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April 15, 2021 – ACBA Releases Updated Judicial Candidate Ratings for May Election
April 7, 2021 – ACBA Denounces Violence and Discrimination Against Asian Americans
April 6, 2021 – ACBA Releases Initial Judicial Candidate Ratings for May 18 Primary Election
Jan. 28, 2021 – Barbara Griffin First Woman, African-American to be Named Chair of Lawyers Fund for Client Security
Jan. 4, 2021 – Tracey McCants Lewis to be Honored at MLK Prayer Breakfast on Jan. 18
Dec. 16, 2020 – ACBA Statement on Pa. Rule of Professional Conduct 8.4(g)
Sept. 10, 2020 – Homer S. Brown Division Statement Regarding Allegations Against Justice Saylor
June 29, 2020 – UPMC Attorney Elizabeth Hughes Takes Over as ACBA President July 1
June 4, 2020 – ACBA Election Results Announced
May 4, 2020 – Attorneys Against Hunger Program Hits $2 Million Milestone
Feb. 6, 2020 – ACBA Homer S. Brown Statement on Judge Mark Tranquilli Allegations
Feb. 6, 2020 – ACBA President Lori McMaster Issues Statement in Response to Allegations Against Judge Mark Tranquilli
Jan. 8, 2020 - ACBA’s 21st Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Breakfast set for Jan. 20 at Hill District Church
Sept. 16, 2019 - ACBA Homer S. Brown Division 50th Anniversary Celebration set for Oct. 17 at K&L Gates
Oct. 3, 2019 - Allegheny County Bar Association Recommends 12 Judges Running for Retention on Nov. 5
July 11, 2019 - ACBA President Lori McMaster Releases Statement on Detention of Immigrant Children in Poor Conditions
June 27, 2019 – Lori McMaster Takes Over as ACBA President July 1
May 7, 2019 – Pittsburgh Legal Community Raises Nearly $114,000 for Attorneys Against Hunger During Recent Campaign
April 19, 2019 – ACBA Releases Ratings for Judicial Candidates Running in May 21 Primary Election
Feb. 11, 2019 – ‘Beyond Hate: Dangerous Speech in the Era of Social Media’ the Topic of April 4 Zittrain Forum
Jan. 3, 2019 – 20
th
Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Breakfast set for Jan. 21
Nov. 28, 2018 – ACBA Donates $11,000 to HIAS in Memory of Shooting Victims
Sept. 27, 2018 – Five Individuals, One Organization Honored with 2018 ACBF Pro Bono Achievement Awards
June 28, 2018 – Attorney Bryan Neft Takes Over as ACBA President July 1
March 21, 2018 – ACBA President Hal Coffey Issues Statement on Calls for Impeachment of Supreme Court Justices
Feb. 15, 2018 – ACBA Black History Month Celebration Slated for Feb. 28 at Olive or Twist
Feb. 14, 2018 – ACBA Publishes Medical Marijuana FAQ Web Page
Jan. 3, 2018 – Attorney Paul Titus to be Honored with Drum Major for Justice Award at Martin Luther King Day Event
Dec. 27, 2017 – 19th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Breakfast set for Jan. 15
Oct. 30, 2017 – ACBF to Honor Five Individuals, Two Firms with 2017 Pro Bono Achievement Awards
Oct. 25, 2017 – New Judges Added to Oct. 26 Judicial Candidate Forum
Oct. 12, 2017 – ACBA and Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts Hosting Judicial Candidate Forum
Oct. 12, 2017 – ACBA Releases Ratings for Judicial Candidates Running in Nov. 7 Election
Sept. 18, 2017 - Allegheny County Bar Association Recommends Six Judges Running for Retention on Nov. 7
July 24, 2017 - Meyer, Unkovic and Scott Managing Partner Patricia L. Dodge new ACBF President
July 5, 2017 - Pittsburgh Attorney Hal D. Coffey Takes Over as President of Allegheny County Bar Association
May 18, 2017 - Fueled by Generosity of Legal Community, Attorneys Against Hunger Raises more than $108,000 in Recent Campaign
May 17, 2017 – ACBA to Honor State Rep. Dan Frankel, Attorney Lisa Herbert with Ally Award
April 27, 2017 - More than 700 Equal Justice Conference Attendees Expected at ACBA Host Party May 4
April 4, 2017 - Allegheny County Bar Association Releases Ratings for Judicial Candidates Running in May 16 Primary Election
April 3, 2017 - ACBF’s Barbara Griffin Honored with Pa. Legal Network Excellence Award
March 17, 2017 - ACBA President Melaine Shannon Rothey Releases Statement on Proposed Defunding of Legal Services Corp.
