PBA News & Information

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   · PBA members and nonmember lawyers interested in joining the PBA, click here for links to information on the many benefits of PBA membership. 
   · Members of the media, connect to our online
Media Center
   · For the public, find out more about the PBA's
consumer information and public education campaigns!

Featured Member Benefits
March 2010 'Coffee Break' Webinars: They're fast, effective and, best of all, they're on the house! Click here for the March 2010 schedule, offered through the PBA's partnership with LexisNexis®.
ABA Retirement Funds Program: Offering members full service retirement 401(k) solutions. Find out more
Payroll Services with ADP: Under the PBA partnership with Automatic Data Processing Inc. (ADP), members receive discounts on select payroll services. Click here for more.
Discounts from the ABA: Take 15 percent off publications and other products ordered from the ABA Web Store. For more on this discount, click here (PBA members only) or, if already logged in, to view the PBA discount code and go to the ABA Web Store. If you already know the discount code, go directly to the ABA Web Store.
Discounted PABAR Placement Center Services: Recruitment and placement services specially discounted through March 31. Find out more.

PBA EVENTS CALENDAR

Local Bar Association Programs Honored
Recognizing bar associations from across Pennsylvania, the Conference of County Bar Leaders has presented awards to 26 local bar associations for programs to improve the legal profession, justice system and community. Click here for the news release on the awards.

Preservation Walk: Help preserve the PBA's historic buildings by purchasing a stone in the Preservation Walk. Get the project brochure and order form; find out more.




Reaching PBA Advertisers
Click here for the index of display advertisers featured in the latest issue of The Pennsylvania Lawyer magazine. Click here for our online listing of classified ads. Display advertisers, click here for more on advertising in PBA publications. For information on placing a classified ad, contact Sarah Germak at 1-800-932-0311, Ext. 2226, or Sarah.Germak@pabar.org.

PBA Ethics Opinions and Resources
The ethics opinions of the PBA Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility Committee are a member benefit of the PBA. Click here for access to the committee's opinions, information on the PBA Ethics Hotline, contact information for PBA Ethics Counsel Victoria White and a link to the Pennsylvania Rules of Professional Conduct.

E-News Gives Early Access to Court Summaries
Access the latest court summaries before they're published in the Pennsylvania Bar News by subscribing to the online PBA E-News. PBA members, click here to register your e-mail address (the PBA keeps this address confidential) to subscribe to the E-News. Relocating? Be sure to update your e-mail address with us for uninterrupted E-News delivery. For lawyers who are not PBA members, click here to join the PBA or click here for information on PBA member benefits.

Online Access to Lawyer Magazine
As a PBA member you have online, members-only access to The Pennsylvania Lawyer magazine in portable document and e-dition versions. If you misplace your copy of the most recent issue or a back issue of the magazine, retrieve this material online via your PBA member login.

Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers of Pennsylvania (LCL)
LCL is an independent, nonprofit corporation operated by and for the benefit of Pennsylvania lawyers. Click here for more on LCL. Click here to reach the LCL Web site.

Guide for Senior Citizens
The "Guide to Legal Issues for Pennsylvania Senior Citizens," developed by the PBA Senior Lawyers Committee, provides information about legal issues faced by older residents and their caregivers. Click here for the guide.

Consumer Legal Information Pamphlets
These pamphlets on consumer legal issues help Pennsylvanians better understand their legal rights. Members of the public may obtain a free copy of one or more of the pamphlets by calling the PBA Member Service Center, 1-800-932-0311. For lawyer office use, each pamphlet may be purchased in sets of 25 for $10 (plus tax). PBA members receive a discount and may order the pamphlets for $6 per set of 25 (plus tax). Click here for more information.

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