Join the Quatrini Law Group for a Cheeseburger in Paradise. See you Thursday, June 18 at the ACBA Bench-Bar Conference in Suite 836 beginning at 9 p.m. All Bench-Bar attendees are welcome. ACBA Bench-Bar will be held June 18-20 at Seven Springs Mountain Resort.

Active members of the ACBF’s Fellows GIVE help award grants to nonprofits for projects that increase access to justice for clients with low incomes. Fellows make an annual financial commitment, which allows members to participate in the grant process from initial donation to the determination of final awards. Active Fellows get a vote and help select the programs that are awarded grants.

Fellows can make their pledge at the level of their choosing:

• Advocate Level: $1,200 over 4 years
• Ambassador Level: $2,400 over 6 years
• Visionary Level: $5,000 over 8 years

Additionally, special consideration is offered for Young Lawyers Division members (who have practiced for fewer than 10 years), with the opportunity to pledge $100 for each year they have remaining as a YLD member.

Consider nominating yourself or a colleague who exemplifies the qualities of a Fellow for the Class of 2026; members may also nominate themselves. To nominate, click 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.

In addition to the hard copy edition that is sent to members through the mail, the June 12 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.

The annual ACBA Golf and Bocce Tournament – one of the Pittsburgh Legal Community’s biggest events of the summer – will be held on Monday, Aug. 3 at South Hills Country Club in Whitehall, and it features a new twist this year.  In addition to the 32nd annual 18-hole championship golf tournament and 12th annual bocce competition, new this year is a pickleball tournament.

All competitions are suitable for players at all skill levels. Registration options include lunch and dinner options, beverages, skill contests and access to a silent auction and other exciting prizes. It is a great afternoon of networking and fun while raising money for two great organizations, as it supports the Allegheny County Bar Foundation and Neighborhood Legal Services. Thank you to Golf Tournament Sponsor UPMC for sponsoring.

Pre-registration for the 62nd annual ACBA Bench-Bar Conference ends tomorrow. After that, the only way to attend will be as a walk-in at the $735 rate.

The conference will be held June 18-20 at Seven Springs Mountain Resort, and in addition to three-days of three days of networking, fine dining, social activities, sporting events and CLE courses, Bench-Bar also will serve also serves as a farewell celebration for ACBA Executive Director David Blaner, who retires on June 30.

Hotel rooms for Thursday, June 18 are sold out. Seven Springs has made offsite condos available at a discounted rate for Thursday night, and hotel rooms remain available for Wednesday, June 17 and Friday, June 19. That means guests who have not yet booked a room can stay in a condo for the whole conference, or check out of the condo Friday morning and check into a hotel room for Friday event. Registration links are below; for questions, contact Mary Ann Fiorilli at mfiorilli@acba.org.

Need to dig through some digital files for a case? Members receive a five percent discount working with bit-x-bit, the ACBA’s endorsed provider for digital forensics services. The ACBA partners at bit-x-bit can also help you with eDiscovery, cybersecurity and incident response, ESI prevention and drive imaging, document review and more. For more information or to get started, click 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.

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.

ACBA members are eligible for a 10 percent lifetime discount on 8am MyCase practice management software. From 8am MyCase, firms can complete client intake, billing and payment, case management tasks, client communication tasks, legal AI and more. Never think twice about where to find important case documents, messages, and contacts — everything is organized and accessible from any web browser or device.