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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2021 Section Executive Committee Elections
The Section is conducting elections for open positions on the executive committee.
Voting is scheduled for June 7-20, 2021. All voting members of the Section will receive an electronic ballot sent to their email on June 7, 2021, via Survey Monkey.
Candidate Information, Open Positions & Terms
For more information about the Section and its Executive Committee roles, please review the Section's bylaws. Candidates for open positions are listed below.
- Chair: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2021, and ending Sept. 30, 2022.
Candidate: Shaina Johnson - Chair-elect: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2021, and ending Sept. 30, 2022.
Candidate: Christina Catzoela - Treasurer: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2021, and ending Sept. 30, 2022.
Candidate: Annie Robertson
- Secretary: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2021, and ending Sept. 30, 2022.
Candidate: Jenna Nand - At-Large Member (two positions open): one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2021, and ending Sept. 30, 2022.
Candidate: Jeff Hamilton
Candidate: Steven Reilly - Communications Co-Chair (two positions open): one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2021, and ending Sept. 30, 2022.
Candidate: Laura Bloxham
Candidate: Dalton Thacker - Corporate Act Revision Committee Co-Chair (two positions open): one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2021, and ending Sept. 30, 2022.
Candidate: Michael Hutchings
Candidate: Eric DeJong - Financial Institutions Committee Chair: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2021, and ending Sept. 30, 2022.
Candidate: Joan E. Robinson - Law of Commerce in Cyberspace Committee Chair: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2021, and ending Sept. 30, 2022.
Candidate: Alex Modelski - Legal Opinions Committee Chair: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2021, and ending Sept. 30, 2022.
Candidate: Scott MacCormack - Nonprofit Corporations Committee Chair: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2021, and ending Sept. 30, 2022.
Candidate: David A. Lawson - Partnership and LLC Law Committee Co-Chair (two positions open): one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2021, and ending Sept. 30, 2022.
Candidate: Elisabeth Yandell McNeil
Candidate: Doug Batey - Securities Law Committee Chair: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2021, and ending Sept. 30, 2022.
Candidate: Mark Beatty - UCC Co-Chair (two positions open): one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2021, and ending Sept. 30, 2022.
Candidate: Gregory Fox
Candidate: Mark Patterson - Young Business Lawyers Committee Chair: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2021, and ending Sept. 30, 2022.
Candidate: Ronak Chokhani
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Executive Committee
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Chair: Diane Lourdes Dick Chair-Elect: Shaina Johnson Secretary: Annie Robertson Treasurer: Christina Catzoela Immediate Past Chair: Jason Cruz |
Young Lawyer Liaison: Harman Bual (2019-2021) Board of Governors Liaison*: Bryn Peterson At-Large Members |
Section Committees
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Communications Committee Corporate Act Revision Committee Co-Chairs: Financial Institutions Committee Law of Commerce in Cyberspace Committee Legal Opinions Committee |
Nonprofit Corporations Committee Chair: Judith Andrews Partnerships and LLC Law Committee Co-chairs: Elisabeth Yandell McNeil and Doug Batey Securities Law Committee Uniform Commercial Code Committee Young Business Lawyers Committee** |
* 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.
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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 Diane Lourdes Dick.
