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Message from the BALIF Board
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This is a hard time emotionally. A little over a month ago, a gunman shot and killed 49 people and wounded 53 others out dancing at Latin night at an LGBT club in Orlando in a hate crime/terrorist attack. Earlier this month, Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, and Philando Castile in Minnesota, were shot and killed by police officers. Days later, another gunman with an assault rifle shot and killed 5 Dallas police officers at a Black Lives Matter protest rally. The pain from these events is still very raw and I am shaken about the safety and fate of our country.
But I am listening. And watching. And talking. And it seems like so many others of us are too. From this extreme pain, I think there is an opportunity for meaningful change in our country. For us to empathize and understand each other. And work together to make a better world for all of us.
BALIF continues to try to do its part. On
August 10, 2016, BALIF and the American Constitution Society are co-sponsoring a panel addressing how our business leaders, government and activists are working together via litigation and public policy to promote civil rights for transgender persons. Come listen to Sasha Buchert and Ilona Turner from the Transgender Law Center, Roberta Steele from the EEOC, and Kyle Graden from Salesforce address these cutting edge issues in the LGBT movement. RSVPs are necessary with lunch graciously being provided by Morrison & Foerster LLP.
Please click here for more details!
And don't forget to come to
BALIF's joint happy hour with SFTLA on
July 21 from 5:30-7:30 at the Patriot House in 2 Embarcadero Center. Watch for
BALIF's Women and Money event on September 8, 2016 - more details coming soon.
Each of us has the power to make the world a better place. Try smiling at a stranger today. Or take a minute to help someone else. It is amazing how infectious positive energy can be.
Jamie Dupree
BALIF Board Programs Chair
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BALIF / SFTLA Joint July Happy Hour
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Thursday July 21, 2016
5:30- 7:30
The Patriot House
Two Embarcadero Center, Level P
San Francisco, CA 94111
Please mark Thursday, July 21, 2016 from 5:30-7:30 on your calendars, as BALIF is joining forces with SFTLA to have a joint mixer. We hope to see you there!
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Lavender Law 2016 -
A Washington Welcome
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LGBT Bar Association
of the District of Columbia
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Lavender Law 2016 - A Washington Welcome
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Please join us on
August 3, 2016 at City Market at O in downtown DC for an Affiliate Welcome Reception during the Annual Lavender Law Conference and Career Fair!
Wednesday, August 3, 2016
6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
City Market at O
800 P St NW
Washington, DC 20001
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Practical Steps in Working with Social Security for the LGBT Community & Joint Happy Hour
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Thursday, August 4, 2016
10:00 am-12:00 pm CT
Morrison & Forrester LLP
425 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
This will be a highly interactive program to provide practical information
for lawyers and other legal practitioners who work with the LGBT
community in how to obtain a Social Security card for a name change,
birth of a child, how to confirm reported earning, to apply for retirement
benefits or disability benefits.
The program will include a power point presentation and step by step instructions from the Social Security Administration. Presenters also will include private practitioners and Administrative Law Judges.
Moderated by Judge Lodi Levine,
U.S. Administrative Law Judge at SSA/ODAR
Speakers will include members from the
Social Security Administration
Presented by:
The ABA Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom (BALIF)
AIDS Legal Referral Panel
Cosponsored by:
The ABA Judicial Division
The ABA Senior Lawyers Division
The ABA Commission on Disability Rights Law
Please Join BALIF and ABA for a Joint Happy Hour after the program!
Thursday, August 4, 2016
6:00pm-8:00pm
Jillian's at the Metreon
175 4th Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
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The Next LGBT Rights Battleground:
Transgender Rights in Court and
Public Policy
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The Bay Area Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society and Bay Area Lawyers for
Individual Freedom present:
Following the Supreme Court's historic marriage equality ruling last year in Obergefell v. Hodges, reactionary forces at the
state level are scrambling to rebuild the crumbling edifice of discrimination by passing hateful "religious freedom" laws. In a
revealing and disturbing twist they are now targeting transgender Americans in their push to enshrine hate in the law. This
panel discussion will focus on the efforts of those groups to support LGBT rights, particularly those of transgender people
who are being targeted. We will hear from transgender advocates on their cutting edge litigation, a representative from the
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on what the agency and the administration are doing to stamp out
discrimination, and a representative from Salesforce to talk about how the business community is putting its weight (and
money) behind LGBT equality.
Wednesday August 10, 2016
12:00 p.m.
Morrison Foerster
425 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94105-2482
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BALIF Scholar Recipient
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BALIF and the
Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Silicon  Valley (APABA-SV) are pleased to announce Ian Barber, a rising 2L at Hastings, as their 2016 BALIF/ABAPA-SV Joint Scholarship recipient. Out of many applicants who submitted applications by 06/13/16, Ian was selected to receive the one $3,000 scholarship. Ian's commitment to LGBT representation and helping asylum seekers find safety in the United States were some of the determining factors leading to his selection. Congratulations, Ian!
