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 bar association, and/or who has their principal practice in Allegheny County, is eligible for this scholarship if they choose to attend Yale University or the successor schools of the University of Paris.

“The Case of the Carbolic Smoke Ball’ – a play written by local attorneys Tim Murray and Bob Haas – will be produced at the Carnegie State Oct. 17-19 and Oct. 24-26.

The year is 1979. Former movie actor, Noah Swayne, is now President of the United States, and he’s in big trouble. After caving to the demands of blackmailers and giving them a dangerous bio-weapon, the FBI is ready to arrest him for treason. Swayne believes there is only one person who can save him and his presidency: Rufus Wheeler Peckham, a famous attorney who Swayne portrayed in a series of popular films before he was elected. Peckham is brilliant in the courtroom—impossible to be around anywhere else. When he arrives at the White House, mayhem and murder follow. 

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Former ACBA President Regina Wilson – Chair of the ACBA Judicial Excellence Committee (PAC) – has a special video message for ACBA members on the importance of voting YES in the upcoming judicial retention election.

The ACBA is presenting a free one-ethics-credit CLE – “[Dis]honesty in the Practice of Law: Working with Truth, Suspicion and Hallucinations” on Thursday, Oct. 23 at noon on Zoom. The latest the ACBA Sorg Forum Series, the seminar will cover the ethics of handling clients who lie, prevaricate, attempt to use you to commit fraud, and the technology that does the same.

Pumpking is in the air.

All members are invited to celebrate fall with fellow members on Wednesday, Oct. 22 at the bar association’s next Members-Only Happy Hour. Enjoy food, beverages and networking on the North Shore at Southern Tier Brewery from 5-7 p.m.

This event is not restricted to only the members of a particular committee, division, or section, making it truly one of the only chances to network with members from across the ACBA. Admission is just $10 and includes appetizers and your first drink, courtesy of Fragasso Financial Advisors. No CLE. No Seminar. Just Happy Hour.

ACBA members overwhelmingly voted in support of all Court of Common Pleas judges up for retention during the ACBA’s annual elections this spring. Now, these judges need your support in not only voting “Yes” to retain them, but also in spreading the word to your families, friends and neighbors. The ACBA Judicial Excellence Committee (PAC) is running a retention election campaign, supporting the community to vote yes. Click below for more.

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.

The Oct. 3 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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The St. Thomas More Society of Pittsburgh will host the 65th Annual Red Mass to be celebrated by Bishop Mark A. Eckman at Duquesne University Chapel on Tuesday, Oct. 14 at 5:30 p.m. The Mass will invoke a blessing on judges, lawyers, legislators and government officials. A dinner will immediately follow in Duquesne University’s Power Center Ballroom to present the 2025 St. Thomas More Award to ACBA member Peter K. Blumer of Clark Hill. Reservations for dinner at $95 per person, or $700 per table of eight, can be made by contacting Molly E. Meacham at molly.meacham@gmail.com or 412-600-8582.