Springtime is here and the ACBA Softball League will soon begin another season. The regular season begins in late May and runs through August, with playoffs to follow. The league is open to all attorneys, law students and full-time employees of law firms. Participants can enter a full team or join as an individual. There are no gender restrictions.

Those interested in joining the league or learning more about it, contact commissioner Bradley Whitecap at bwhitecap@reedsmith.com.

The ACBA Community Service Committee is organizing a “Lawyers and Ladles” event at the Women's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh on Monday, April 7 and Wednesday, April 9 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., and ACBA members are encouraged to volunteer. Volunteers will work together in WC&S’ fully equipped industrial kitchen to prepare dinner for the residents, as well as clean up.

Space is limited with only eight spots available for each day. For more, click the buttons below.

If you have been notified that you will appear on the ACBA Elections ballot, please submit the following materials:

Photograph

Email a digital color photo in JPEG or TIF format to Jennifer Pulice at jpulice@acba.org. The ACBA does not retain photos from previous programs or events and cannot use images from the ACBA online membership directory. If you do not submit a photo by the deadline, the ACBA will use its logo in its place.

Biographical Information

The ACBA Board of Governors requires all election candidates to complete a standard biographical information questionnaire. You can access the fillable PDF at https://www.acba.org/?pg=nominating-committee. Complete the form, save it, and email it along with your photo to jpulice@acba.org.

Timeline

Submit all materials by tomorrow, April 4, at 8 a.m. Candidates are encouraged to send their completed materials as soon as possible.

All members are invited to join the Young Lawyers Division Bar Leadership Initiative Class for “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” – the 2025 BLI Class Project – next Wednesday, April 9 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the offices of K&L Gates.

The BLI Class chose to partner with Hello Neighbor, a Pittsburgh-based nonprofit dedicated to resettling immigrants and refugees. Together, the organizations are developing a comprehensive legal referral guide translated into five different languages, those languages most commonly spoken by refugees. This guide is designed to be an essential resource for individuals navigating the community and legal system.

Additionally, the BLI class has produced a training video to go hand-in-hand with the guide. This event will feature a screening of the video, an international film, food, beverages and networking. Thank you to Diamond Sponsor Horne Daller LLC for supporting this event. For more information on the event, the guide and the video, click below.

In the below video, ACBA President Regina Wilson recaps three recent meetings, including a special Board of Governors meeting on March 25 to approve the ACBA’s statement on the rule of law, and the ACBA joining 50 other bar associations on a broader statement regarding the importance of the rule of law.

Additionally, she recaps the March 27 ACBA Annual Meeting, where the slate of candidates for the upcoming ACBA elections was finalized. Lastly, she recaps the April 1 Board meeting, during which the Board approved recommendations from the Police Use of Force Subcommittee, the forthcoming redesign of the Lawyers Journal newspaper, and the upcoming Bench-Bar Conference.

Have you observed or experienced a form of gender bias as an attorney or law student intern? If so, contact the WLD Gender Bias Subcommittee. Duty officers will keep your report confidential and review next step options available. Click the button below for more information.

The March 21 edition of Pittsburgh Legal Journal Opinions is available online. The Pittsburgh Legal Journal publishes timely, precedent-setting, full-text opinions from various divisions of the Court of Common Pleas. Opinions that appeared in past editions are available in a searchable database here; members must be logged in to the ACBA website to access this database.

In addition to the hard copy edition that is sent to members through the mail, the March 21 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.

Checked out the Attorney Resources page on the ACBA website lately? This page contains everything from links to health and wellness services to a compilation of ACBA publications to practice management services and more. Bookmark the ACBA Attorney Resources page today and ensure you’re getting access to all of the resources that come with your membership.

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.