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Hello from the Board:
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The BALIF Board meets every month to plan events and partnerships, discuss amicus briefs and allot funds to non-profits and scholarship. Want to get involved and join a committee? Let us know!
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African American Partners &
Associates Reception
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Latino/a Partners & Associates Reception
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This is a reminder that the Latino/a Partners & Associates Reception is on
Wednesday, July 20th at Cooley from
5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. This is a free event. We hope to see you there!
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Annual Social Justice Attorney Mixer & Panel Discussion: Riot or Uprising?
Finding Common Ground
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Progress comes when people work together. Join us as we attend the Asian American Bar Association's Annual Social Justice Attorney Mixer and Panel Discussion: Riot or Uprising? Finding Common Ground.
When: July 26, 2016, 6-8:00 p.m.
Where:
Farella Braun + Martel
235 Montgomery Street 17th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
Get all the details:
http://www.aaba-bay.com/events-and-information/calendar-of-events/
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SABA-NC July Happy Hour
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Time: July 28, 2016, 6-8pm
Place: B Restaurant & Bar
Address: 720 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
Come mingle with fellow attorneys from SABA-NC at B Restaurant & Bar! First Legal Deposition Services is sponsoring our event and will provide free food and drinks. This is a perfect opportunity to expand your horizons and meet new people while having free food and drinks!
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ALRP Free 2016 MCLE Trainings
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All Classes take place at:
Bar Association of San Francisco
301 Battery Street, 3rd Floor, Board Room
San Francisco, CA 94111
To RSVP
Email:
Call: 415-701-1200 ext. 303
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ALRP from the Heart
33rd Annual Reception & Auction
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PLEASE JOIN US on OCTOBER 19, 2016
The AIDS Legal Referral Panel, formed in the early 1980s by a group of BALIF attorneys, is holding its ALRP From the Heart 33rd Annual Reception & Auction on
Wednesday, October 19, 2016 from 6:00-9:00pm in the Julia Morgan Ballroom at the Merchants Exchange in San Francisco (465 California Street, near Montgomery Street).
ALRP's reception features gourmet catered hors d'oeuvres,
wine and beverages, a silent & live auction, and great networking.
During this special evening, we will honor those who have made a lasting difference in the lives of people with HIV/AIDS and recognize ALRP's 33 years of achievement. ALRP will be presenting its 2016 Clint Hockenberry Leadership Award to Jerome Fishkin, Esq., the ALRP 2016 Attorney of the Year Award to Okan Sengun, Esq., and the ALRP 2016 Firm of the Year Award to Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP.
Tickets start at just $100 and can be purchased by contacting Jim McBride at (415) 701-1200 ext. 301,
jim@alrp.org, or simply pay at the door on October 19th.
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SPARK! Transgender Law Center's
14th Anniversary Celebration
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SPARK! 2016: A 14th Anniversary Celebration of Transgender Law Center
October 20, 2016
6 p.m.
Reception
7 p.m.
Awards Ceremony and Program
Julia Morgan Ballroom
465 California St
San Francisco, CA 94104
In 2016, Transgender Law Center will celebrate 14 years of igniting changes to law, policy, and attitudes so that everyone can live safely, authentically, and free from discrimination regardless of their gender identity or expression. For the last several years, we have held a widely popular anniversary celebration, called SPARK! This year, we anticipate over 400 of our most generous supporters, corporate partners, organizational allies, and elected officials to participate as we come together and recognize outstanding community leaders and businesses making huge strides in advancing transgender rights.
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BALIF Amicus Brief Archive Now Online
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For more than thirty years, BALIF has been participating as amicus - a friend of the court - in major cases raising issues of concern to the LGBT community and our allies. Check out the new
archive
on BALIF's website, where you can learn more about BALIF's amicus participation and read BALIF's briefs on a wide range of issues, including: the rights of same-sex parents and partners; the unconstitutionality of state sodomy statutes; the interpretation of disability civil rights laws to people with HIV/AIDS; Don't Ask, Don't Tell; the scope of Title VII and other workplace protections for LGBTs under federal and California law; the asserted First Amendment rights of organizations that explicitly exclude LGBTs; marriage equality; medical care for transgender prisoners; and more.
Please contact BALIF's Amicus Committee Chair, Julie Wilensky,
amicus@balif.org, with any questions about or additions to the archive.
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Follow BALIF on Twitter!
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Follow @BALIFSF on Twitter
Stay looped in on the latest BALIF events, LGBT news, scholarship opportunities and #ThrowbackThursday post. Connect by clicking 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!
Alex Touma
BALIF Membership Co-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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July 21 - BALIF / SFTLA Joint July Happy Hour
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July 26 - Annual Social Justice Attorney Mixer & Panel Discussion
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Partner Level
Counsel Level
Advocate Level
Benefactor Level
Individual Sponsors
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Jessica Bogo & Peter Catalanotti
Shauna Madison & Alex Touma
Jamie Dupree
Jennifer Orthwein
Lauren Pietsch
Sam Potts & Stephan Ferris
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