2026 Academy Annual Calendar of Events
Except for the Retreat, attendance at any of the following programs provides one meeting credit toward the annual Academy meeting requirements. (OPEN meetings are open to non-members.)
As Committees are being organized for 2026 and planning continues, additional events may be added and announced.
As soon as TBD’s are confirmed, the calendar will be updated and circulated.
JANUARY 30, 2026
MEMBERSHIP LUNCH MEETING
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Ballroom, Rivers Club, One Oxford Centre
FEBRUARY 19, 2026
MOCK TRIAL FIRST ROUND OF COMPETITION
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Joseph F. Weis, Jr. Federal Courthouse
FEBRUARY 19, 2026
MOCK TRIAL AWARDS DINNER (OPEN DINNER)
5:00 p.m. Cocktails, 5:45 p.m. Dinner
Urban Room – 17th Floor - Omni William Penn Hotel
MARCH 12, 2026
THE HONORABLE ARTHUR J. SCHWAB
TRIAL ADVOCACY PROGRAM (0PEN PROGRAM)
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Ballroom, Fairmont Pittsburgh Hotel
APRIL 9, 2026
MEMBERSHIP LUNCH MEETING (OPEN LUNCH)
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Doubletree by Hilton Downtown Pittsburgh Hotel
APRIL 9, 2026
ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM ON CIVIL (OPEN PROGRAM)
TRIAL PRACTICE IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY
1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Doubletree by Hilton Downtown Pittsburgh Hotel
JUNE 10, 2026
MEMBERS-ONLY BREAKFAST MEETING
7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Ballroom, Rivers Club
SEPTEMBER 30 - OCTOBER 2, 2026
Wednesday – Friday
36th ANNUAL MEMBERS-ONLY MASTERS OF
TRIAL ADVOCACY RETREAT
Nemacolin Resort
Farmington, PA
NOVEMBER 6, 2026
MEMBERS-ONLY LUNCH MEETING
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Ballroom, Rivers Club
NOVEMBER 12, 2026
STATE APPELLATE COURT CLE (OPEN PROGRAM)
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
State Supreme Court Courtroom
City/County Building
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DECEMBER 1, 2026
MEMBERS-ONLY HOLIDAY GATHERING
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Urban Room, 17th Floor, William Penn Hotel
DECEMBER 11, 2026
FEDERAL PRACTICE CLE (OPEN PROGRAM)
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Lecture Hall, 11th Floor, Union Trust Building