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Lieff Cabraser Summer Associates Team up With SF Bar Justice and Diversity Center to Provide Free Legal Help in the Community

Every year Lieff Cabraser lawyers participate in a summer associate pro bono project organized through the Homeless Advocacy Project (HAP) of the Bar Association of San Francisco’s Justice & Diversity Center. This year, under the supervision of Lieff Cabraser attorneys Phong Nguyen and Michael Levin-Gesundheit, Lieff Cabraser summer associates Hope Brinn and Nick Lee developed the

LieffCabraser2019-11-08T14:21:32+00:00November 8th, 2019|Firm News, Public Good|

Lieff Cabraser Attorney Leah Nutting Secures Asylum for Persecuted Brazilian Refugee

Abused by his family and subjected to electroshock and forced gay conversion therapy, pro bono client sought asylum in the U.S. We are proud to announce that we received notice late last week that the firm’s pro bono client, John Doe, was granted asylum in the U.S. in the wake of years of torment and

LieffCabraser2019-10-18T10:19:52+00:00October 18th, 2019|Public Good|

Lieff Cabraser Sponsors Equal Justice Works 2019 Annual Dinner

Since 1986, Equal Justice Works has been dedicated to facilitating opportunities for law students and lawyers to engage in public service and bring lasting change to underserved communities across the nation.

LieffCabraser2019-08-02T16:30:17+00:00August 2nd, 2019|Firm News, Public Good|

7th Annual Law Rocks Featuring Lieff Cabraser’s R23s is Fast Approaching

Law Rocks Global Seventh Annual Law Rocks San Francisco rock and roll extravaganza is coming up on April 25, 2019. The event will take place at The Chapel in San Francisco and features seven bands composed of local legal professionals in a “Battle of the Bands” benefit for area nonprofits. Lieff Cabraser’s band, The R-23s, will be one

LieffCabraser2019-04-11T11:17:59+00:00April 11th, 2019|Firm News, Public Good|

Humane Society Announces Conclusion of Reconciliation Process Aimed at Improving its Workplace Culture

Lieff Cabraser attorney Kelly M. Dermody Commends the Society’s Efforts, Applauds the ‘Courageous Women Who Came Forward’ to Initiate the Transformation – “A tremendous day for HSUS and for the future of the animal welfare movement.” On October 1, 2018, the Humane Society of the United States announced a Reconciliation Process to improve the organization

LieffCabraser2019-03-15T09:33:15+00:00March 15th, 2019|Employment Law, Public Good, Sexual Abuse|

Lieff Cabraser’s R-23s Will Perform at Seventh Annual Law Rocks San Francisco

Law Rocks Global presents its Seventh Annual Law Rocks San Francisco rock and roll extravaganza on April 25, 2019 at The Chapel in San Francisco, featuring seven bands composed of local legal professionals in a “Battle of the Bands” benefit for area nonprofits. Lieff Cabraser’s band, The R-23s, will be one of the bands performing at the concert, participating

LieffCabraser2019-03-05T14:15:33+00:00March 5th, 2019|Firm News, Public Good|

Lieff Cabraser Rock Stars Volunteer at SF-Marin Food Bank for 2018 Food From the Bar Drive

Lieff Cabraser staff donated their time and effort to volunteer at the SF-Marin Food Bank as part of Lieff Cabraser’s 2018 commitment to Food From The Bar. A huge thanks to team members Diamond Lewis, Xiang Li, Tannah Hess, Mary Laing, Leah Nutting, Rebecca Krause, Cayla Gordon and Cameron Miller for making LCHB’s Food From

LieffCabraser2018-06-01T13:31:58+00:00June 1st, 2018|Firm News, Public Good|

Lieff Cabraser Sponsors 25th Anniversary Dinner of Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence

Last Friday’s deadly school shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas was the 22nd school shooting in the United States since the start of 2018. The gun violence crisis in the U.S. impacts every community across the country. Each year, 125,000 Americans are shot – leaving us with over one million casualties dealing with

LieffCabraser2018-05-21T08:13:41+00:00May 21st, 2018|Public Good|

Lieff Cabraser Authors Amicus Brief to Help Eliminate LGBT Discrimination in the Workplace

A coalition of six organizations filed an amicus brief in support of the respondents in the case of Janus v. AFSCME Council 31 to work to help eliminate discrimination against LGBT individuals in the workplace. This brief marks the first time that LGBT rights groups have joined together in a non-marriage case at the Supreme

LieffCabraser2018-05-02T15:21:51+00:00May 2nd, 2018|Employment Law, Public Good|

6th Annual Law Rocks Featuring Lieff Cabraser’s R23s is Fast Approaching

Law Rocks Global’s Sixth Annual Law Rocks San Francisco event is coming up on April 19, 2018. The event will take place at The Chapel in San Francisco and features seven legal professional bands in a “Battle of the Bands” benefit for local nonprofits. Lieff Cabraser’s band, The R-23s, will be performing at the concert

LieffCabraser2018-04-11T10:43:00+00:00April 11th, 2018|Firm News, Public Good|