for an evening with judges from the civil, criminal, family, juvenile law and federal benches for a networking and mentorship cultivating experience.
We have a great line up of 21 diverse judges who will be participating in our event. Throughout the event, each judge will lead a small break out session focusing on cultivating mentorship, networking, and providing opportunities for the participating attorneys to connect with the judge. This event is FREE to ACBA members and $10 to non-members. The first 60 folks get a free drink ticket!
Date and Time:
Thursday, June 5, 2014
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Location:
Lungomare Restaurant
1 Broadway
Oakland, CA 94607
Jack London Square
Registration is required:
Visit https://www.acbanet.org/Calendar/Signup.aspx?EventNo=2477
Call 510-302-2201
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MCLE- True Grit & Growth Mindset: Secrets and Success for Women
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Click here for more information!
June 5, 2014: 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
MCLE Credits - 1 Hour of Elimination of Bias in the legal profession. This is a brown bag luncheon.
More and more women are becoming lawyers, but there are still limits on advancement and staying power for women in the legal field. What are the secrets of success for women lawyers? Research proves that it takes two things: grit and a growth mindset for women lawyers to succeed and have the same staying power as their male counterparts.
Join Katie Larkin-Wong and Milana Hogan on June 5 to learn:
- how to apply the grit approach to your law career
- the skills necessary to achieve equal advancement for women in the legal profession
This program will feature a 15 minute presentation followed by real life scenarios that will be discussed in breakout groups.
Location
BASF Conference Center
301 Battery Street
3rd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
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AABA 27th Annual
Summer Law Clerk Reception
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Recognizing Summer Associates and Law Clerks in the S.F. Bay Area and honoring AABA's 2014 Summer Grant Recipients for their dedication to community service and client advocacy.
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
6:00 - 8:30 PM
Sens Restaurant
4 Embarcadero Center - Promenade Level
San Francisco, CA 94111
We hope you can join us!
To RSVP please email:
aaba.bayarea@gmail.com
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Networking for Success:
The Art of Conversation and The Key to Connecting
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ABL-SF & Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area (AABA), Solo & Small Firm Committee present:
Networking for Success:
The Art of Conversation and The Key to Connecting
Tickets for ABL-SF and AABA members were sold out! But don't worry, we added an extra 20 tickets for members. Spaces is limited, so register today!
** If you are a member of ABL-SF or AABA but purchased a paid ticket, we'll issue a refund upon your request while tickets are available.
When
Thursday, June 26, 2014 (6 pm to 8 pm)
6:00-6:30 pm Registration
6:30-7:30 pm Workshop
7:30-8:00 pm Networking Social
* Light hors d'oeuvre and wine will be provided.
Where
PwC San Francisco
3 Embarcadero Center, 20th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
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LGBT Family Law Program in Israel
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LGBT families in Israel have significant legal protections, yet marriage equality and surrogacy for gay men don't exist. Exploring the complexities of LGBT family law offers a wonderful opportunity for lawyers in the US to experience a unique dimension of Israeli society and to meet some of the true pioneers in LGBT advocacy. The tour will be hosted by Frederick Hertz and Elizabeth Schwartz, and will include a series of pre-tour classes and a week of meetings in February 2015 with Israeli lawyers, advocates, and scholars. Participants will be responsible for their own airfare ($1,100-$1,350) and hotel/food expenses (approximately $2,000), with discounted rooms at The Brown Hotel in Tel Aviv and Arthur Hotel in Jerusalem. There will be no charge for the educational programs, and continuing educational credits will be provided.
For further information contact Frederick Hertz (fred@Frederickhertz.com) or Elizabeth Schwartz (eschwartz@sobelaw.com)
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ALRP Free Spring 2014 MCLE Trainings
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Bankruptcy Law
- Wednesday, May 28, 5:30-7:00pm
- Presented by Martha Simon, Esq. and Pat McMahon, Esq.
- Bar Association of San Francisco, 301 Battery Street, 3rd Floor, Board Room, San Francisco, CA 94111
- 1.5 General CLE Credits
Disability Discrimination in the Workplace
- Thursday, June 5, 5:30-7:00pm
- Presented by Noah Lebowitz, Esq.
- Bar Association of San Francisco, 301 Battery Street, 3rd Floor, Board Room, San Francisco, CA 94111
- 1.5 General CLE Credits
$60k Dilemma: Special Needs Trusts or Spend Downs?
- Tuesday, June 10, 5:30-7:00pm
- Presented by Steve Dane
- Bar Association of San Francisco, 301 Battery Street, 3rd Floor, Board Room, San Francisco, CA 94111
- 1.5 General CLE Credits
To RSVP
Email: mcle@alrp.org or
Call: 415-701-1200 ext. 303
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Pride Law Fund
Upcoming Events
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Seeking Women & Minority Arbitrators
for Kaiser Permanente Panel
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The Office of the Independent Administrator (OIA) is seeking qualified individuals who want to join its pool of possible arbitrators. There is no fee to do so and the OIA receives no money from the neutral arbitrators.
