Western Pennsylvania’s largest annual bankruptcy law event – the ACBA’s 38th Annual Western District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Symposium – is Friday, Dec. 5 at the Westin Pittsburgh. The event will feature a full day of bankruptcy programming and multiple networking opportunities. Earn up to six CLE credits, selecting from eight total programs. Click the button below for more.

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All members are invited to help make the holidays special for underprivileged children through the annual ACBA Young Lawyers Division Children’s Gift Drive and Holiday Party, which provides holiday gifts to hundreds of underprivileged children in area shelters and programs. Here’s how you can help:

• Sponsor a Child – Children will enter their wish lists on DreamList, then members can help by sponsoring a child. DreamList gift lists will be available through Nov. 21. This online website allows us to create angel tree tags so attorneys can shop for the gifts without preselecting items and feel more involved in the process. The total cost of gifts per child will range between $60 and $100. To sponsor a child or children, click here or email the ACBA YLD Gift Drive Committee at acbayldtoydrive@gmail.com.
• Stocking Stuffers – You can help stuff stockings for the children on Saturday, Dec. 6 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Koppers Building Conference Center. Sign up via MembersCentral here. 
• Monetary Donations – The Children’s Gift Drive also accepts monetary donations to cover expenses such as dry cleaning for the Santa suits, cookie trays, juice boxes and other stocking stuffer items. To contribute, email acbayldtoydrive@gmail.com for more information.

All of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas judges seeking retention, along with those judges from the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, Pennsylvania Superior Court and the three Justices of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court seeking retention, have been retained. On Election Day, voters in Allegheny County and across Pennsylvania voted for each judge/justice to serve a new 10-year term. Additionally, eight new judges have been elected to the Court of Common Pleas. Click below for more.

The Kennedy T. Friend Scholarship Fund was established by the will of Kennedy T. Friend, a distinguished member of the ACBA who passed in London, England in 1929. Any child of an attorney who is a member of the Allegheny County Bar and has an active practice in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, is eligible for this scholarship if they choose to attend Yale University or the successor schools of the University of Paris.

All members are invited to a non-CLE seminar on the Court of Common Pleas Civil Division’s new Case Management System on Wednesday, Nov. 19 at 3 p.m. The Civil Division will now take an active role in managing cases by conducting case management conferences and issuing case management orders near the time of filing. The program will provide the background for these changes and introduce what can be expected.

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Checked out the Attorney Resources page on the ACBA website lately? This page contains everything from links to health and wellness services to a compilation of ACBA publications to practice management services and more. Bookmark the ACBA Attorney Resources page today and ensure you’re getting access to all of the resources that come with your membership.

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.