It’s been an incredibly busy year for Pennsylvania legal news, from key opinions to major mergers, and trials and scandals that captivated practitioners and the general public alike. Thank you for reading us throughout the year, and we’ll be back for all of the news, both big and small, in 2014. In the meantime, here are the 10 most-read stories we published this year, with links and a brief passage from each, beginning with an impassioned essay from our Young Lawyer Editorial Board.

10. A Call to Action to Prevent Law School Student Suicides