As many people from Allegheny County continue to battle hunger, the ACBF Attorneys Against Hunger program continues to help. Volunteer attorneys are needed to help at the Allies for Health and Wellbeing Food Pantry in East Liberty on Wednesday, Feb. 18 from 9 a.m. to noon. For more info or to register, email Mya Thomasmeyer at the button below.

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 Feb. 6 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.

Interested in getting involved in ACBA leadership? The ACBA Nominating Committee is seeking candidates to run for President-Elect and Treasurer, as well as members interested in running for spots on the Board of Governors and the Judiciary Committee. Terms begin July 1, 2026 and the deadline to submit a candidate application is Friday, Feb. 27. For more information on the process, requirements and more, click below.

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.

The St. Thomas More Society of Pittsburgh is conducting its annual Franklyn E. Conflenti Lenten Speaker Series, and the speakers for this year’s sessions have been announced. The sessions will be held at noon on Tuesdays from Feb. 24 through March 24 at the offices of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney. The sessions are free and are open to all members and guests; lunch is available for $10. For more information, the list of speakers and specific topics, or to register, click the button below or contact ACBA member Moira Cain-Mannix at cain-mannix@marcus-shapira.com or 412-338-3344.

In addition to the hard copy edition that is sent to members through the mail, the Feb. 6 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 Pennsylvania Statewide High School Mock Trial Competition – presented by the ACBA and the Pa. Bar Association – is underway, and additional dates have been opened for volunteer participation for a weather makeup day, an elimination round to get to the final eight teams, a semi-final round for those eight teams, and finals that will determine the two teams which will represent Allegheny County at the state competition. ACBA members are asked to volunteer to be a scoring juror or a presiding judge for the competition. Volunteers do not need to be a litigation attorney to participate, and prior experience is not needed. Volunteers need to arrive at the City-County Building by 4:45 p.m. With enough volunteers on Feb. 26 and March 3, volunteers will only be needed to judge one trial (4:45 p.m. to 7 p.m.) rather than the typical back-to-back trials.

• Thursday, Feb.  19 – weather makeup day
• Thursday, Feb. 26 – elimination round
• Tuesday March 3 – Semifinals
• Thursday March 5 - Finals

For additional information, contact Julie Brennan at jbrennan@pionlaw.com.

Speaking of basketball, ACBA Night with the Dukes is Wednesday, Feb. 18 at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. ACBA members are invited to take advantage of discounted tickets as the Duquesne men’s basketball team takes on Atlantic 10 Conference rival LaSalle beginning at 7 p.m. The discount – available exclusive for ACBA members and their guests – is valid for tickets in the new arena’s baseline sections, along with section 111.

Jamila Wideman, the general manager of the WNBA’s Washington Mystics, is a Pittsburgh native, lawyer, activist and former professional basketball player. She’ll join the ACBA Women in the Law Division for lunch on Thursday, Feb. 26 at 11:30 a.m. at the Omni William Penn Hotel and all ACBA members and their guests are invited. Wideman discuss her professional journey, which began in professional sports, led to a career as an attorney, and ultimately resulted in her recent roles with the NBA and now the WNBA. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear directly from a prominent women’s sports executive with deep, local ties.