About Rebecca A
Rebecca A Young combines legal training and earlier work in counseling and human services. She earned her J.D. from Villanova University School of Law in 1994 after completing a master’s degree in counseling psychology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1988. Her undergraduate studies at the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh produced both a B.A. in psychology and a B.S. in human services, each conferred in 1982.
Her education shaped a career that bridges law and human services. After law school she gained admission to practice in Pennsylvania and to several federal forums. Her admissions include the Pennsylvania state bar, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Young maintains active membership in local and statewide bar groups. She is a current member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and the Monroe County Bar Association. Those memberships keep her connected to the legal community in the state and to issues that reach beyond a single courtroom.
Her public service extends into child and family work. Since 2016 she has served on the board of Diakon Child, Family and Community Ministries. For more than a decade she has also been active with Project Child of the Lehigh Valley, where she sits on the steering committee. These roles reflect a long-standing interest in matters that affect children, families and communities, joining legal experience with prior training in counseling and human services.
Colleagues describe her as steady and practical in handling matters that require both legal judgment and sensitivity to family dynamics. She appears in state and federal courts as circumstances require, and her background in psychology informs how she approaches client interviews, case planning and negotiations. Her work has involved collaboration with social service organizations and community programs, an approach that mirrors her board and committee service.
She continues to practice in Pennsylvania and in the federal courts where she is admitted. Her current practice focuses on legal matters involving children and families.
