Message from the BALIF Board
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Greetings!
With the BALIF elections for 2015 behind us, please take the time to reach out to a new or returning Board Member and tell them what you love about BALIF, what you think BALIF could do to improve, and what you would like to see during the upcoming year. Now is when the Board brainstorms for the year and feedback from you, our fantastic members, is extremely important and appreciated.
It's also never too early to start planning for the summer. June starts off quickly with the Give Em L! LGBT Ladies Salon Event. It will be held from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM on June 4, 2015 at Farella Braun + Martel. Panelists will include Kelly Dermody of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP; Elizabeth Deeley, Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Amy Whelan, National Center for Lesbian Rights. Stay tuned for more information. And guys are of course welcome too!
Finally, please join us for our May Happy Hour this Thursday at the hip new Bar/Arcade/Hang-out joint in the Castro, Brewcade. We'll be there from 5:30 to 7:30 and hope you'll join us.
Have a great week!
Nick Clements
BALIF Board Gala Co- Chair
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BALIF May Happy Hour
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May Happy Hour this Thursday!!
May 7th, 2015 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. Brewcade 2200 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94114
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BALIF Recognized by Marriage Equality USA
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On Sunday, BALIF was recognized by Marriage Equality USA for its work in fighting for the rights of same sex individuals to marry. A big thank you to Jerome Roth, Munger Tolles & Olson LLP and Leah Nutting for all their hard work over the past many years in filing amicus briefs across the country on behalf of BALIF in support of marriage equality. Senator Mark Leno was in attendance and presented BALIF with a Proclamation from the California Senate honoring BALIF on the occasion.
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BALIF Partner Exchange Luncheon
Thursday, May 14, 2015 & Save the Date for Future Events
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When: Thursday, May 14, 2015; Tuesday, June 17, 2015; Thursday, July 16, 2015; and Thursday, August 20, 2015
Time: 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm
Where: San Francisco City Club (155 Sansome, 10th Floor)
What: Gourmet buffet lunch with other partners and firm owners
Cost: $40 payable by cash or check only
BALIF has created the BALIF Partners Exchange to bring together our members that are looking to network and exchange business and ideas. This event is exclusively for BALIF members who are partners or owners of their firm with 7 years or more of experience.
Space is limited so only the first 11 to RSVP to jdupree@fddcm.com may attend.
RSVPs being accepted for Thursday, May 14, 2015 only.
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Give 'em L! LGBT Ladies Salon Event
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Please join us for Give 'em L!
June 4, 2015
6-6:30: Welcome and Meet and Greet
6:30-7:30 Talk Show style discussion and Q&A
7:30-8: Reception
Farella Braun + Martel LLP, 235 Montgomery Street, 17th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104
Light food and drinks will be provided.
Linda Scaparotti - Moderator
Panelists:
Kelly Dermody, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
Elizabeth (Beth) Deeley, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Amy Whelan, National Center for Lesbian Rights
Click here to view the flyer!
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National LGBT Bar Association
Staff Position
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The National LGBT Bar Association is looking for a new Director of Development and Communications. They are currently accepting candidate applications. Learn more here.
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ALRP's 2015 Major Donor Party
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Come celebrate the ALRP You're the One Campaign at ALRP's 2015 Major Donor Party.
Wednesday, May 20, 2015 from 5:30-7:30pm at The Plant Café.
ALRP is honoring Kerne Matsubara of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP with the ALRP 2015 James C. Hormel Philanthropist Award and Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom (BALIF) is being presented the ALRP 2015 Community Partner Award.
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Woman Attorneys Joint Network Mixer
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Women Attorneys Joint Networking Mixer Wednesday, May 27, 2015 6:00PM - 8:30PM
Location: Wilson Sonsini 650 Page Mill Road Palo Alto, CA, 94304
Please join your fellow BALIF members and meet new friends at this first-ever joint event focusing on supporting the advancement and inclusion of women in the legal profession. All members are welcome, so please come and enjoy refreshments while you network with colleagues. Participating bar associations include: the South Asian Women Attorney Network (SAWAN), the Black Women Lawyers of Northern California (BWL-NC), the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Silicon Valley (APABA-SV), the Women Lawyers of Alameda County (WLAC), Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom (BALIF), and the Queen's Bench.
