In addition to the hard copy edition that is sent to members through the mail, the May 1 edition of the Lawyers Journal — the ACBA’s flagship publication featuring substantive legal articles and stories of interest to the legal community — is available digitally on the ACBA website and at the button below.

Members are invited to participate in the ACBA’s annual Military and Veterans Project – “Operation MVP.” The project is designed to help military personnel and veterans by providing them with care packages and other support; there are two ways to participate.

• Amazon Wish List: Members can purchase items for military personnel and veterans from an Amazon wish list, available here. Needed items include snacks, personal hygiene items, playing cards, games and puzzles.
• In-Person Event:  Help stuff care packages in the Koppers Building Conference Center on Thursday, May 21 from 5 to 7 p.m. Participants can also enjoy happy hour, complete with appetizers, beer and wine. There’s no cost to attend for anyone donating items toward the cause.

The ACBA Knowledge Center is the premier resource library for legal professionals. Explore this library of content and resources from the ACBA, as well as experts and providers across the legal industry. These resources include timely, actionable research from the ACBA as well as third-party resources that are designed to be helpful to your organization. Please note that the ACBA does not endorse third-party content.

In addition to the hard copy edition that is sent to members through the mail, the April 17 edition of the Lawyers Journal — the ACBA’s flagship publication featuring substantive legal articles and stories of interest to the legal community — is available digitally on the ACBA website and at the button below.

In today's volatile business landscape, from continual layoffs, to changes in management, to working more with less support, resilience is the most important and critical capability for employees at all levels. The below article covers more. For more on ACBA Legal Employment Services, contact Jennifer Pulice at jpulice@acba.org.

The ACBA is inviting members to a free paper-shredding event in the parking lot at Burns White in Pittsburgh's Strip District on Thursday, April 30 from 2-3:30 p.m. Members can bring up to two boxes of papers to be shredded - right in front of your eyes - by Steel City Shredding's mobile shredding truck. There's a limit of two boxes per person. Thanks to Steel City Shredding and Burns White for sponsoring the event.

While lawyers may be adept at assisting clients to plan carefully for death or catastrophic events, the ever-increasing digital world brings another item to the planning process: online and digital accounts.

Without the right planning, families and other beneficiaries can end up completely locked out of loved ones’ digital life (and associated assets). For example, when access to email, banking, utilities, and cloud accounts is lost, survivors face delayed bill payments, frozen assets, lingering subscriptions and significant emotional strain. Too often, service providers refuse to help without credentials, even when a death certificate is provided.

The key takeaway for attorneys is that digital assets are no longer optional in estate planning. Email access is especially critical because it often controls password resets for everything else. The good news is that practical solutions are available: encourage clients to inventory key accounts, use a secure password manager with legacy access, designate a trusted digital contact, and activate built‑in legacy tools offered by major platforms.

The Kennedy T. Friend Scholarship Fund was established by the will of Kennedy T. Friend, a distinguished member of the ACBA who passed in London, England in 1929. Any child of an attorney who is a member of the Allegheny County Bar and has an active practice in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, is eligible for this scholarship if they choose to attend Yale University or the successor schools of the University of Paris.

In June 2025, the Allegheny County Bar Association Women in the Law Division conducted a survey of practicing lawyers in Allegheny County to gather information about career paths and day-to-day workplace experiences, including the impact of gender on those experiences. This survey was conducted by an independent research firm. The findings and interpretations presented in the report reflect the firm’s analysis of the data collected. The results of the survey were released in April 2026, and are now publicly available.

The first-ever ACBA Resource Guide has been published, and is being mailed to all ACBA members. Sponsored by AmeriServ Wealth & Capital Management, the Resource Guide is a modernized replacement of the former ACBA Legal Directory. It contains the hard copy versions of two of the ACBA’s most popular resources: the Expert and Vendor Guide (the hub of vetted business partners, divided by business category), and the Member-to-Member Practice Area Guide (the former Fields of Practice listings, containing listings of members by practice area). An electronic version is available below. Look for the hard copy edition in the mail.