Legal Journal
Legal Notices Rates as of March 24, 2026.
The Washington County Bar Association owns and publishes the Washington County Reports, the official legal periodical for Washington County. Since 1920, legal notices, as well as other Court and law-related information, have been published in the weekly legal journal for the benefit of our subscribers and as a service to the profession, the legal community, the Court and the public.
A new issue of Washington County Reports is published every Thursday. The deadline for receipt of notices for the following week's legal journal is Friday by noon, although holidays may alter this deadline. Time-critical notices received after the deadline may incur a fee of up to 20% of the cost of the notice.
Notices can be mailed, faxed or emailed and may be paid over the phone by credit card (w/ 3% processing fee) or by check made payable to “Washington County Reports” mailed to the Bar office. Notices must be pre-paid before they will be published.
Mailing Address: 119 South College Street, Washington, PA 15301
Phone: 724-225-6710, Fax: 724-225-8345
Email: wcba@washcobar.org
Current legal notice rates are here and display ad rates are here.
ESTATE AND NAME CHANGE FORMS. The following forms may be used to submit a notice to the Washington County Reports legal journal. These forms are provided solely as templates and do not represent legal advertising advice. Please consult an attorney if you have any questions. Advertisers can expect a confirmation email response to any notices sent electronically to wcba@washcobar.org. If you do not receive this confirmation within a reasonable amount of time, please contact the office at 724-225-6710 to ensure the notice was received.
- Estate Notice FORM to advertise estate notices
- Name change notices (this FORM for name change of adult; this FORM for name change of a minor) -- type the information into the blank fields, SAVE the document to your computer, then email the document to us (format of attachment should be in .pdf format or in a common document format such as .doc or .docx) at wcba@washcobar.org.
Helpful link for format of NOTICE TO DEFEND:
Washington County Court of Common Pleas website: www.washingtoncourts.us, where a copy of the local rules, including the Civil Division Local Rules regarding the Notice to Defend, may be reviewed and downloaded.
For statewide, online access to legal journals published in Pennsylvania, visit www.palegalads.org. NOTE: electronic/online copies of legal journals and the notices within are provided for information purposes only and should not be construed as providing legal notice to parties. The printed copy of the legal journal is the sole authoritative version.