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ALRP Free 2015 MCLE Trainings
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Introduction to Landlord/Tenant Law
- Thursday, May 7, 5:30-7:00pm
- Presented by Ora Prochovnick, Esq. - John F. Kennedy University Housing Advocacy Clinic
- 1.5 General CLE Credits
Insurance Coverage & Bad Faith Litigation
- Thursday, May 14, 5:30-7:00pm
- Presented by Guy Kornblum, Esq. - Kornblum Cochran Erickson Harbison - kcehlaw.com
- 1.5 General CLE Credits
Family Law
- Wednesday, May 27, 5:30-7:00pm
- Presented by Joann Babiak, Esq. - Babiak Law Offices
- 1.5 General CLE Credits
Creating Workplaces Free from Gender Identity Bias
- Tuesday, June 16, 5:30-7:00pm
- Presented by Daniel Faessler, Esq. - Pride Law Fund Tom Steel Fellow at Transgender Law Center
- 1.5 Elimination of Bias CLE Credits
All Classes take place at:
Bar Association of San Francisco
301 Battery Street, 3rd Floor, Board Room
San Francisco, CA 94111
To RSVP
Email:
mcle@alrp.org
Call: 415-701-1200 ext. 303
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American Association for Justice's
LGBT Caucus & CLE Lineup
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The newly formed LGBT Caucus with the American Association for Justice has planned its first-ever CLE lineup for the American Association for Justice Annual Convention this summer in Montreal being held on July 11-15. Started less than two years ago, the LGBT caucus has gained in size and momentum and aims to have its huge coming out this summer at the convention.
The lineup will consist of three events. On the afternoon of July 11, the caucus will host a 1.5 hour CLE presentation focused on marriage equality, which will have just been argued before the Supreme Court.
The panel of speakers will include:
- Justice John Greaney (ret.) of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, who authored the powerful concurring opinion in the Goodridge case.
- Chuck Herring, Esq., of Texas, whose tireless efforts and creativity got a marriage license issued in Texas for the same-sex marriage of two of his clients.
- Professor Michael Kavey, of NYU School of Law, who has worked for Lambda Legal, clerked for Justice Sotomayor (while on the Second Circuit) and been named by the national LGBT Bar Association as one of the "Best LGBT Attorneys Under 40."
- Elizabeth Schwartz, Esq., of Miami, FL, who has worked tirelessly for marriage equality as counsel in a case challenging Florida's marriage ban.
The LGBT Caucus will also host a business meeting for its caucus members and a cocktail reception for its members to network and socialize.
For information on becoming a member of the American Association for Justice and the LGBT Caucus, or attending the convention, please contact the AAJ at membership@justice.org or (800) 424-2727, ext. 8611.
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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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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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May 14 - BALIF Partner Exchange Luncheon
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June 4 - GIVE 'EM L! LGBT Ladies Salon Event
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Partner Level
Counsel Level

   

Advocate Level
A.L. Nella & Company, CPAs
AT&T
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Jones Day
Latham & Watkins LLP
Morgen Lewis & Bockius LLP
MUFG Union Bank
O'Melveny & Meyers LLP
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Pacific Gas & Electric
Perkins Coie LLP
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Sanford Heisler Kimpel, LLP
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
Benefactor Level
Callaway & Wolf
Carroll, Burdick & McDonough LLP
Clarence, Dyer & Cohen LLP / Swanson & McNamara LLP
Cooley LLP
Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP
Farella Braun + Martel LLP
Futterman Dupree Dodd Croley Maier LLP
Golden Gate University, School of Law
Jackson Lewis LLP
JAMS
Lewis, Feinberg, Lee & Jackson, P.C.
Littler Mendelson P.C.
Lubin Olson & Niewiadomski LLP
Manning & Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez, Trester LLP
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
Novak Druce Connolly Bove + Quigg LLP
Paul Hastings LLP
Pritzker Levine LLP
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
Individual Sponsors
Dave Arellano, Altep, Inc.
Michael Colantuono, Colantuono Highsmith & Whatley, PC
David Fermino, Sideman & Bancroft LLP
David Helbraun, Helbraun Law
Frederick Hertz, Law and Mediation Office of Frederick Hertz
John Hill, Law Offices of John E. Hill, P.C.
Hon. Stuart Hing & Rhoda Hing, Alameda County Superior Court
James Kealohi, Pathways Personnel
David Monroe, Able & Monroe P.C.
Todd Norris, Bullivant Houser Bailey
Debra R. Schoenberg, Schoenberg Family Law Group, P.C.
Cheryl Sena, Sena Family Law
Hon. James L. Warren (Ret.), JAMS
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Jessica Bogo & John Robert Unruh
Jamie Dupree Dmitri Pikman
Joseph Deignan, Alex Lemberg & Sam Potts
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