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.

In June 2025, the Allegheny County Bar Association Women in the Law Division conducted a survey of practicing lawyers in Allegheny County to gather information about career paths and day-to-day workplace experiences, including the impact of gender on those experiences. This survey was conducted by an independent research firm. The findings and interpretations presented in the report reflect the firm’s analysis of the data collected. The results of the survey were released in April 2026, and are now publicly available.

The first-ever ACBA Resource Guide has been published, and is being mailed to all ACBA members. Sponsored by AmeriServ Wealth & Capital Management, the Resource Guide is a modernized replacement of the former ACBA Legal Directory. It contains the hard copy versions of two of the ACBA’s most popular resources: the Expert and Vendor Guide (the hub of vetted business partners, divided by business category), and the Member-to-Member Practice Area Guide (the former Fields of Practice listings, containing listings of members by practice area). An electronic version is available below. Look for the hard copy edition in the mail.

Members are invited to a free one-ethics-credit live webinar CLE – “Stump the Ethics Committee” – on Tuesday, May 12 at noon. The program, which is the latest installment in the Sorg Forum series, will allow members to hear members of the ACBA Professional Ethics Committee answer your professional ethics questions.

Need credits by the end of April? The ACBA is offering a Live Video Replay CLE sale event this Tuesday, April 28 in the Koppers Building. Save $10 per credit on any 12 previously recorded CLE programs – six substantive and six ethics – as the ACBA shows videos of Previously Recorded CLEs all day. Attend one program or several. Credits count as live credits, not distance learning.

Detailed program descriptions are now available for the 62nd Annual ACBA Bench-Bar Conference, which will be held June 18-20 at Seven Springs Mountain Resort. The adults-only, members-only conference features three days of CLEs, networking, fine dining, social activities, sporting events and more. In total, attendees can earn up to eight CLE credits at Bench-Bar. This year’s Bench-Bar also serves as a farewell celebration for ACBA Executive Director David Blaner, who retires on June 30.

By now, most members of the Pittsburgh Legal Community have heard that the Quatrini Law Group has purchased the former Lidia's Restaurant building in the Strip District. Members will have the chance to check out the space at the next ACBA Members-Only Happy Hour on Tuesday, April 28 from 5-7 p.m. Admission is $10 in advance or $15 at the door, which includes beverages and appetizers, thanks to the Quatrini Law Group, which is also the event sponsor. No CLE. No Seminar. Just Happy Hour.

Hosting an event of interest to the Pittsburgh Legal Community? Want to celebrate a new hire or promotion at your firm? Have a legal support service that Pittsburgh attorneys would find valuable? You can promote those opportunities – right here in this very spot – by sponsoring an edition of the Sidebar e-newsletter. Sidebar Sponsorships are currently available at half-price; your content can run in any available edition in the next 12 months, but you have to lock in your agreement by Thursday, April 30 to get the deal. Limited spots are available, so act now. For more, contact Jennifer Pulice at jpulice@acba.org or click below.

Need credits by the end of the month? The ACBA is offering a Live Video Replay CLE sale event on Tuesday, April 28 in the Koppers Building. Save $10 per credit on any 12 previously recorded CLE programs – six substantive and six ethics – as the ACBA shows videos of Previously Recorded CLEs all day. Attend one program or multiple; credits count as live credits, not distance learning. Available programs are below; click here for more.

Substantive Programs

• 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. – Protecting Personal Information in the Digital Age
• 10:05 - 11:05 a.m. – Frightening Legal Issues
• 11:10 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. – Serving Clients at Community Legal Clinics
• 12:15 - 1:15 p.m. – Preparing for Trial as Solo or Small Firm
• 1:20 - 2:20 p.m. – Digital Forensics for Lawyers – What Lies Beneath?
• 2:25 - 3:25 p.m. – Parenting Children with Invisible Disabilities – Educational Accommodations

Ethics Programs

• 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. – Ethics and the Internet
• 10:05 - 11:05 a.m. – Ethical Dilemmas and Impaired Colleagues
• 11:10 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. – My Client Wants Me to Do WHAT!!??
• 12:15 - 1:15 p.m. – Bias, Bots and the Bar – Ethical AI for Attorneys
• 1:20 - 2:20 p.m. – Managing Vicarious Trauma in the Legal Profession
• 2:25 - 3:25 p.m. – Recognizing Ethical Issues and the Limits of Confidentiality

Have you observed or experienced a form of gender bias as an attorney or law student intern? If so, contact the WLD Gender Bias Committee. Duty officers will keep your report confidential and review next step options available. Click the button below for more information.