Rebecca A. Young, Esquire, is a member of KingSpry’s Education Law and Special Education Law Practice Groups. She is a member of the bars of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania. Ms. Young is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and the Monroe County Bar Association, and served for four years on the Board of Trustees of the Monroe County Bar Foundation.
Ms. Young began her legal career as a law clerk to Judge O'Brien in the Monroe County Court of Common Pleas. She then pursued a general law practice including work in family law, real estate transactions, civil litigation, bankruptcy, and education law. Prior to coming to KingSpry, Ms. Young was appointed to act as conflict counsel for Monroe County Children & Youth Services and served as solicitor to the Burnley Workshop of the Poconos, a rehabilitation service for people with disabilities. Since relocating to the Lehigh Valley, Ms. Young has continued to pursue her commitment to community service through participation in the Leadership Lehigh Valley Class of 2009. Most recently, she was appointed to the Steering Committee of Project Child Lehigh Valley.
Attorney Young earned her law degree from Villanova University School of Law. While at Villanova, Ms. Young also earned a master's degree in clinical psychology from MCP-Hahnemann University. In addition, she co-chaired the Law-Psychology speaker series and was an editor of the Law-Psychology program's newsletter. In addition, Ms. Young presented research papers to state and national conferences regarding child welfare issues. Ms. Young also participated in an externship with the Senior Citizen Judicare Project in which she assisted low-income senior citizens with legal concerns and provided estate planning services. Young also participated in and directed productions of the Court Jesters, a student-run theater group while at Villanova.
Prior to attending law school, Young earned a master's degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and worked for several years as a therapist in a residential school for special education students. While enrolled in law school, she continued to practice in the mental health field in Philadelphia.
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