Rebecca L. Penn was born on April 9, 1981 in Long Beach, California and was raised primarily in Olympia, Washington. She graduated from the University of Washington as a student of the Honors Program and with a degree in Political Science.

Ms. Penn worked for the Washington State Legislature as a Legislative Assistant in both the State Senate and House of Representatives from 2002 to 2004. Following her work in the Legislature, she pursued a degree in law at the Seattle University School of Law where she graduated cum laude in 2007.

While in law school Ms. Penn participated in Moot Court Competitions and served as a law clerk for various public interest law groups including the Institute for Justice and the Center for Environmental Law and Policy where she focused on constitutional and environmental law. She also served as an externing law clerk for the Honorable Monica J. Benton at the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington where she drafted Response and Recommendations in review of Administrative Law Judge’s decisions to deny claimants’ benefits under the Social Security Act.

In 2007 Ms. Penn moved with her fiancé Dr. John Beck to Danville, Pennsylvania. Upon her arrival she served as a clerk to the Honorable William S. Kieser at the Lycoming Court of Common Pleas.

Ms. Penn is admitted to practice law in the State of Pennsylvania and is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and the Lycoming Law Association.