Wonder if your decisions, legal advice or other professional actions are ethical? ACBA members can get confidential consultation on their legal actions and/or potential actions through the bar association’s Professional Ethics Hotline.

Through the hotline, members of the ACBA Professional Ethics Committee are available to give their opinion on the proper interpretation of the Code of Judicial Conduct and/or Rules of Professional Conduct. They are available to address ethics questions from any ACBA member, but they advise only about the member's own conduct; they will not give opinions about the conduct of other lawyers or judicial officials.

If your firm is considering hiring an attorney, paralegal or legal secretary in 2026, be sure to check out the ACBA Job Board at jobs.acba.org. The Pittsburgh Legal Community’s top resource for legal job postings, the ACBA Job Board gets more than 3,000 page views each month, the vast majority from Pittsburgh-area legal professionals looking for jobs. For more information, contact Jennifer Pulice, the ACBA’s Director of Legal Employment Services, at jpulice@acba.org.

All members are invited to a non-CLE lunch-and-learn – “Orphans’ Court Motions and Petitions Practice” – on Wednesday, Jan. 28 at 11:30 a.m. in the Koppers Building Conference Center. Topics will include distinctions between motions and petitions, filing and presentation procedures, and notice requirements, among others. Those in attendance will hear from an experienced Orphans’ Court practitioner as well as the Motions Coordinator.

While the summertime Bench-Bar Conference is the first thing that come to mind for many ACBA members when thinking of Seven Springs Mountain Resort, there’s so much more the resort offers, and members can enjoy a discount.  ACBA members get discounted ski packages all winter.

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.

When is the last time you got a quote on your LPL insurance? The discount members can get on getting LPL through the ACBA Insurance Program – powered by USI – is often greater than the cost of ACBA membership. For more, visit www.ACBA.org/Insurance.

In this non-CLE program, learn the essential skills needed to respond in an emergency and help save your dog from pain, suffering, or even death. The course will be held Wednesday, Jan. 14 at 12:15 p.m. in the Koppers Building Conference Center. Led by a former Special Prosecutor for Animal Cruelty with extensive experience in animal rescue and triage, attendees will learn practical techniques for stabilizing and treating an animal while quickly seeking veterinary care.

The ACBA’s 27th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Breakfast and Program will be held on Monday, Jan. 19 at Mt. Ararat Baptist Church in Pittsburgh’s Larimer neighborhood beginning at 7:30 a.m. The event – one of the biggest and most storied MLK Day events in the entire region – begins with a buffet breakfast, followed by a prayer service, commemorating the life of and legacy of Dr. King and his contributions to changes in law and social justice. The highlight of the event will be the presentation of the Drum Major for Justice Award to the Hon. Nicola Henry-Taylor.

ACBA members and attorneys from throughout the bar are invited to join local leaders, elected officials and members of the community at large to celebrate. No pre-registration is required, and the event is open to all ACBA members and the public at large.

The ACBA Knowledge Center is the premier resource library for legal professionals. Explore this library of content and resources from the ACBA, as well as experts and providers across the legal industry. These resources include timely, actionable research from the ACBA as well as third-party resources that are designed to be helpful to your organization.

Interested in getting involved in ACBA leadership? The ACBA Nominating Committee is seeking candidates to run for President-Elect and Treasurer, as well as members interested in running for spots on the Board of Governors and the Judiciary Committee. Terms begin July 1, 2026 and the deadline to submit a candidate application is Friday, Feb. 27. For more information on the process, requirements and more, click below.