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THE BAR AS SOCIAT ION OF SAN FRANCI SCO/ FAL L 2 0 1 1 On Our Cover BASF Judiciary Committee— seeking balance and diversity in the process.
From left, Mike Moye, Doris Cheng, Michael Tubach, and Krystal Bowen
Inside... CALIFORNIA COURTS IN CRISIS
BASF JUDICIARY COMMITTEE seeking balance and diversity in the process
BASF PLEBISCITE FOR SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT ATTORNEY
REPRESENTING PLAINTIFFS Plus...
AUTISM AND THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT, RECENT ALIMONY CASES,
BASF FROM 1942 TO 1976, AND MORE
4 FALL 2011
Art direction by Lorraine L. Nelsen; photo by Jim Block
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