HARRISBURG (April 27, 2011) - Hope Guy of Pittsburgh, an attorney advisor for the Social Security Administration Office of Adjudication and Review, will become chair of the Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) Young Lawyers Division (YLD) at the conclusion of the Association's Annual Meeting May 6 in Philadelphia.

Guy served two terms as secretary of the PBA YLD and three terms as the PBA YLD representative to the PBA Conference of County Bar Leaders (CCBL) Executive Committee. She also served terms as the PBA Zone 12 and At-Large co-chair representative to the PBA YLD Executive Committee and as co-coordinator of the PBA Statewide High School Mock Trial Competition in Allegheny County. Guy was a Zone 12 delegate to the PBA House of Delegates and is an active member of the PBA Children's Rights Committee.

She is a member of the American Bar Association YLD and an elected member of the Allegheny County Bar Association YLD Executive Council. She is a former secretary of the Clinton County Bar Association and served as an appointed member of the Clinton County Children & Youth Services/Big Brothers Big Sisters Advisory Board.

Guy was a 2009 recipient of the William B. Billock Loan Repayment Assistance Program Award for Public Interest Attorneys and was honored with a pro bono volunteer award by North Penn Legal Services in Lycoming and Clinton counties in 2005. She has volunteered with the Salvation Army's Treasures for Children annual campaign and as a mentor with Big Brothers Big Sisters of America.

Guy is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh and the Duquesne University School of Law. She previously interned with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Office of Disciplinary Counsel, and was an associate attorney at Roberts, Miceli & Boileau in Clinton County. Most recently, Guy was a staff attorney with Pittsburgh's KidsVoice, representing abused, neglected and at-risk children.

Founded in 1895, the Pennsylvania Bar Association strives to promote justice, professional excellence and respect for the law; improve public understanding of the legal system; facilitate access to legal services; and serve the 28,000 lawyers who are members of the association.