Recent antitrust cases and the impact of Title IX have sparked transformative shifts in the traditional “amateur” model of college athletics. As part of the Zittrain Forum on Law and Public Policy, the Allegheny County Bar Foundation will present a 2.5-substantive credit CLE on the topic “Game Changers: How Court Decisions are Reshaping College Sports” on Thursday, May 15 at the Rivers Club beginning at 8:30 a.m.

The Allegheny County Bar Association Annual Meeting will be held on Thursday, March 27 at noon in the Koppers Building Conference Center, as well as on Zoom. The purpose of the meeting is to give the report of the ACBA Nominating Committee, to accept nominations from the floor and to select ballot positions for the Bar Association elections. All members of the Bar Association are invited to attend. For the full annual meeting notice, click below.

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.

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 Friday, April 4, at 8 a.m. Candidates are encouraged to send their completed materials as soon as possible.

The ACBA Young Lawyers Division isn’t so young anymore. All members are invited to join the YLD as it celebrates its 60th anniversary on Wednesday, April 2 from 5 to 7 p.m. in the historic Koppers Building lobby. The event will feature a reception, recognizing the last 60 years of the YLD.

Additionally, the event will raise funds for the YLD Scholarship Fund, which helps law students defer the cost of law school. Thank you to Title Sponsor Compass Rose Financial for sponsoring this event. Whether you’re a current or former YLD member, this event is for you.

ACBA members can get a 15 percent discount on books purchased through the American Bar Association's online store, through the "Books for Bars" program. Simply shop online and then use the promo code "ACBARI" to receive the discount. Visit www.ACBA.org/BooksForBars for more.

As part of the 2025 BLI Class Project, the "Won't You Be My Neighbor" video screening event will be held on Wednesday, April 9 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the offices of K&L Gates. The 2025 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. For more information on the event, the guide and the video, click below.

The Allegheny County Bar Foundation is now 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.

ACBA members and their guests are invited to join the Arts and the Law Committee for a night at the Opera on Tuesday, March 25 beginning at 6 p.m. at the Benedum Center. Thanks to the sponsorship of the Pittsburgh Opera and Fort Pitt Capital, tickets are just $25 (regular price $93) and that includes food and beverages in a private networking space prior to the show.

The performance is “Madama Butterfly” a groundbreaking new production created by an all-Japanese and Japanese American creative team, that transports the audience to a fantastical realm where reality and dreams intersect. Click here for more on the show. (If you can’t make it to ACBA Night, check out LGBTQ+/Ally Night on Saturday, March 22; click here for more.)

In today’s day and age, when a potential client calls, the expectation is they’ll get a live person or a return call almost instantly. If not, they’ll quickly move on to the next attorney. The ACBA partners at LawyerLine provide a third-party call center where highly trained receptionists field your calls and even perform intake; the goal is for clients/potential clients to feel like they’re talking to your receptionist, not a call center. ACBA members get a discount: enjoy LawyerLine’s gold platform for just $2.25 per minute, reduced from the regular price of $3 per minute.