Need credits by the end of the month? The ACBA is offering a Live Video Replay CLE sale event on Friday, April 25 in the Koppers Building. Save $10 per credit on any 12 previously recorded CLE programs – six substantive and six ethics – as the ACBA shows videos of Previously Recorded CLEs all day. Attend one program or several. Credits count as live credits, not distance learning. Click the button below for more.

The Allegheny County Bar Foundation is accepting applications for loans and scholarships for the 2025-2026 academic year. Eligible students can apply for scholarships through the following funds:

• Environment and Energy Law Section Scholarship Fund
• F.C. Grote Fund
• James I. Smith, III Notre Dame Law School Scholarship Fund
• Hon. Carol Los Mansmann Fund
• ACBA Young Lawyers' Division Scholarship Fund
• Daniel B. Dixon Scholarship Fund

New this year: Loans available through the Louis Little Attorneys’ Memorial Fund have increased from $3,000 to $5,000.

To apply online and learn more about each scholarship, click the button below. For questions, please contact Stephanie Selya at 412-402-6674 or sselya@acba.org.

The ACBA Bench-Bar Conference is June 12-14 at Seven Springs Mountain Resort, and registration is now open.

One of Bench-Bar’s annual highlights is the presentation of the Philip Werner Amram Award, which is given to an ACBA member who personifies excellence and who has demonstrated substantial commitment to the ideals of the ACBA and to the betterment of the greater community. The award is given without the recipient knowing in advance, often leading to an emotional, heartwarming surprise acceptance.

Now is the time to submit nominations for the 2025 Amram Award. For more on requirements and the nomination process, or for a list of recent Amram recipients, click below. Submissions should be sent to Mary Ann Fiorilli at mfiorilli@acba.org by Friday, May 16.

It’s important for lawyers to spend as much time as possible practicing law. But those management and administrative tasks that come with running a practice can drain a lot of time. The ACBA’s Practice Management Center can help. Available at the button below, the Practice Management Center contains articles, tips and other resources to help you manage your practice efficiently.

Need credits by April 30? The ACBA is offering a Live Video Replay CLE sale event on Friday, April 25 in the Koppers Building. Save $10 per credit on any 12 previously recorded CLE programs – six substantive and six ethics – as the ACBA shows videos of Previously Recorded CLEs all day. Attend one program or several. Credits count as live credits, not distance learning.

The ACBA Women in the Law Division Annual Meeting and Carol Los Mansmann Award Celebration will be held on Wednesday, May 21 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Embassy Suites in the Oliver Building, downtown Pittsburgh. This year’s honoree is Paige Forster; the Mansmann Award is presented annually to an individual “who embodies Judge Mansmann’s values and dedication to advancing and improving women lawyers’ roles in the legal profession.

Need to dig through some digital files for a case? Members receive a five percent discount working with bit-x-bit, the ACBA’s endorsed provider for digital forensics services. The ACBA partners at bit-x-bit can also help you with eDiscovery, cybersecurity and incident response, ESI prevention and drive imaging, document review and more. For more information or to get started, click below.

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.

When is the last time you got a quote on your LPL insurance? The discount members can get on getting 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.

The ACBA Young Lawyers Division Public Service Committee is looking for volunteers for the next "Wills for Heroes" program, which will be Saturday, May 17 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1070 Banksville Ave. in Greentree. At the event, attorney drafters, witnesses and notaries are needed to prepare basic estate planning documents including wills, living wills, healthcare powers of attorney, and durable financial powers of attorney for first responders and military personnel. Training on the software used for drafting will be provided in advance of the event; volunteer attorneys must have malpractice insurance.

Those interested in volunteering should contact Joanne Parise at jparise@williamscoulson.com, Paige Tamecki at ptamecki@edgarsnyder.com or Alyssa Zottola at azottola@palawfirm.com.