Jan. 18, 2017 - Low-Income Women in Abusive Marriages in Beaver, Butler Counties Can Now Get Free Legal Help through ‘New Beginnings’ Program
Jan. 12, 2017 - Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Breakfast Set for Monday
Oct. 13, 2016 – ACBF Announces Pro Bono Achievement Award Winners
Sept. 29, 2016 – Judge Eunice Ross to be Honored by ACBA Women in the Law Division at Oct. 6 Event
Aug. 18, 2016 – Upper St. Clair Attorney Alysia Keating New Chair of NABE Diversity Development Committee
Aug. 11, 2016 – ACBF Associate Executive Director Lorrie Albert Named President of National Conference on Bar Foundations
July 21, 2016 – Allegheny County Bar Association Releases 2016 Judicial Survey Results
June 30, 2016 – Upper St. Clair’s Melaine Shannon Rothey Named 108th President of Allegheny County Bar Association
May 25, 2016 – ACBA Hosting Transgender Rights Discussion June 9 at Omni William Penn Hotel
March 22, 2016 – Jury of Children to Render Verdict in April 2 ‘Fairytale Mock Trial’ at Dormont Public Library
March 15, 2016 – ACBA President Mark A. Martini Statement on Resignation of Justice J. Michael Eakin
Jan. 4, 2016 - ACBA Homer S. Brown Division’s Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Breakfast set for Jan. 18
Nov. 19, 2015 – ACBA President Mark A. Martini Releases Statement in Light of Ongoing Inquiries into Pa. Judicial System
Oct. 19, 2015 - Allegheny County Bar Association Recommends Eight Common Pleas Judges Running for Retention on Nov. 3
Oct. 6, 2015 - Allegheny County Bar Association Releases Ratings for Judicial Candidates Running in Nov. 3 General Election
July 20, 2015 — Attorney Richard S. Wiedman Elected President of Allegheny County Bar Foundation
June 23, 2015 — Mark A. Martini has been Elected the Association’s President for the Year Beginning July 1, 2015
April 21, 2015 — Allegheny County Bar Association Releases Final List of Judiciary Ratings For Candidates Running in May 19th Primary
Jan. 16, 2015 — Allegheny County Bar Association’s Homer S. Brown Division to Host 16th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Prayer Breakfast on January 19
Dec. 3, 2014 — Allegheny County Bar Association’s Small Business Legal Assistance Program to Offer up to 10 Hours of Pro Bono Legal Assistance to Eligible Small Businesses in Allegheny County
Oct. 17, 2014 — A Statement From ACBA President Jim Creenan About the Story on Inappropriate Emails.
Oct. 10, 2014 — In Recognition of National Bullying Prevention Month and to Remind Others to Bar All Bullying, Allegheny County Bar Association Offers Complimentary Copies of its Popular Children’s Book, That’s No Joke!
June 24, 2014 — Pittsburgh Attorney James W. Creenan is Elected President of the Allegheny County Bar Association
June 12, 2014 — Allegheny County Bar Association Hires Diane K. McMillen as Assistant Executive Director of Allegheny County Bar Association and Allegheny County Bar Foundation
May 20, 2014 — Allegheny County Bar Foundation’s Attorneys Against Hunger Campaign Has Now Awarded More Than $1.3 Million in Grants After Record Breaking Year for Donations
May 6, 2014 — Statewide Coalition Report Details Growing Crisis in Meeting Critical Legal Needs of Low-income Pennsylvanians
April 3, 2014 — Allegheny County Bar Association Combines all Bullying Prevention Efforts Under Bar All Bullying
March 18, 2014 — Allegheny County Bar Association Lawyers to Provide Free Legal Consultations and Education at Community Legal Clinic — March 29, 2014
Feb. 13, 2014 — Gismondi Donation to Benefit Law Students and Low Income Families
Jan. 16, 2014 — Allegheny County Bar Association’s Homer S. Brown Division to Host 15th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Prayer Breakfast on Jan. 20
Aug. 27, 2013 — Allegheny County Bar Association Introduces Back to the Bar, a Pilot Program to Assist Attorneys Looking to Re-enter the Legal Profession
Aug. 9, 2013 — Allegheny County Bar Association Executive Director David A Blaner Elected President of the National Association of Bar Executives
Aug. 5, 2013 — Pittsburgh Attorney Kenneth M. Argentieri Elected President of the Allegheny County Bar Foundation
June 17, 2013 — Pittsburgh Attorney Nancy L. Heilman is Elected President of the Allegheny County Bar Association
April 12, 2013 — Allegheny County Bar Association Announces Judiciary Ratings For Candidates Running in May 21st Primary
Mar. 11, 2013 — Allegheny County Bar Association Executive Director David A. Blaner Receives Prestigious Award
