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Message from the BALIF Board
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Last week hundreds of students started law school. I joined BALIF as a student seven years ago when I moved to San Francisco to start school. Some new students, like I was, are from out of state, don't have a lawyer in the family, and don't know any local attorneys. BALIF will be their professional network.
Mentor/mentee questionnaires are now available. Your support, knowledge and encouragement go a long way for a law student or new attorney. I filled out my questionnaire this morning. I encourage you to do the same because we are all family. If you are interested in being a mentor or mentee please contact
younglawyers@balif.org.
Stan Sarkisov
BALIF Communications Chair
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SAVE THE DATE - October 4, 2016
6:00- 8:30 p.m.
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BALIF'S Past, Present and Future: Celebrating Our History and Looking at the LGBT Civil Rights Battles Ahead
Featuring BALIF Founders, including Judge Donna HItchens (Ret.), Carl Wolf, Fred Hertz and others
Legal Update by NCLR's Kate Kendell
Discussion, drinks and food generously hosted and sponsored by Pillsbury (Four Embarcadero Center)
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Women & Wealth Event
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Women & Wealth Event
Thursday, September 8th 5:30-7:30
Greenberg Traurig
4 Embarcadero Center, Suite 3000
San Francisco, CA 94111
Calling all LGBT professional women! Come out for an educational discussion on money management, followed by wine and networking with other LGBT professional women in the Bay Area. Laura Jarrell, a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley, long-term BALIF supporter, lesbian and mom, will be speaking on strategies for handling money issues and investments, college savings, retirement, long term care considerations (for you and your parents), short and long term investment strategies, and overall wealth management issues. Laura primarily works with woman, and she will share some of the most common financial mistakes she sees women make so that you can avoid them. This will be a joint BALIF event with BAPHR and Lesbians Who Tech, so come to network, mix and mingle, as well as learn some key financial lessons.
Food and drinks will be served!
This is an RSVP only event, as there is a maximum capacity.
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BALIF's "Connections"
Mentorship Program
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BALIF's mentorship program is seeking mentors and mentees for 2016-2017. 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 Ashley Pellouchoud or David Sims at: younglawyers@balif.org
Mentors and mentee pairs will be assigned on a rolling basis from September thru October.
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Halloween Extravaganza Committee
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The Social Action Committee is looking for help with this year's Halloween Extravaganza. The Halloween Extravaganza is Social Action's main annual event where we throw a party to benefit an amazing local LGBT community organization. In the past, our beneficiaries have included El/La Para Translatinas and LYRIC. In you are interested in being on this year's Halloween Extravaganza Committee, please email
socialaction@balif.org
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Probate Referee Program Opportunities -
from the
Office of the State Controller Betty Yee
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State Controller Betty Yee is searching for attorneys, certified public accountants, and certified
appraisers from diverse backgrounds to serve as probate referees. Our search encompasses everyone
including people of all races, genders, and LGBT status.
Probate referees are officers of the court who are appointed by the State Controller. They provide
reliable appraisals of all estate assets including businesses, securities, real estate, and personal
properties. Probate referees are not state employees; their fees are paid by the estates (trusts)
involved. For any appraisal required by law, probate referee fees are 1/10
th
of one percent of the total
assets. The minimum fee is $75 plus expenses such as mileage and photos.
Qualification criteria and application information are on the Controller's website at
www.sco.ca.gov/eo_probate.html. The next probate referee examination will be held in April 2017.
People who meet all the qualifications and pass the examination may be contacted for an interview
by a panel of judges and attorneys. Controller Yee will decide whom to appoint after considering the
panel's recommendation.
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Ninth Circuit Lawyer Representative Application- Open Until
September
9
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The United States District Court for the Northern District of California is currently seeking applicants to serve as Ninth Circuit Lawyer Representatives. Lawyer Representatives serve three-year terms and are responsible for planning the Northern District Judicial Conference, attending the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference and otherwise engaging with judges and lawyers at the district and circuit levels to improve the administration of justice.
Applicants should:
- be admitted to practice in the Northern District of California and be active in federal practice;
- be interested in the purposes and work of the annual Northern District of California Judicial Conference;
- be willing and able to contribute actively to the Conference;
- be willing to assist in implementing the Northern District of California's programs with the local bar; and
- constitute a fair cross-section of practitioners before the Northern District of California.
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AABA Career Workshop Event
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The AABA Employment Committee is hosting its annual Career Workshop Event. This is an opportunity for junior attorneys and law students to learn about developing their personal brand and how to form organic relationships with other professionals. The event will take place at Golden Gate University School of Law (6209-11) on September 13, 2016 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
After the career workshop, we are hosting an informal reception (in the same location) to give attorneys and students an additional opportunity to meet and mingle. Food and drinks will be provided.
Space is limited to the first 50 people who RSVP.
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Homeless Shelter Arbitration Training
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The San Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing announces the following free Arbitration Training to prepare attorneys to help homeless shelter single adults and families with due process when denied shelter for rule infractions. The arbitration experience provides an excellent opportunity to help the homelessness by providing pro-bono services.
What: Homeless Shelter Arbitration Training
When:
Wednesday, September 21, 2016, 4:00 to 7:00 PM
Where: Duane Morris LLP
One Market Plaza, Spear Tower, 22nd Floor, Suite 2200 San Francisco, CA 94105
This training is approved by The State Bar of California for 2.5 MCLE credit.
Space is limited. Pre-registration is required.
Program Responsibilities: Arbitrators agree to conduct three one-hour hearings, a total three-hour session, on either Tuesday afternoons or Thursday mornings at least once every two to three months. Arbitrators choose dates they are available. Arbitrators decide the hearing outcomes after listening to both sides of the denial of service from a shelter. The client is usually represented by a trained Client Advocate. Managers of shelters present their documentation for the denials of service. Arbitrators complete minimal paper work documenting the arbitration and decision. Arbitration procedures are based on the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing Shelter Grievance Policy.
Arbitration Training Application - please submit the application to register for the training by September 14, 2016 to
ed.demasi@sfgov.org.
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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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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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Partner Level
Counsel Level
Advocate Level
Benefactor Level
Individual Sponsors
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Jessica Bogo & Peter Catalanotti
Jamie Dupree
Jennifer Orthwein
Lauren Pietsch
Sam Potts & Stephan Ferris
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