Welcome to the Allegheny County Bar Association!
The Allegheny County Bar Association (ACBA) is a professional organization with more than 6,600 member lawyers, judges, magisterial district judges, legal administrators, and paralegals. Our members work to improve the profession, the communities in which they live, and the administration of justice in society.
ACBA News and Events
- The Nominating Committee of the Bar Association is seeking candidates for the positions of President-Elect, Treasurer, five Governor positions, and eight Judiciary Committee positions. Deadline for submission of all candidate applications is 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 27, 2012. For a link to the ACBA nomination application and additional information click here.
- 2012 nomination application form
- The Homer S. Brown Division will hold its annual Black History Month program on February 21, 2012 at the August Wilson Center from 5:30-7:30 p.m. This event is open to all ACBA members and is free of charge. Please RSVP to Marlene Ellis at mellis@acba.org. The Division will also honor Bill Strickland with a Spirit Award and award the Oliver L. Johnson Scholarship to the winner of the law student essay contest.
- The Asian Attorneys Committee invites you to celebrate the Chinese New Year on Thursday, January 26, 2012 at Mandarin Gourmet (305 Wood Street). Welcome in the Year of the Dragon with a traditional Chinese banquet featuring 12 courses of authentic Chinese food. The event is open to all ACBA members, their families, and friends. For more information, click here.
- ACBA Judiciary Committee to interview candidates interested in receiving a rating for the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas or any other court of the Commonwealth of Pa. or U.S. Federal Court.
- Allegheny County Bar Association Releases Legal Tips to Remember for the New Year.
