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Save the Date for Our Annual Law Day Luncheon!

Posted on March 26th, 2020 at 2:05 PM

The Erie County Bar Association’s Annual Law Day Luncheon will feature Amy Walter as the Keynote Speaker. Erie’s extraordinary Bayfront Convention Center will host the event on Thursday, September 24th at noon.

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COVID-19 and Real Estate Transactions

Posted on March 26th, 2020 at 10:17 AM

The PA Department of State requests limited temporary suspension of 57 Pa.C.S. § 306, which requires physical presence of notaries. 

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Supreme Court of Pennsylvania General Statewide Judicial Emergency Supplemental Order

Posted on March 25th, 2020 at 1:11 PM

On March 24, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania issued a supplement order to its March 18 order regarding the general statewide judicial emergency.

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Clerk of Records Operations Update

Posted on March 20th, 2020 at 12:17 PM

The Clerk of Records offices are closed to the public, except for matters that pertain and that are consistent with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Order earlier this week.

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Public Covid-19 Update | March 20, 2020

Posted on March 20th, 2020 at 10:42 AM

The ECBA staff are telecommuting and the 429 West 6th Street facility is closed due to the COVID-19 virus/Gov. Tom Wolf order.  We are taking Friday, March 20th, to transition to home offices. Staff will be ready to work on Monday, March 23rd at 8:30 a.m.

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Clerk of Records Closed to the Public

Posted on March 19th, 2020 at 11:38 AM

In an effort to restrict potential covid-19 exposure within the courthouse,  and consistent with the Pennsylvania supreme court order dated march 18, 2020, all clerk of records offices (prothonotary, clerk of courts, register of wills/orphans’ court recorder of deeds) are closed to the public for non-essential functions through at least April 3, 2020.

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Important Court and PBA/PBI Updates

Posted on March 18th, 2020 at 3:26 PM

Numerous court orders are being issued in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

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Judicial Orders Due to COVID-19

Posted on March 17th, 2020 at 4:32 PM

Several orders and a Temporary Modification of Appearance Procedure were issued on Tuesday, March 17, 2020 in response to COVID-19. See them here. 

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Judge Agresti Notice of Temporary Modification

Posted on March 17th, 2020 at 10:48 AM

Public health authorities have advised public and private agencies to promptly take necessary and appropriate precautions to reduce exposure to novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and slow the spread of the disease.

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ECBA Covid-19 Update – March 17, 2020

Posted on March 17th, 2020 at 9:37 AM

The Erie County Bar Association team has been monitoring the evolving health threat posed by the Covid-19 pandemic and the responses and recommendations from federal, state, and local government leaders and health officials.

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