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.

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ACBA Young Lawyers Division members are invited to participate in a three-on-three basketball tournament, presented by the Pitt Legal Income Sharing Foundation, on Saturday, Jan. 17 at Market House on the South Side. Get your team of three-or-four players, and hit the court.

In this single-elimination tournament, all teams must have between three and four players (co-ed rosters are encouraged but not required), with only three players on the court at any given time. Players from the same team must wear similar colored shirts. Games are 15-minutes each, or end when one team gets to 25 points. Cost is $50 for teams composed entirely of law students, or $200 per team for other combinations. For additional information, contact Dylan Groff at dlg102@pitt.edu.

The hunger problem in Allegheny County is not expected to wane in the new year. Volunteer attorneys are needed to help with food bag distribution at Our Giving Kitchen in Squirrel Hill on Sunday, Jan. 11 from 12:15 to 1:45 p.m. For more info or to register, email Mya Thomasmeyer at the button below.

The Dec. 26 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.

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.

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 Administrative Office of the Pennsylvania Courts (AOPC) is offering a series of online non-CLE workshops that show court-appointed guardians how to us ethe Guardianship Tracking System. The TGS makes it possible for guardians of adult incapacitated persons to file inventory and annual reports.

For more information and a list of 2026 dates, click the button below.

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.

ACBA President Amy Coco recaps a busy December for the ACBA Board of Governors Meetings in the below video. She discusses the approval of a new Legacy Lawyers Committee for experienced lawyers to mentor and network, an amendment to the Young Lawyers Division by-laws, and the approval of an Amicus Brief by the Construction Law Section. Additionally, Coco discusses appointments for the ACBA Nominating Committee, and encouraged members to consider running for ACBA leadership positions.