New Member Liaisons to Sections are participants of a voluntary program that creates opportunities to strengthen the connection between WSBA Sections and the new members of the legal community.
Learn how you can join one of WSBA's 29 sections.
Want to know more about what to expect as a New Member liaison? Check out these NWSidebar blog posts from former and/or current new member liaisons Jordan Couch, Sarah Burke, and Carol Li.
To apply for open liaison positions, please view the right side of this page for more information.
New Member Liaisons to Sections
Administrative Law Section
Alexandra Krakow
Term: Oct. 1, 2026–Sept. 30, 2028
Animal Law Section
Vacant
Term: Upon appointment–Sept. 30, 2027
Antitrust Consumer Protection and Unfair Business Practices Section
Vacant
Business Law Section
Mia Qu
Term: Dec. 2, 2025–Sept. 30, 2027
Civil Rights Law Section
Vacant
Term: Upon appointment–Sept. 30, 2027
Construction Law Section
Hugo Fraga
Term: Oct. 1, 2025–Sept. 30,
2027
Corporate Counsel Section
Vacant
Term: Upon Appointment–Sept. 30, 2028
Creditor Debtor Rights Section
Abby Espinosa
Veronica Van Heel
Term: Oct. 1, 2025–Sept. 30, 2027
Criminal Law Section
Vacant
Term: Upon Appointment–Sept. 30, 2028
Dispute Resolution Section
Julia Doherty
Elder Law Section
Kriti Ganguly
Term: June 29, 2026–Sept. 30, 2027
Environmental & Land Use Law Section
Vacant
Term: Upon Appointment-Sept. 30, 2028
Family Law Section
Vacant
Term: Upon Appointment–Sept. 30, 2027
Health Law Section
Vacant
Term: Upon appointment–Sept. 30, 2028
Indian Law Section
Vacant
Term: Upon appointment–Sept. 30, 2027
Intellectual Property Section
Vacant
Term: Upon appointment–Sept. 30, 2028
International Practice Section
Vacant
Term: Oct. 1, 2026–Sept. 30, 2028
Juvenile Law Section
Aminat Sanusi
Term: Oct. 1, 2025–Sept. 30, 2027
Labor and Employment Law Section
Nadine Khalidi
Term: Oct. 1, 2025–Sept. 30, 2027
Legal Assistance to Military Personnel Section
Jillian Lopez
Term: Oct. 1, 2026–Sept. 30, 2027
Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer + Law Section
Vacant
Term: Upon appointment–Sept. 30, 2028
Liquor, Cannabis & Psychedelics Law Section
Vacant
Term: Upon appointment–Sept. 30, 2028
Litigation Section
Dane O'Driscoll
Term: Oct. 1, 2026–Sept. 30, 2028
Low Bono Section
Vacant
Term: Upon appointment–Sept. 30, 2028
Real Property, Probate & Trust Section
Patrick Boyd
Term: Oct. 1, 2026–Sept. 30, 2028
Senior Lawyers Section
Ruth Apahidean
Term: Oct. 1, 2025–Sept. 30, 2027
Solo & Small Practice Section
Nora Hendricks
Term: Oct. 1, 2026–Sept. 30, 2028
Taxation Section
Vacant
Term: Upon appointment–Sept. 30, 2027
World Peace Through Law Section
Katarina Mitrovic
Term: Oct. 1, 2025–Sept. 30, 2027
