Need temporary conference room facilities downtown for a mediation, deposition or client meeting? Practice in the suburbs but have an occasional need for office space when you have a court date downtown? Legal professionals can rent conference rooms in ACBA headquarters – located in the Koppers Building in downtown Pittsburgh – on a daily or short-term basis for as little as $50 for members. For more, contact Barb Brumbaugh at bbrumbaugh@acba.org.

When is the last time you got a quote on your LPL insurance? The discount members can get on LPL through the ACBA Insurance Program – powered by USI – is often greater than the cost of ACBA membership. For more, visit www.ACBA.org/Insurance.

Fall is here, and many legal professionals are looking to make a career move. If that’s you, be sure to check out the ACBA Job Board at jobs.acba.org. The Pittsburgh Legal Community’s top resource for legal job postings, the ACBA Job Board gets more than 5,000 page views each month, the vast majority from Pittsburgh-area legal professionals looking for jobs. For more information, contact Jennifer Pulice, the ACBA’s Director of Legal Employment Services, at jpulice@acba.org.

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 bar association, and/or who has their principal practice in Allegheny County, is eligible for this scholarship if they choose to attend Yale University or the successor schools of the University of Paris.

“The Case of the Carbolic Smoke Ball’ – a play written by local attorneys Tim Murray and Bob Haas – will be produced at the Carnegie State Oct. 17-19 and Oct. 24-26.

The year is 1979. Former movie actor, Noah Swayne, is now President of the United States, and he’s in big trouble. After caving to the demands of blackmailers and giving them a dangerous bio-weapon, the FBI is ready to arrest him for treason. Swayne believes there is only one person who can save him and his presidency: Rufus Wheeler Peckham, a famous attorney who Swayne portrayed in a series of popular films before he was elected. Peckham is brilliant in the courtroom—impossible to be around anywhere else. When he arrives at the White House, mayhem and murder follow. 

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Former ACBA President Regina Wilson – Chair of the ACBA Judicial Excellence Committee (PAC) – has a special video message for ACBA members on the importance of voting YES in the upcoming judicial retention election.

The ACBA is presenting a free one-ethics-credit CLE – “[Dis]honesty in the Practice of Law: Working with Truth, Suspicion and Hallucinations” on Thursday, Oct. 23 at noon on Zoom. The latest the ACBA Sorg Forum Series, the seminar will cover the ethics of handling clients who lie, prevaricate, attempt to use you to commit fraud, and the technology that does the same.

Pumpking is in the air.

All members are invited to celebrate fall with fellow members on Wednesday, Oct. 22 at the bar association’s next Members-Only Happy Hour. Enjoy food, beverages and networking on the North Shore at Southern Tier Brewery from 5-7 p.m.

This event is not restricted to only the members of a particular committee, division, or section, making it truly one of the only chances to network with members from across the ACBA. Admission is just $10 and includes appetizers and your first drink, courtesy of Fragasso Financial Advisors. No CLE. No Seminar. Just Happy Hour.

ACBA members overwhelmingly voted in support of all Court of Common Pleas judges up for retention during the ACBA’s annual elections this spring. Now, these judges need your support in not only voting “Yes” to retain them, but also in spreading the word to your families, friends and neighbors. The ACBA Judicial Excellence Committee (PAC) is running a retention election campaign, supporting the community to vote yes. Click below for more.

The Pittsburgh Legal Journal – the official legal journal of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas containing trial lists, legal notices, sheriff sales and more – is published five days per week and is available only to subscribers. It is delivered via email as an easy-to-print, 8.5x11-inch pdf. For an informational video on the PLJ, click here.