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.
Annual Report
Budget
Bylaws
Info Sheet
Prior Chairs
Third-Party Legal Opinions
Section Executive Committee Elections
Voting closed on May 31 at 5 p.m. in the Business Law Section Executive Committee elections. Here are the newly-elected members, with terms beginning on Oct. 1, 2018.
Chair-Elect: Jason Cruz
Treasurer: Diane Lourdes Dick
Secretary: Christopher Greene
At-Large Member: Steven Reilly
At-Large Member: James Wriston
Thank you to all of the candidates!
Members-only Resources
Legislation
Publications & Newsletters
Announcements
Fall 2018 Newsletter
Spring 2018 Newsletter
Securities-Based Crowdfunding Scorecard (Fall 2016)
Executive Committee
Chair: Andrew Steen
Chair-Elect: Alicia Levy
Secretary: Jason Cruz
Treasurer: David Eckberg
Immediate Past Chair: Andrew Ledbetter
Young Lawyer Liaison: Paul Barrera*
BOG Liaison: Paul Swegle*
Members At-Large
Section Committees
Communications Committee Chair: Deirdre Glynn Levin
Corporate Act Revision Committee Co-Chairs: Michael Hutchings & Eric A. 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 & Chris Brown
Securities Law Committee Chair: Mark Beatty
Uniform Commercial Code Committee Co-chairs: Gregory Fox & Mark Patterson
*Non-voting members
Please contact subcommittee members for details on their upcoming meeting dates and locations.
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 Andrew Steen.
