Updated: April 16, 2021

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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Application Deadline is April 16, 2021

The following Section Executive Committee positions are open for applications:

  • Chair: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2021, and ending Sept. 30, 2022.
  • Chair-elect: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2021, and ending Sept. 30, 2022.
  • Secretary: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2021, and ending Sept. 30, 2022.
  • Treasurer: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2021, and ending Sept. 30, 2022.
  • At-Large Member (two positions open): one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2021, and ending Sept. 30, 2022.
  • Communications Co-Chair (two positions open): one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2021, and ending Sept. 30, 2022.
  • Corporate Act Revision Committee Co-Chair (two positions open): one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2021, and ending Sept. 30, 2022.
  • Financial Institutions Committee Chair: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2021, and ending Sept. 30, 2022.
  • Law of Commerce in Cyberspace Committee Chair: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2021, and ending Sept. 30, 2022.
  • Legal Opinions Committee Chair: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2021, and ending Sept. 30, 2022.
  • Nonprofit Corporations Committee Chair: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2021, and ending Sept. 30, 2022.
  • Partnership and LLC Law Committee Co-Chair (two positions open): one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2021, and ending Sept. 30, 2022.
  • Securities Law Committee Chair: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2021, and ending Sept. 30, 2022.
  • UCC Co-Chair (two positions open): one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2021, and ending Sept. 30, 2022.
  • Young Business Lawyers Committee Chair: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2021, and ending Sept. 30, 2022.

Eligibility Requirements: Applicants must be a current Section member and should be eligible to vote in accordance with the Section’s bylaws.

Application Process: Click here to complete the online application for open executive committee positions. The Section has requested that each applicant submit a statement of interest with your application. This documents can be uploaded with your online application (PDF format only). Please be advised that application materials may be posted on this website for public viewing.

Nomination Process: A nominating committee, consisting of (i) the chair, (ii) the chair-elect, and (iii) at least one person who is not then a member of the Executive Committee, shall nominate one or more persons for each of the elected positions on the Executive Committee and shall make a report of those nominations at the annual meeting of the Section.

Alternate Nomination Process: A section member may nominate another member by emailing Diane Lourdes Dick at dickdi@seattleu.edu. If materials (résumé, statement of interest, etc.) are required, the nominator is required to submit those materials.

Elections Process: All voting members of the Section will receive an electronic ballot sent to their email in June 2021. Visit this webpage in early June for election updates and voting instructions.

Questions? 
For more information about the Section, its Executive Committee roles, and elections process, please review the Section’s bylaws. You may also contact any member of the current Section Executive Committee or email sections@wsba.org.

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Executive Committee

Chair: Diane Lourdes Dick

Chair-Elect: Shaina Johnson

Secretary: Annie Robertson

Treasurer: Christina Catzoela

Immediate Past Chair: Jason Cruz

Prior Chairs

Young Lawyer Liaison: Harman Bual (2019-2021)

Board of Governors Liaison*: Bryn Peterson

At-Large Members
Jeff Hamilton
Steven Reilly

Section Committees

Communications Committee
Co-chairs: Laura Bloxham and Dalton Thacker

Corporate Act Revision Committee Co-Chairs:
Michael Hutchings and
Eric DeJong 

Financial Institutions Committee
Chair: Joan E. Robinson

Law of Commerce in Cyberspace Committee
Chair: Alex Modelski

Legal Opinions Committee
Chair: Scott MacCormack

Nonprofit Corporations Committee Chair: Judith Andrews

Partnerships and LLC Law Committee Co-chairs: Elisabeth Yandell McNeil and Doug Batey

Securities Law Committee
Chair: Mark Beatty

Uniform Commercial Code Committee
Co-chairs: Gregory Fox and Mark Patterson

Young Business Lawyers Committee**
Chair: Ronak Chokhani 

* Nonvoting members
** Ad hoc committee

All positions are for Fiscal Year 2020, except as otherwise indicated. Please contact subcommittee members for details on their upcoming meeting dates and locations.

Join Our List Serve

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 Diane Lourdes Dick.