In addition to the hard copy edition that is sent to members through the mail, the July 10 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. This is a special David Blaner commemorative edition.

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.

Step away from daily stress and reconnect with yourself through nature with the new ACBA Health and Wellness Committee’s new Hiking Wellness Circle. This supportive community combines the benefits of movement, nature, and connection. The group explores local trails at a comfortable pace while encouraging mindfulness, stress reduction, physical wellness, and meaningful conversation. For more, contact Kathryn Zeltwanger at kzeltwanger@agoc.com.

Currently there are nine Wellness Circles, which are listed below. Members are welcome to suggest ideas for additional Wellness Circles. For more details, FAQs and other information, click the button below.

• Attorneys who Run
• Cancer Survivors
• Hiking
• Improv Games and Exercises
• Parenting Children with Disabilities
• Pickleball
• Sandwich Generation
• Support for Attorneys Battling Mental Health Issues/Addition
• Support for Attorneys with Loved Ones Battling Mental Health Issues/Addiction

Is your firm looking to hire an attorney, paralegal or legal secretary this summer? The ACBA Job Board at jobs.acba.org is the region’s top resource for legal job postings. The site gets more than 3,000 page views each month, nearly all from jobseekers looking for legal positions in Pittsburgh. For more information on the Job Board, contact Jennifer Pulice at jpulice@acba.org.

The annual ACBF Pro Bono Achievement Awards are an opportunity to recognize individuals and organizations that have made outstanding contributions in service to individuals and families with low incomes in Allegheny County. The Access to Justice Committee is now accepting nominations for the 2026 awards. Members are encouraged to attend and help celebrate legal aid attorneys, law firms, corporations, judges and anyone else who works to ensure equal access to justice for all.

The awards will be presented at the Fall Foundation Reception on Tuesday, September 15 at 5:30 p.m. at Hotel Monaco. The winners and their nominators will be invited to attend as guests.

Deadline for nominations is Friday, July 17 at 5 p.m. For more information, contact Olivia Hilborn at ohilborn@acba.org or 412-402-6641.

The ACBA Partners at 8am LawPay help attorneys get paid faster. The legal industry’s leading credit card processing service, 8am LawPay helps firm collect credit card, debit card, eCheck and other forms of payments. It integrates with QuickBooks and all major practice management platforms, and automatically keeps you in IOLTA compliance. ACBA members get three free months.

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 June 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.

Experiencing a Financial Hardship? Did you know there is a fund that could help? The Allegheny County Bar Foundation Lawyers’ Fund can provide confidential, need-based financial assistance to area lawyers and their families. Funds may be available to help those struggling to make ends meet, manage student loan debt, cover funeral expenses of a loved one, pay for substance abuse counseling and more. Contact ACBA Executive Director Thomas C. Petropoulos at 412-402-6601 or click the button below.

The ACBA Knowledge Center is the premier resource library for legal professionals. Explore this library of content and resources from the ACBA, as well as experts and providers across the legal industry. These resources include timely, actionable research from the ACBA as well as third-party resources that are designed to be helpful to your organization. Please note that the ACBA does not endorse third-party content.