The Philadelphia Bar Association has entered into an annual partnership agreement with M&T Bank (NYSE:MTB), giving Association members who are or become M&T account holders access to its Nota platform, which helps small law firms and solo lawyers manage business checking and trust accounts, and to adhere to accounting requirements.

Celebrate individuals and groups making a positive impact on our community!

Achievement Award 
To be presented at the 2025 Annual Meeting on December 10, 2025
Description: The Award recognizes significant accomplishments in improving the administration of justice (preferably in Philadelphia.)
Deadline: Friday, November 7, 2025

On Monday, April 15, 2024 at 7:00pm, the Committee of Seventy, along with Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts, the Forum of Executive Women, League of Women Voters of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Bar Association, and Philadelphia Bar Association, is hosting a bipartisan virtual forum for Pennsylvania attorney general candidates. The conversation will be moderated by Diana Cortes, former Philadelphia City Solicitor and current partner at Morgan Lewis. 

Remote appearance technology can, under some circumstances, facilitate access to justice. Subject to the discretion of the presiding judge, consistent with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 42(a) and Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 26, certain civil and criminal proceedings in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania may be heard in-person, by remote court appearance, or by a combination of in-person and remote court appearance. 

Stay tuned for registration information!

This year marks the 45th Anniversary of the Philadelphia Bar Association 5K Run/Walk!

If you could not attend the Spring Quarterly DEI Summit, but you are still interested in participating in the discussion about how we can measurably advance DEIB in the Philadelphia legal community, we want you to be involved and engaged. Please sign up for small group discussions by end of day today!

A roundup of the latest activity taking place in the Pennsylvania General Assembly. 

Our Winter 2024 edition honors women trailblazers, profiling 97th Chancellor Jen Coatsworth and remembering U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, Temple University President JoAnne A. Epps, and longtime Bar Association staff member Elaine Lippe.

The Workers’ Compensation Section of the Philadelphia Bar Association is seeking nominations for the annual Irvin Stander Award. This award is given by the Section in memory of Workers’ Compensation Judge Irvin Stander, a Philadelphia Judge who was well known for his prolific writings and teachings on workers’ compensation. 

I am excited to announce that we are now accepting nominations for both the Pro Bono Award and the Philadelphia Bar Foundation Award. I invite you to nominate an individual or group who demonstrates what it means to an advocate for equal access to justice.

My participation as a volunteer mediator with CGSM has been extraordinarily meaningful. Assisting people to recognize and understand that almost every conflict can be resolved through mediation, if the participants are willing to see the other side, is the reward. 

You're invited to attend a Reentry Simulation co-hosted by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia Bar Foundation, and the Philadelphia Bar Association.

Register here

Philadelphia Bar Association members get FREE access to Decisis, a comprehensive, intuitive legal research tool powered by LexisNexis. Get a world-class citator and 24/7 customer support. Getting started is easy!

Whether you have mountains of Electronically Stored Information (ESI) in front of you or a case requiring the analysis of ESI stored (or hidden) within various devices or accounts, you need a cross-functional team with technical and legal expertise who can zero in on the most relevant evidence, reconstruct the story behind it and streamline ESI review. bit-x-bit’s eDiscovery and digital forensics teams apply state-of-the-art technology and in-depth technical know-how to get you to the critical findings faster.

Let us show you how we can support your efforts. As a Philadelphia Bar Association member, you’re entitled to a 5% discount on eDiscovery and digital forensics services.