HARRISBURG (April 27, 2011) - Lisa M.B. Woodburn of the Harrisburg law firm of Angino & Rovner will become immediate past chair of the Pennsylvania Bar Association Young Lawyers Division at the conclusion of the organization's Annual Meeting May 6 in Philadelphia.

Woodburn serves as chair of the PBA Health Care Law Committee. She is a member of the PBA Civil Litigation Section Council, the PBA Constitutional Review Commission, the PBA Commission on Women in the Profession, and the PBA Workers' Compensation Section. She is the YLD delegate to the American Bar Association House of Delegates.

Woodburn is a member of the Dauphin County Bar Association (DCBA), where she has served on the board of directors and various committees. She also is active in the DCBA Young Lawyers Section. A member of the Pennsylvania Association for Justice, Woodburn currently serves on its board of directors. She also has served as chair of the Pennsylvania Association for Justice's New Lawyers Section from 2007-2009. In 2007, she was named to the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and was designated as a Pennsylvania "Rising Star" attorney in the field of Plaintiff's Medical Malpractice. She also has been named to the Best Lawyers in America since 2008 for her work in the field of Workers' Compensation.

Woodburn is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh and the Dickinson School of Law.

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.