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.

ACBA members can receive discounts on IT services and solutions through Plummer Slade, the ACBA’s endorsed provider for these services. Plummer Slade offers computer networking, managed services, cloud backup and storage, cyber security, IP telephone services and more. For more on Plummer Slade, click the button below.

The St. Thomas More Society of Pittsburgh is conducting its annual Franklyn E. Conflenti Lenten Speaker Series. The sessions will be held at noon on Tuesdays through April 8 at the offices of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney. The sessions are free and are open to all members and guests; lunch is available for $10. For more information, the list of speakers and specific topics, or to register, click the button below or contact ACBA member Molly Meacham at molly.meacham@gmail.com or 412-600-8582.

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.

Spring 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 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 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.

If you’re considering a job change this year, the Pittsburgh Legal Community’s top resource for legal job postings is the ACBA Job Board. Firms, corporate legal departments and legal services departments post positions frequently, including those directly targeting the Pittsburgh Legal Community. For more information, contact Jennifer Pulice, the ACBA’s Director of Legal Employment Services, at jpulice@acba.org.

When unexpected events occur, an umbrella or excess liability policy can protect your assets and earnings. The below article covers more. For more on the ACBA Insurance Program, visit www.ACBA.org/Insurance.

A “deepfake” is when AI is used to create fake images, audio or videos for the purpose of deceiving others. The name “deepfake” comes from a combination of “deep learning” (a type of AI) and “fake.” Often the most damaging deepfakes are when cyber criminals create fake images, audio or video of people that you may know, making them do things they actually never did.

The use of AI can make them very convincing. Deepfakes are increasingly being used to steal information or money, or to get access to systems. Understanding the risks is an important step for protection. Others include:

• Trust Your Instincts
• Watch Out for Emotional Manipulation
• Verify Through Another Communication Method
• Establish a Code Word or Phrase

For more information, click the button below.