The Bar Association of San Francisco has marshaled some familiar names to draw up possible lines of attack in San Francisco’s court budget crisis. Among the approaches BASF is weighing are legislative changes, fee increases and a legal challenge to court closures. BASF President Priya Sanger, a senior counsel at Wells Fargo Bank, said she expects each topic to come up in a meeting Thursday with Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, who is hosting a budget crisis-driven get-together with Bay Area bar leaders. Sanger said some of the other names on the invite list include plaintiff attorneys Joseph Cotchett Jr. and Elizabeth Cabraser, and Morrison & Foerster litigator James Brosnahan. Sanger discusses the options and the surprise $4.6 million found last week in the court reserves:

Q: What’s BASF doing to address the planned court closures?

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