HARRISBURG (June 8, 2007) - State Rep. Kathy M. Manderino will become chair of the Pennsylvania Bar Association's House of Delegates at the conclusion of the organization's Annual Meeting, June 20-22, in Philadelphia. Manderino will serve a two-year term as chair of the statewide legal professional association's policy-making body.

Manderino currently serves as a trustee for the Pennsylvania Bar Insurance Fund and Trust and is a fellow of the Pennsylvania Bar Foundation.

From 2003 to 2006, Manderino served on the PBA Board of Governors as an at-large governor representing the interests of women lawyers in Pennsylvania. She recently served as a chair of the PBA Public Service Institute Task Force and as a member of the PBA Board of Governors, PBA Nominating Committee, PBA Pension Committee, PBA Loan Forgiveness Implementation Committee and PBA Task Force on Student Loan Forgiveness and Repayment.

Manderino is a past co-chair and member of the executive council of the PBA Women in the Profession Committee. She also was a member of the PBA Delivery of Legal Services to the Needy Committee and the PBA Access to Justice: Pro Bono Working Group.

Since 1993, Manderino has served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and represents parts of Montgomery and Philadelphia counties. She currently chairs the Judiciary's Family Law Subcommittee and the Appropriations' Subcommittee on Health and Human Services. She also is a member of the Health and Human Services, Insurance and Urban Affairs committees.

Prior to her election as a state representative, Manderino was an attorney with the law firm of Fox Rothschild O'Brien & Frankel. She also worked for the Philadelphia Area Labor-Management Committee and the Council for Labor and Industry.

Manderino is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University and Temple University School of Law.

Committed to community service, Manderino has served on the boards of The Bridge Adolescent Treatment Center, Northwest Victim Services and The Food Trust.

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 29,000 lawyers who are members of the association.

Editor's notes: A photo of Kathy M. Manderino is available to download from the PBA Web site at: http://www.pabar.org/public/news%20releases/0708newofficersphotos.asp.