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Business Law Section
The Business Law Section is committed to providing services that its members value, operating in a fiscally responsible manner, and enhancing the professional collegiality among all Washington business lawyers. Section members have access to certain restricted portions of this website, such as the Current Developments and Legislation pages. Members are also entitled to attend section events, participate on the Business Law Section list serve, and receive a semiannual newsletter and other publications prepared from time to time, including a sourcebook containing in-depth comments and legislative history on the Business Corporation Act (RCW 23B) and a report on opinion letter practice in Washington.
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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 by position.
Chair-elect: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2022 and ending Sept. 30, 2023.
Secretary: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2022 and ending Sept. 30, 2023.
Treasurer: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2022 and ending Sept. 30, 2023.
At-Large Members: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2022, and ending Sept. 30, 2023.
Emily Harfouche
Kelly Lawton-Abbott
Corporate Act Revision Committee Co-chairs: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2022, and ending Sept. 30, 2023.
Privacy and Data Security Law Committee Co-chairs: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2022 and ending Sept. 30, 2023.
Jeff Hamilton
Kelly Lawton-Abbott
Legal Opinions Committee Chair: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2022, and ending Sept. 30, 2023.
Nonprofit Corporations Committee Chair: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2022, and ending Sept. 30, 2023.
Partnership and LLC Law Committee Co-chairs: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2022 and ending Sept. 30, 2023.
Matthew LeMaster
Elisabeth Yandell McNeil
Securities Law Committee Chair: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2022 and ending Sept. 30, 2023.
Uniform Commercial Code Committee Co-chair: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2022 and ending Sept. 30, 2023.
Young Business Lawyers Committee Chair: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2022 and ending Sept. 30, 2023.
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Executive Committee
Chair: Shaina Johnson (2021-2022) Chair-Elect: Christina Catzoela (2021-2022) Secretary: Jenna Nand (2021-2022) Treasurer: Annie Robertson (2021-2022) Immediate Past Chair: Diane Lourdes Dick (2021-2022) | Young Lawyer Liaison: Thomas Garvey (2021-2022) Board of Governors Liaison*: Bryn Peterson (2021-2022) At-Large Members: |
Section Committees
Communications Committee Corporate Act Revision Committee Co-Chairs: Financial Institutions Committee Privacy and Data Security Law Committee Co-chair: Annie Robertson (2021-2022) Legal Opinions Committee | Nonprofit Corporations Committee David A. Lawson (2021-2022) Partnerships and LLC Law Committee Co-chairs Elisabeth Yandell McNeil and Doug Batey (2021-2022) Securities Law Committee Uniform Commercial Code Committee Young Business Lawyers Committee** |
* Nonvoting members
** Ad hoc committee
All positions are for Fiscal Year 2022, except as otherwise indicated. Please contact subcommittee members for details on their upcoming meeting dates and locations.
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To join the section list serve and for general section questions, please send your email address and Bar number to sections@wsba.org. For more information and to get involved with the section, please contact Section Chair Shaina Johnson.
