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Business Law Section Executive Committee Elections

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Each year, the Business Law Section holds elections for open seats on its executive committee. On this page you will find information about the election process, how to run for an executive committee position, and other helpful info.

Election Information

Congratulations, Incoming Executive Committee Members!

Below are the results of the Business Law Section Executive Committee election. Thank you for voting!

For more information about the section and its executive committee roles, please review the Section's bylaws. Winners are listed alphabetically under each position.

Chair: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2025, and ending Sept. 30, 2026.

Melissa Jaffe

Chair-Elect: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2025, and ending Sept. 30, 2026.

Elisabeth McNeil

Secretary: remainder of current term ending Sept. 30, 2025.

Ruthanna Walker

Secretary: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2025, and ending Sept. 30, 2026.

Ryan Griffee

Treasurer: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2025, and ending Sept. 30, 2026.

The Section received no applications for this position.

At-Large Member: remainder of current term ending Sept. 30, 2025.

Joanna Cleveland

At-Large Member (two positions open): three-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2025, and ending Sept. 30, 2026.

Jianwei Wang

Communications Committee Chair: remainder of current term ending Sept. 30, 2025.

Kaitlin Miller

Communications Committee Chair: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2025, and ending Sept. 30, 2026.

Kaitlin Miller

Corporate Act Revision Committee Chair: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2025, and ending Sept. 30, 2026.

W. Michael Hutchings

Financial Institutions Chair: remainder of current term ending Sept. 30, 2025.

Kalin Bornemann

Financial Institutions Committee Chair: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2025, and ending Sept. 30, 2026.

Kalin Bornemann

Legal Opinions Committee Chair: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2025, and ending Sept. 30, 2026.

Scott William MacCormack

Nonprofit Corporations Committee Chair: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2025, and ending Sept. 30, 2026.

David A. Lawson

Partnerships and LLC Law Committee Co-Chair (two positions open): one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2025, and ending Sept. 30, 2026.

Matthew LeMaster

Elisabeth McNeil

Privacy and Data Protection Security Law Committee Chair: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2025, and ending Sept. 30, 2026.

Olivia Holder

Securities Law Committee Chair: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2025, and ending Sept. 30, 2026.

Paul Swegle

Uniform Commercial Code Committee Chair: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2025, and ending Sept. 30, 2026.

Gregory Fox

Young Business Lawyers Committee Chair: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2025, and ending Sept. 30, 2026.

Kaitlyn Batstone

Christopher "Mike" Davis

Questions? Contact sections@wsba.org.

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How to Apply

The election for the Business Law Section Executive Committee begins with the posting of open positions on the Section's Election webpage, and the opening of the Application Portal.

Note: links and information on how to apply will be posted here in March 2026.

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Instructions to Ensure You Receive Your Ballot

Instructions for ensuring you receive your ballot for the Administrative Law Section Executive Committee election will be posted here in May 2026.

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Election Timeline

Interested in running for a position on the [SECTION NAME] Section's Executive Committee? Here's a rough outline of the section's elections period.

• March — Open positions on the Executive Committee are posted on the Section's Elections page.
• March — Application Portal for candidates opens.
• April/May — Application Portal closes and the Section's Nominating Committee submits names for the ballot.
• June — Voting begins (approx. two weeks).
• June — Voting closes.
• July — The Section's Nominating Committee reaches out to winners of the election.
• July — Results are posted on the Section's Election page.

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Executive Committee Roles

The Business Law Section's bylaws currently list the following required executive committee positions. Open positions will be listed above in the Election Information section at the beginning of election season.

• Chair
• Chair-Elect
• Secretary
• Treasurer
• Immediate Past Chair
• Two At-Large Members
• Section Committees
  • Communications Committee Co-Chairs
  • Corporate Act Revision Committee Co-Chairs
  • Financial Institutions Committee Chair
  • Legal Opinions Committee Chair
  • Nonprofit Corporations Committee Chair
  • Partnerships and LLC Law Committee Co-Chairs
  • Privacy and Data Security Law Committee Co-Chairs
  • Securities Law Committee Chair
  • Uniform Commercial Code Committee Co-Chairs
  • Young Business Lawyers Committee Chair

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