In Alston v. Dawe, 20 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7561, a Court of Appeal held dismissal of an underlying action on collateral estoppel grounds may qualify as a favorable termination in a subsequent malicious prosecution claim. To prevail on a malicious prosecution claim, the plaintiff must establish that the underlying judicial proceeding terminated in his...Read More ..read more

A centennial is something to celebrate! But it’s also a time to reflect: how did we get to where we are, what divisions have we suffered, and how can we move forward? I was honored to host a panel discussing just these learning opportunities with the Bar Association of San Francisco’s Women’s Impact Network and...Read More ..read more

Do you have a legal assistant, paralegal, or other legal professional at your firm who has worked extra hard this year, and/or has contributed significantly to the legal community? We want to know! The Bar Association of San Francisco’s (BASF) Paralegal Section is seeking nominations for our annual awards ceremony which will occur in December...Read More ..read more

BASF Leaders Circle firm Morrison & Foerster recently released the August 2020 California Wildfires Helping Handbook, to help people affected by the ongoing California wildfires navigate available aid, as well as with the myriad issues that arise for wildfire survivors. The recent Helping Handbook update follows the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) announcement that residents...Read More ..read more

Past President Russ Roeca Appointed to Bench Russell S. Roeca, who served as BASF President in 2009, was recently appointed by Governor Newsom to the San Francisco County Superior Court bench. Roeca has been a partner at Roeca Haas Montes De Oca since 2000. He was a partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson from 1998 to...Read More ..read more

For the second consecutive year, the Bar Association of San Francisco’s (BASF) Paralegal Section successfully presented its months-in-the making educational conference on Saturday, August 15. This year’s conference focused on ethics and wellness. The selection of wellness as a topic for the conference was somewhat fortuitous, as self-care has become a hot topic for many...Read More ..read more

When vulnerable Bay Area residents find themselves in a tax controversy with the IRS, they turn to the Justice & Diversity Center’s (JDC’s) Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) for help. Since April of 2020, the person at the other end of the line has been Tim Carter, who recently joined LITC as its Supervising Attorney. Tim...Read More ..read more

After her sister Lou died, it fell to Maxine Gilliam to take care of her niece. Maxine became the successor trustee and took on the most rigorous fiduciary duties known to the law. The vast responsibilities of the job included fixing up the home occupied by her niece, the trust’s sole beneficiary. Maxine got a...Read More ..read more

We may always love her—but Dolly Parton is preparing for a world without her in it. At 74, the seemingly immortal country icon may be more popular than at any time in her 50-plus-year career, appearing everywhere from inspiring pandemic Instagram posts and podcasts to Peloton bike screens and Black Lives Matter murals. Yet in...Read More ..read more

Res Ipsa Liquitur (Japanese Whisky Old Fashioned) Ingredients: 2 oz (¼ cup) Suntory Toki ½ oz (1 tbsp) Plum & Apple ginger syrup 2 dashes angostura bitters Preparation: Add all ingredients to mixing glass Fill mixing glass with ice (two fingers from the top) Fill chilled rocks glass with ice too Press the back of...Read More ..read more