Jan. 18, 2013 — Allegheny County Bar Association’s Homer S. Brown Division to Host 14th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Prayer Breakfast on January 21
Nov. 6, 2012 — Allegheny County Bar Foundation to help staff “A Thanksgiving Distribution” coordinated by Urban League of Pittsburgh
Oct. 12, 2012 — Allegheny County Bar Association Introduces New Website to Better Address the Needs of Members and the Public
Oct. 10, 2012 — Allegheny County Bar Association Offers Complimentary Copies of its Popular Children’s Book, That is No Joke!, in Recognition of National Bullying Prevention Month
Aug. 16, 2012 — Allegheny County Bar Association/ Foundation to send 1,500 Students to School With New Backpacks
June 27, 2012 — Allegheny County Bar Association Releases 2012 Judicial Survey Results
June 18, 2012 — Pittsburgh Attorney Mark T. Vuono is Elected President of the Allegheny County Bar Association
June 4, 2012 — Allegheny County Bar Association Releases Legal Tips for the Summer
May 18, 2012 — Co-founder of Teleos Leadership Institute To be Guest Lecturer at Ninth Annual Lawrence W. Kaplan Lecture in Conflict Resolution On May 31
May 16, 2012 — Allegheny County Bar Association Introduces
PittsburghLawyerFinder.org
, a Free Online Service to Help Find the Right Llawyer
April 27, 2012 — Allegheny County Bar Association Monthly Legal Tips and Your Rights Concerning Debt Collection
Mar. 14, 2012 — Allegheny County Bar Association Monthly Legal Tips
The Internet – Your Legal Rights and Responsibilities
Feb. 13, 2012 — Allegheny County Bar Association Releases Legal
Tips For Those Facing Foreclosures
Jan. 12, 2012 — Allegheny County Bar Association’s Homer S. Brown Division to Host 13th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Prayer Breakfast on January 16
Jan. 3, 2012 — Allegheny County Bar Association Releases Legal Tips to Remember for the New Year
Nov. 29, 2011 — Allegheny County Bar Association Releases Legal Tips on Holiday Shopping
Nov. 4, 2011 — Law Professor and Author Anita Hill to Speak at Allegheny County Bar Association Women in the Law Division Luncheon on November 10
Oct. 26, 2011 — Allegheny County Bar Association Releases Legal Tips on Elder Law
Oct. 6, 2011 — Allegheny County Bar Association Re-releases Judiciary Ratings For Allegheny County Candidates on November 8 ballot
Oct. 3, 2011 — Allegheny County Bar Association Members Vote “Yes” for Retention for Seven Allegheny County Judges
Sept. 28, 2011 — Allegheny County Bar Foundation Announces 2011 Pro Bono Achievement Award Winners
Sept. 27, 2011 — Allegheny County Bar Association Releases Legal Tips on How to Find and Hire an Attorney
Sept. 6, 2011 — Allegheny County Bar Association Hires Attorney Alysia Mercedes Keating as Director of Diversity and Gender Equality
August 29, 2011 — Allegheny County Bar Association Releases Legal Tips on Tenant and Landlord Rights and Responsibilities – Understanding Your Lease
August 16, 2011 — David Blaner Elected Vice President of NABE
August 4, 2011 — Allegheny County Bar Association to send 1,500 Students to School With New Backpacks
July 26, 2011 — Allegheny County Bar Association Releases First Monthly Legal Tips to Better Inform Public
June 30, 2011 — Allegheny County Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Creates a Legal Guide for Families in Medical Crisis
June 20, 2011 — Pittsburgh Attorney Howard J. Schulberg is Elected President of the Allegheny County Bar Association
April 29, 2011 — Historic Homer S. Brown Law Association Becomes a Division of the Allegheny County Bar Association
April 6, 2011 — Allegheny County Bar Association Announces Judiciary Ratings For Candidates Running in May 17 Primary
Sept. 13, 2010 — ESGR and the Allegheny County Bar Association to Present Patriot Awards to Area Employers for Their Support of Military Service Members and Reservists
August 20, 2010 — Allegheny County Bar Association to Send 1,000 Students to School with New Backpacks
June 21, 2010. — Prominent Pittsburgh Attorney Gary P. Hunt Elected President of the Allegheny County Bar Association.
June 11, 2010. — Allegheny County Bar Association Creates Code of Professionalism
May 12, 2010. — The Allegheny County Bar Association Distributes 10,000th Complimentary Copy of its That is No Joke! Children’s Book
April 6, 2010 — Third Free "Truth About Probate and Living Trusts" Clinic to be held in Monroeville on May 5th
Oct. 21, 2009 — Allegheny County Bar Association President Urges Voters to be Informed About Candidates for Local Judicial Races
Oct. 19, 2009 — Allegheny County Bar Association Institute for Gender Equality to Open October 28, 2009.
