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 from Feb. 20 through March 19 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.

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The March 7 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.

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There is currently a vacancy on a Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s Board of Law Examiners. Applicants must be members of the Pennsylvania bar or jurists, should be knowledgeable about law school curriculum, legal practice and attorney ethical obligations. Law school faculty may not serve on this Board. Applications are due by Monday, March 31.

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.

In addition to the hard copy edition that is sent to members through the mail, the March 7 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.

All members are invited to enjoy a night of fun and games, all while supporting a good cause. The popular annual Attorneys Against Hunger fundraiser – “Strike Out Hunger” – returns to one of Pittsburgh’s hot spots, Shorty's Pins x Pints on the North Shore on Wednesday, March 19 at 5:30 p.m.

Enjoy an evening of duck pin bowling, shuffleboard, pinball, food, drinks and more. Proceeds benefit the Allegheny County Bar Foundation Attorneys Against Hunger program, which provides funds to 17 food pantries and hunger relief organizations in Allegheny County. Thank you to Name Sponsor Spilman Thomas & Battle for sponsoring this event.

All members are invited to join the Young Lawyers Division 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. Whether you’re a current or former YLD member, this event is for you. Thank you to Title Sponsor Compass Rose Financial for sponsoring this event.