All members are invited to the latest in the ACBA’s Pathways to Leadership series – “Lawyers on Board” – on Tuesday, Feb. 10 from 5-7 p.m. in the Koppers Building Conference Center. This program is intended to introduce attorneys to the benefits, both professional and personal, of serving on boards of directors. The program will feature a panel discussion on why board service is important/relevant, how to “sell” board service to your supervisor/firm leadership, the practical and ethical considerations for lawyers on boards.

Panelists will include a diverse group of lawyers who will share what motivated them to join boards, what challenges they have encountered in their board service experience and the benefits they have enjoyed: Malika Fields, Asta Kill, Krysia Kubiak, Tony Thompson and Melissa Evans will moderate.

The Fount team has spent over 10 years building “Pearl,” an intelligent chat system that handles millions of legal conversations every year. Fount is now bringing this proven technology directly to law firms. By embedding Pearl on your firm’s website, you can automatically engage visitors, qualify leads, and streamline intake, all without moving a muscle. For a limited time, members of the Allegheny County Bar Association can receive Pearl completely free as part of an early-access program. It’s an effortless way to capture more leads, improve client experience, and show that your firm is embracing innovation in the legal space.

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.

All members are invited to join the ACBA Asian Attorneys Committee in celebrating the Lunar New Year, one of the most significant holiday festivals in China and throughout much of East Asia, on Tuesday, Feb. 17 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Chinatown Inn in downtown Pittsburgh. The Lunar New Year celebrates the arrival of spring and the beginning of a new year on the lunisolar calendar; 2026 is the “Year of the Fire Horse.”

The event will feature a 10-course meal, traditional Chinese dancers, and more. Thank you to Achieva Family Trust for sponsoring this event. Space is limited and the event typically sells out quickly, so those interested are encouraged to register ASAP.

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 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.

If you are considering making a career move this year, now is the time to start your search. Be sure to check out the ACBA Job Board at jobs.acba.org, the Pittsburgh Legal Community’s top resource for legal job postings that gets more than 3,000 page views each month, the vast majority from Pittsburgh-area legal professionals looking for jobs. For more information, contact Jennifer Pulice, the ACBA’s Director of Legal Employment Services, at jpulice@acba.org.

Need a quick overview of 2026 insurance rate shifts that may affect costs for your business? The below video from the ACBA Insurance Partners at USI outlines rate changes for key coverage lines such as property, workers’ compensation, auto and more. For more on the ACBA Insurance Program, visit www.ACBA.org/Insurance.

ACBA members are invited to attend any of an upcoming series of open houses, presented by the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas Civil Division, to learn more about the Division’s new case management system. The sessions will be held at 11 a.m. on the following dates at the City-County Building:

• Wednesday, Feb. 11
• Wednesday, Feb. 18
• Wednesday, Feb. 25

The sessions will start with a short presentation on the case management rules and the system followed by a 20-minute formal question and answer session. Following these sessions, attendees are free to come and go, pick up copies of the rules and ask questions of case management staff. To register or for more, click the button below.

ACBA Night with the Dukes is Wednesday, Feb. 18 at the UPMC Cooper Field House. 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.