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 Sept. 19 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.

In addition to the hard copy edition that is sent to members through the mail, the Sept. 19 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.

ACBA members are invited to mingle with law students of diverse backgrounds at the annual “Diverse Law Student” reception on Wednesday, Oct. 15 at 5:30 p.m. at Revel and Roost. Enjoy food, beverages and networking, while talking with law students about all the ACBA has to offer. Thank you to Fox Rothschild for sponsoring this event.

All members are invited to join the ACBA Hispanic Attorneys Committee in celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month on Wednesday, Oct. 1 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the ACBA offices. Enjoy Mexican food from La Palapa, as well as cultural music and beverages, while enjoying networking and camaraderie.

The highlight of this annual event is the presentation of the El Sol Award, which is awarded annually to an individual who has helped the committee advance the Hispanic community at large. This year’s recipient is ACBA member Gilda Arroyo. Thank you to Key Private Bank and Strassburger McKenna Gutnick & Gefsky for sponsoring this event. For details, click below.

The ACBA 50/60 Year Practitioners Awards Ceremony is when the Pittsburgh Legal Community stops to recognize those pioneers who have paved the way in the profession. The event will be held on Monday, Oct. 27 at Hotel Monaco. Attorneys, firms, friends and families can congratulate honorees by purchasing an ad to show your appreciation.

Ads will appear in:

• The program booklet
• The ACBA Lawyers Journal
• ACBA social media channels

Cost is $500 per ad. For details, contact Jennifer Pulice at jpulice@acba.org.

Election Day is Nov. 4, and mail-in ballots will be arriving to homes in the weeks prior. When voting for judges – either those seeking to be elected to the bench for the first timer, or for those judges seeking retention – be sure to visit www.JudicialVote2025.org for important info.

Ratings for judicial candidates are formulated by the ACBA Judiciary Committee. As for those judges seeking retention, ACBA members overwhelmingly voted in support of all Court of Common Pleas judges up for retention during the ACBA’s annual elections this spring.

Have you renewed your ACBA membership for the 2025-26 bar year? Section meetings, CLEs, networking events and other ACBA action are in full swing. The bar year started on July 1; if you’ve let your dues lapse, no worries. The ACBA has granted a grace period for members to renew, but that grace period ends next month. Don’t wait, or you’ll miss out on all that ACBA membership has to offer.

All ACBA members should have received an email containing a link where you can renew your membership for the 2025-26 bar year. For a snapshot of the benefits of becoming an ACBA member, click below. If you do not receive the email or have questions, email staff@acba.org.

The ACBA is running a Back-to-School CLE Sale through the entire month of September. View cle.acba.org and use promo code SCHOOL25 to save $10 on any of more than 115 of the ACBA’s Previously Recorded CLEs. These distance-learning courses are available for Pennsylvania and West Virginia credit.

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