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July 2022
New Light Congregation Pittsburgh Jewish History Lecture Series, “Barney Dreyfuss: Pittsburgher, Reformer, Visionary”
New Light Congregation, Beth Shalom, 5915 Beacon St, Pittsburgh, PA 15217. Live in person and via Zoom. Historian Ron Schuler will talk about the background and life’s work of Barney Dreyfuss—the owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team, pillar of Pittsburgh’s Jewish community, builder of Forbes Field, and “inventor” of the World Series—as well as his little-known struggles with Pittsburgh machine politics and his role in helping to stamp out municipal corruption. Schuler is the author of The Steel Bar:…
Find out more »May 2021
Live Webinar CLE – The Deals, Lawyers and Construction that Built the Steel City
Presented by the ACBA Construction Law Section The Deals, Lawyers and Construction that Built the Steel CityEvery building in the famous Pittsburgh skyline started with a vision, turned into a deal, and ultimately became reality. The lawyers of Allegheny County played vital roles at every step of the way, and in many cases, re-wrote the book on how business is done across the country. This presentation will take you inside the boardrooms and tell you the deals that grew a…
Find out more »Live Webinar CLE – The Steel Bar: “The Local vs. The Federal” – Charting the Rise of Federal Influence on the Legal Profession in Pittsburgh in the 20th Century
Presented by the Association of Corporate Counsel, Western Pennsylvania Chapter A review of the theme of "the Local vs. the Federal" in The Steel Bar, from the beginnings of the American progressive era through the present day, with insights from Ron Schuler, author of The Steel Bar, and former Pennsylvania governor and Spilman counsel Tom Corbett, who during his career has served as a local prosecutor in the Allegheny County District Attorney's office, Pennsylvania Attorney General, and U.S. Attorney for…
Find out more »February 2021
Live Webinar CLE – The Second Founding: A Historical Look at Race and the Law
The program will examine the “Second Founding” - the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments and related civil rights statutes. The knowledgeable panel will discuss the amendments and the extent to which these amendments were able to remediate the lingering effects of slavery, recognize Black citizenship, protect rights to due process and equal protection for all, and enfranchise African Americans. In addition, the program will discuss the ebb and flow of racial progress in Pittsburgh during this time period, including within…
Find out more »Live Webinar CLE – A History of the Advancement of Women and African Americans in the Pittsburgh Bar
Live Webinar CLE - A History of the Advancement of Women and African Americans in the Pittsburgh Bar Event Link
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December 2020
THE STEEL BAR: “Lawyers and Leadership in The Steel Bar” (with guest speaker Stephen Yslas, former general counsel of Northrop Grumman) (WEBINAR)
Association of Corporate Counsel, Western Pennsylvania Chapter December 8, 2020 @ noon - 1:00pm For more information: https://www.acc.com/chapter-news-events
Find out more »November 2020
THE STEEL BAR: An Evening with the Author
Learn the History of the Pittsburgh Bar on Nov. 17 Members are invited to join author Ron Schuler in a casual, interactive non-CLE discussion about his book, “The Steel Bar: Pittsburgh Lawyers and the Making of America” and the history of the legal profession in Pittsburgh. Event Link
Find out more »THE STEEL BAR: “Gilded Twilight in Four Acts: The Relationship Between Andrew Carnegie and Henry Clay Frick” (WEBINAR)
November 11, 2020 @ 7:30pm - 8:30pm Sewickley Valley Historical Society Old Sewickley Post Office Sewickley, PA For more information: https://www.sewickleyhistory.org/index.php/homepage/events
Find out more »September 2020
THE STEEL BAR: The Story of Diversity in the Pittsburgh Bar (PRIVATE WEBINAR)
September 25, 2020 @ Noon - 2:00pm Sponsored by Eckert Seamans Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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