The OIA administers the arbitration system between Kaiser Permanente Health Plan, Inc., and its six million members in California. We administer about 650 cases a year and have approximately 275 neutral arbitrators on the panel. The panels are divided by region; Northern California, Southern California, and San Diego. The parties select their neutral arbitrator by striking and ranking 12 randomly generated names supplied by the OIA, or by jointly selecting any neutral arbitrator upon whom they can agree. Neutrals set their own fees and are paid by the parties.
Among other requirements, neutral arbitrators must either be lawyers with either ten years of substantial litigation and/or arbitration experience; retired state or federal judges; or lawyers with specifically designed arbitration training. Medical malpractice experience is not required. You must agree to follow the OIA Rules and ensure that the deadlines set forth in the Rules are met.
If interested, please go to the OIA at www.oia-kaiserarb.com. You may complete the application on line. You may also obtain copies by emailing oia@oia-kaiserarb.com or by calling 213-637-9847. The qualifications and a copy of the application are attached.
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2014 Lavender Law Conference &
Career Fair Student Awards
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The National LGBT Bar Association is now accepting submissions for the Student Leadership Award, the Michael Greenberg Writing Competition and the International Association of LGBT Judges Writing Competition
Student Leadership Award
The National LGBT Bar Association's Student Leadership Award is the organization's highest honor for law students. The award will recognize a law student who has demonstrated leadership within their school and in the surrounding community, especially in the area of LGBT equality.
Michael Greenberg Student Writing Competition
Established in memory of Michael Greenberg, a former National LGBT Bar Association board member and Philadelphia attorney who died in 1996 from complications with AIDS, this exciting competition is dedicated to encouraging and recognizing outstanding law student scholarship on the legal issues affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) persons.
International Association of LGBT Judges Student Writing Competition
The International Association of LGBT Judges sponsors a writing competition for all law students attending the 2014 Lavender Law Conference & Career Fair. This is an exciting opportunity for law students who wish to pursue their career as a member of the United States judiciary.
Timeline
All three student awards will follow the same final submission date of Friday, May 16, 2014 at 5:00pm ET. Late entries will not be considered. Students are able to enter all competitions, but only if they turn in different works for each submission.
Click here for full competition details. Should you have any questions, please send them to info@LGBTbar.org.
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ACBA - Judicial Mentoring Project
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State Bar of California-
2015 JNE Commission
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Follow BALIF on Twitter!
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BALIF's twitter feed is up and running. Follow us to see BALIF news, event info, #ThrowbackThursday posts, and more. Just click the Twitter button in the right hand column of the newsletter or here.
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Uber Discount for BALIF Members
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Request a ride with the push of a button! Uber is offering new users $20 off your first ride. Text BALIF to 827-222. You can also sign up at uber.com/go/BALIF and download the app for Android, Blackberry, or iPhone. Then sit back and enjoy the magic of Uber, everyone's private driver. (Valid for new users only, TAXI excluded).
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Are you an expert in your field? Get your name in BALIF's new Expert Directory and get quoted!
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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.
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Join the BALIF Listserv!
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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.
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We Want Your BALIFBuzz
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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!
Meaghan Zore
BALIF Membership Chair
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Job Postings Now on BALIF Website
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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 JOBS from the menu on the left.
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June 5 - Out and Proud Corporate Counsel Awards Reception
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June 8 - Lazy river rafting down the Russian River
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June 29 - BALIF Jones Day Pride Parade Breakfast
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Jamie Dupree & John Robert Unruh
Andrew Vu &
Lilah Sutphen
Dmitri Pikman & Felicia Medina Brandon Lawrence Denise Bergin
Joseph Rocha & Midori Hirai
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Senior Partner Level
Partner Level
    

Advocate Level
A.L. Nella & Company, CPAs
AT&T
Bingham McCutchen
Farella Braun + Martel LLP
Jones Day
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
Nixon Peabody LLP
O'Melveny & Meyers LLP
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Perkins Coie LLP
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Santa Clara University School of Law
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
Benefactor Level
Clarence, Dyer & Cohen LLP / Swanson & McNamara LLP
Cooley Godward Kronish LLP
FTI Consulting
Futterman Dupree Dodd Croley Maier LLP
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Golden Gate University
HaleyNelson & Heilbrun LLP
Heath Newton LLP
HendricksMurry, P.C.
Jackson Lewis LLP
JAMS
Latham & Watkins LLP
Lewis, Feinberg, Lee, Renaker & Jackson, P.C.
Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
Littler Mendelson
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
Paul Hastings LLP
Pritzker Law
Reed Smith LLP
Roeca Hass Hager LLP
San Francisco City Attorney's Office
San Francisco District Attorney's Office
Schiff Hardin LLP
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Special Counsel
Stein & Lubin LLP
Individual Sponsors
Altep, Inc.
Todd Norris, Bullivant Houser Bailey
Michael Colantuono, Colantuono & Levin, P.C.
Peter C. Catalanotti, Manning & Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez, Trester LLP
Debra R. Schoenberg, Schoenberg Family Law Group, P.C.
Cheryl Sena, Sena Family Law
Judge Vaughn Walker ADR/Law Office Vaughn R Walker
Hon. James L. Warren (Ret.), JAMS
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP |
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