|
Message from the BALIF Board
|
Greetings!
I hope you all had a fantastic Fourth of July weekend!
As we continue to enjoy the right to marry in California, I'd like to recognize a couple in my home state of Indiana who are leading the charge for equal rights there. Amy Sandler and Niki Quasney have a civil union in Illinois and were married in Massachusetts in 2013. Five years ago, Ms. Quasney was diagnosed with stage four ovarian cancer. They need their marriage legally recognized in Indiana to receive the full protections that every other married family in Indiana receives.
On June 25th, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana found Indiana's ban on gay marriage to be unconstitutional. However, on June 27th, at the Attorney General's request, the 7th Circuit issued an emergency order stopping gay marriages in the state. Based on the gravity of Ms. Sandler and Ms. Quasney's circumstances, Lambda Legal's request for the 7th Circuit to lift the stay as to only Ms. Sandler and Ms. Quasney's marriage was granted July 1st. I cannot imagine the emotional toll this back-and-forth takes on a family with two small children who are simultaneously dealing with stage four cancer.
While I'm grateful that the limited stay will afford Ms. Sandler and Ms. Quasney some peace so they can continue to focus their energies on their family during this difficult time, I hope that no other Indiana families will have to struggle in the same manner to achieve the simple act of having one's death certificate accurately recognize the surviving partner as the deceased's spouse.
Meaghan Zore
BALIF Board Membership Chair
|
|
BALIF July Happy Hour
|
Blanc et Rouge
Two Embarcadero Center
Thursday, July 10, 2014
5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Come out and have a glass of wine and meet both old and new friends at our fabulous happy hour!
|
|
BASF/BALIF
LGBTQ Partners & Associates Reception
| |
|
|
Marriage...The Fine Print:
5 Surprising Facts Everyone Needs to Know
|
Wednesday, July 16th 6:30pm-8:30pm
Marriage is the only license you don't have to study for. It's a contract you can sign without understanding its terms. And yet, this license has a huge impact on your life. In this workshop, we will address: the key rights and responsibilities of marriage, the pros and cons of marriage, which rights and responsibilities you can change and which are written in stone, and alternative ways to recognize your relationships. This workshop applies to all marriages and domestic partnerships. Enter your relationship on your own terms!
This workshop is led by: Stephanie Lee, CFP®, financial advisor (www.eastrockfinancial.com) and Dylan Miles, Ph.D., J.D., family lawyer and mediator (www.milesfamilylaw.com)
|
|
2014-2015 BALIF "Connections" Mentorship Program
|
BALIF's Connections mentorship program is seeking mentors and mentees for 2014-2015. For more information, see the program guidelines and description on the BALIF website. If you are a law student, recent law school graduate, or newer attorney seeking a mentor, or if you are an experienced attorney interested in serving as a mentor, please contact Julie Wilensky, jwilensky@lewisfeinberg.com. Mentor/mentee pairs will be assigned on a rolling basis from July-September.
|
|
LGBT People of
Color in the Legal Profession
|
Please join the Asian American Bar Association's LGBT committee and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP for a discussion of the LGBT people of color in the legal profession. We have a distinguished group of panelists who are all LGBT persons of color, including:
- Professor Russell Robinson (Distinguished Haas Chair in LGBT Equity Professor of Law, Berkeley Law School);
- Christine Sun (Staff Attorney for the Immigrants' Rights Project, ACLU);
- Felicia Medina (Managing Partner at the San Francisco Office of Sanford Heisler, LLP and BALIF Director);
- And Craig Konnoth (Deputy Solicitor General at the Solicitor General's Office at the Attorney General of California) as moderator.
The discussion will focus on how the panelists' gender, sexual orientation, and race have affected their careers as attorneys. The panel will discuss how stereotypes about their multiple identities and their personal backgrounds have shaped their experiences as attorneys and affected their view of the legal profession. The panel will also discuss legal issues at the intersection of LGBT identities and race.
The panel will be followed by a reception with drinks, light appetizers, and opportunities for networking.
Please RSVP http://tinyurl.com/LGBTPeopleofColor
Date:
July 29, 2014
Time: 6:00-8:30PM
Place: The Orrick Building
405 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94105-2669
|
|
Pride Law Fund
Upcoming Events
|
Celebrate the 35th Anniversary of Pride Law Fund with a variety of events in 2014!
August 17: Third annual Boat Cruise around the Bay
Details: Float with PLF in support of LGBT fellowships!
Also keep an eye out for details about the first annual Brewery Tour this fall and the second annual Gay Ski Day this coming winter!
Donate to Pride Law Fund: Pride Law Fund, P.O. Box 2602, San Francisco, CA 94126-2602.
|
|
ACBA - Judicial Mentoring Project
| |
|
|
KABANC Annual Gala- Save the Date!
|
On Friday, September 26, KABANC will hold its annual gala at the Crowne Plaza in Palo Alto, 4290 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306, to celebrate its 31st anniversary. Please save the date! Details are forthcoming, and we very much look forward to seeing you there!
As in years past, we will be awarding a scholarship to a law student for bar related studies. If you would like to support our Foundation and its efforts to provide scholarships to law students, please reach out to Liz Kim at Liz.Kim@hiscox.com
|
|
Follow BALIF on Twitter!
|
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.
|
|
Uber Discount for BALIF Members
|
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). |
|
Join the BALIF Listserv!
|
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 Want Your BALIFBuzz
|
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
|
|
Job Postings Now on BALIF Website
|
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.
|
|
|
July 15 - BASF/BALIF LGBTQ Partners & Associates Reception
|
Jamie Dupree & John Robert Unruh
Andrew Vu &
Lilah Sutphen
Dmitri Pikman & Felicia Medina Brandon Lawrence Denise Bergin
Joseph Rocha & Midori Hirai
|
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 |
|
 |
|
