By now, most members of the Pittsburgh Legal Community have heard that the Quatrini Law Group has purchased the former Lidia’s Restaurant building. Members will have the chance to check out the space at the next ACBA Members-Only Happy Hour on Tuesday, April 28 from 5-7 p.m. Admission is $10 in advance or $15 at the door, which includes beverages and appetizers, thanks to the Quatrini Law Group, which is also the event sponsor. No CLE. No Seminar. Just Happy Hour.

In addition to the hard copy edition that is sent to members through the mail, the April 17 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.

Due to the congestion, road closures and parking issues anticipated with Pittsburgh hosting the NFL Draft, the ACBA and ACBF offices will be closed to members and the public on Thursday, April 23 and Friday, April 24. 

ACBA and ACBF employees will be working remotely those days; please contact them via email for any needs. Additional information on road closures can be found below.

The Allegheny County Bar Foundation is accepting Board of Trustee applications to fill three open seats. Interested applicants (including non-attorneys) are encouraged to apply. Trustees serve for a period of three years. This term will begin on July 1. The foundation board meets a minimum of six times per year on the first Wednesday of alternating months. Meetings begin at noon at ACBA Headquarters.

Trustees must be a Fellows GIVE member of the Bar Foundation or willing to become one upon appointment to the board and should have a proven track record of public service and/or participation with a nonprofit board or other charitable activities. Submit a completed application online using the link below by Thursday, April 30.

The 62nd Annual ACBA Bench-Bar Conference will be held June 18-20 at Seven Springs Mountain Resort. This year’s conference doubles as a farewell celebration for ACBA Executive Director David Blaner, who retires on June 30. Additionally, the adults-only, members-only conference features three days of networking, fine dining, social activities, sporting events and more.

Note that the ACBA was just informed that the Highlands Sporting Clays course is closed until further notice, meaning there will be no sporting clays at Bench-Bar this year. Additional program details will be announced in the days ahead. Registration is now open. Be advised that Bench-Bar registration does not include lodging.

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The ACBA Bench-Bar Conference will be held June 18-20 at Seven Springs Mountain Resort, and attendees have the chance to earn up to eight CLE credits. In total, the conference will offer 20 CLE courses to choose from; additionally, judges will have the opportunity to earn up to four CLE credits.

Members are invited to a free one-ethics-credit live webinar CLE – “Stump the Ethics Committee” – on Tuesday, May 12 at noon. The program, which is the latest installment in the Sorg Forum series, will allow attendees to hear from members of the ACBA Professional Ethics Committee answer your professional ethics questions.

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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.