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Michael Smerconish Addresses Sold Out Crowd at 2016 Law Day Luncheon

Michael Smerconish Addresses Sold Out Crowd at 2016 Law Day Luncheon

Posted on May 4th, 2016 at 12:00 PM

Nearly 600 people filled the grand ballroom at the Bayfront Convention Center on Thursday, April 28 to hear keynote speaker Michael Smerconish during the Erie County Bar Association’s annual Law Day Luncheon. 

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Local Firm Seeks Litigation Attorney

Posted on May 2nd, 2016 at 9:00 AM

Thriving personal injury law firm seeks litigation attorney who is a recent law school graduate licensed to practice in Pennsylvania or a third year law student scheduled to take the July, 2016 Pennsylvania Bar Examination. 

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Law Foundation Accepting Scholarship Applications

Posted on April 11th, 2016 at 8:00 AM

The Erie County Law Foundation is now accepting applications for the Chief Justice Samuel J. Roberts Scholarship until May 31, 2016.  The scholarship is available to a resident of Erie County, Pennsylvania, who will be attending his/her first year at an ABA accredited law school.

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Position Available with Erie Court of Common Pleas

Posted on March 28th, 2016 at 1:30 PM

The Erie County Court of Common Pleas has one contract position available for an attorney to provide representation for indigent criminal defendants.

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Erie County Bar Association Welcomes National Radio and Television Host as Law Day Luncheon Speaker

Erie County Bar Association Welcomes National Radio and Television Host as Law Day Luncheon Speaker

Posted on March 18th, 2016 at 10:00 AM

The Erie County Bar Association's annual Law Day Luncheon is just over a month away – Thursday, April 28, 2016 at the Bayfront Convention Center.  The ECBA is proud to announce that this year's keynote speaker is Michael A. Smerconish.

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Erie County Bar Association Receives Awards from The Pennsylvania Bar Association

Erie County Bar Association Receives Awards from The Pennsylvania Bar Association

Posted on March 14th, 2016 at 3:00 PM

The Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) presented two County Bar Recognition Awards to the Erie County Bar Association during the 50th Annual Seminar of the Conference of County Bar Leaders, Feb. 25 - 27, at the Nittany Lion Inn, State College.

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ECBA Announces Law Day 2016 Festivities

Posted on March 9th, 2016 at 3:00 PM

The Erie County Bar Association will be celebrating its annual Law Day festivities with a luncheon on Thursday, April 28 and a 5K run/walk on Saturday, April 30.

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Call for Nominations for 2016 Liberty Bell Award

Posted on February 2nd, 2016 at 3:20 PM

The Erie County Bar Association seeks nominations for the 2016 Liberty Bell Award.  The award recognizes an individual for community service that has "strengthened the American system of freedom under law". 

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ECBA Welcomes Melissa Shirey as 2016 President

ECBA Welcomes Melissa Shirey as 2016 President

Posted on January 11th, 2016 at 8:00 AM

The Erie County Bar Association welcomed a new president with the arrival of 2016.  Melissa H. Shirey effectively assumed the role at the first of the year from Richard A. Lanzillo, who served as 2015 president.

 

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Judicial Portraits Highlight the Erie County Bar Association’s Annual Meeting

Judicial Portraits Highlight the Erie County Bar Association’s Annual Meeting

Posted on December 14th, 2015 at 2:15 PM

To say that the Erie County Bar Association’s Annual Meeting, on December 3, was well-attended would be a bit of an understatement!  Attorneys and judges filled the ballroom at the Lakeside Country Club in Fairview for business matters, as well as more nostalgic moments of laughter and remembrance from the past year.  

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