Oct. 12, 2009 — How to Deal With Conflict? Allegheny County Bar Association Offers Tips in Recognition of Conflict Resolution Day
Oct. 5, 2009 — Allegheny County Bar Association Members Vote “Yes” for Retention for Nine Allegheny County Judges
Sept. 22, 2009 — Hispanic Attorneys Committee to Present El Sol Award to Allegheny County Public Defender Michael J. Machen
Sept. 9, 2009 — Allegheny County Bar Association’s Young Lawyers to Help High School Students Avoid E-Trouble
August 10, 2009 — Allegheny County Bar Association to Send 700 city Students to School with New Backpacks
August 4, 2009 — Allegheny County’s Medical Society and Bar Association Jointly Announce the Availability of Updated Health Care Power of Attorney and Living Will Form
June 24, 2009 — Kimberly A. Brown Elected President of the Allegheny County Bar Association
June 16, 2009 — Allegheny County Bar Association and Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office to Conduct Second Free "Truth About Probate and Living Trusts" Clinic in the North Hills on June 29, 2009
April 23, 2009 — Allegheny County Bar Association Announces Final Five Judiciary Ratings For Candidates Running in May 19th Primary
April 8, 2009 — Allegheny County Bar Association Expresses Appreciation and Pride in Supreme Court of Pennsylvania’s Decision to Help Legal Aid Programs
April 2, 2009 — Allegheny County Bar Association’s Judiciary Ratings For Candidates Running in May 19th Primary
March 27, 2009 — Allegheny County Bar Association to Continue Building on its Successful Impact 250 Program With New Spring Programs to Assist the Public
Feb. 23, 2009 — Allegheny County Bar Association's Bar Leadership Initiative Class to Offer Area Residents Three Legal Assistance Programs During Pro Bono Day on February 28th
Jan. 6, 2009 — Allegheny County Bar Association Releases Legal Tips For the New Year
Nov. 24, 2008 — Allegheny County Bar Association Announces Judiciary Ratings
Nov. 11, 2008 — Volunteer Attorneys to Staff Legal Clinic that Assists Low-Income Veterans
Nov. 6, 2008 — Allegheny County Bar Association Wins National Award For Children’s Book
Oct. 31, 2008 — Allegheny County Bar Association Offers Free Copy of its The Truth About Probate & Living Trusts In Pennsylvania Booklet Through the End of the Year
Oct. 30, 2008 — Allegheny Bar Association Releases Judicial Ratings
Oct. 12, 2008 — How to Deal With Conflict? Allegheny County Bar Association Offers Tips in Recognition of Conflict Resolution Day
Oct. 6, 2008 — Allegheny County Bar Association Goes Live with New Website for Teenagers and Young Adults
Oct. 2, 2008 — Allegheny County Bar Association is Calling All Suits
Sept. 30, 2008 — Allegheny County Bar Association Asks Its Members to Impact 250 More Residents in October
Aug. 18, 2008 — Allegheny County Bar Association to Send 450 City Students to School with New Backpacks
July 7, 2008 — Jay A. Blechman Elected President of the Allegheny County Bar Association
June 24, 2008 — Allegheny County Bar Association Releases 2008 Judicial Survey Results
June 17, 2008 — Allegheny County Bar Association Announces Founding of Institute for Gender Equality
March 20, 2008 — Allegheny County Bar Association Announces Judiciary Rating for Law Professor Kenneth G. Gormley
Nov. 15, 2007 — Allegheny County Bar Association Publishes Children's Book to Teach the Difference Between a Good Joke and a Bad One
July 17, 2007 — ACBA Names Linda Hernandez as Gender Equality Coordinator
June 12, 2007 — Duquesne Law School Professor Kenneth G. Gormley to Become President of the Allegheny County Bar Association
May 7, 2007 — ACBA's Ratings for Judicial Candidates in May 2007 Primary
Feb. 12, 2007 — Allegheny County Bar Association Creates Website Dedicated to Answering Legal Needs of the General Public
Sept. 13, 2006 — ACBA Forms Gender Equality Task Force to Research Issues Identified in "Disappointing" Membership Survey Results
June 19, 2006 — Hon. Kim Berkeley Clark Assumes Presidency of the Allegheny County Bar Association
March 9, 2006 — Attorneys Against Hunger Raises $92,000
March 6, 2006 — ACBA Holds First Military and Veterans Legal Advice Day
Oct. 17, 2005 — ACBA to Welcome Pittsburgh's New Law School Deans at Membership Luncheon on Oct. 19
Sept. 29, 2005 — Venetia Resident Creates Award-Winning Kids Program Designed Sround Joke Telling
Sept. 22, 2005 — ACBF Announces Plans to Increase Endowment to $1 Million
Sept. 22, 2005 — ACBF Announces 2004 Pro Bono Awards
June 14, 2005 — ACBA Announces First Minority Summer Clerkship Program