Updated: Oct. 12, 2023

Business Law Section Executive Committee Elections

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Every year, the Business Law Section holds elections for open seats on its executive committee. On this page you will find information about the election process, how to run for an executive committee position, and other helpful info.

Election Information

Election Timeline

How to Apply

Executive Committee Roles

 


Election Information

The Business Law Section election season runs from March to June of each year. If you're interested in running as a candidate for the Section's Executive Committee, check back here for the latest information regarding the section's election process.

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, 2023, and ending Sept. 30, 2024.

Kelly Anne Lawton-Abbott

Secretary: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2023, and ending Sept. 30, 2024.

Joanna Carey Cleveland

Treasurer: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2023, and ending Sept. 30, 2024.

Barbara J. Prowant

At-Large Member: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2023, and ending Sept. 30, 2024.

Anna Otsuka

Barbara J. Prowant

Corporate Act Revision Committee Co-Chair: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2023, and ending Sept. 30, 2024.

Eric DeJong

Michael Hutchings

Legal Opinions Committee Chair: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2023, and ending Sept. 30, 2024.

Scott William MacCormack

Nonprofit Corporations Committee Chair: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2023, and ending Sept. 30, 2024.

David A. Lawson

Partnerships and LLC Law Committee Co-Chair: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2023, and ending Sept. 30, 2024.

Matthew LeMaster

Elisabeth McNeil

Privacy and Data Protection Security Law Committee Co-Chair: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2023, and ending Sept. 30, 2024.

Michael Austin Harris

Amy Weston

Securities Law Committee Chair: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2023, and ending Sept. 30, 2024.

Andrew Ledbetter

Uniform Commercial Code Committee Co-Chair: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2023, and ending Sept. 30, 2024.

Greg Fox

Young Business Lawyers Committee Chair: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2023, and ending Sept. 30, 2024.

Emily Donohue

Questions? Contact sections@wsba.org.

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How to Apply

The election for the Business Law Section's Executive Committee begins with the posting of open positions on the section's Election page, and the opening of the Application Portal.

Links and information on how to apply will be listed here in March 2024.

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Election Timeline

Interested in running for a seat on the Business Law Section's Executive Committee? Here's some dates you should know about:

  • March — Open positions on the executive committee are posted on the section's Elections page.
  • March — Application Portal for candidates opens.
  • April/May — Application Portal closes and the section's Nominating Committee submits names for the ballot.
  • June — Voting begins (approx. two weeks).
  • June — Voting closes.
  • July — The section's Nominating Committee reaches out to winners of the election.
  • July — Results are posted on the section's Elections page.

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Executive Committee Roles

The Business Law Section's bylaws currently list the following required roles for the executive committee:

  • Chair
  • Chair-Elect
  • Secretary
  • Treasurer
  • Immediate Past Chair
  • Two (2) At-Large Members
  • Section Committees
    • Communications Committee Co-Chairs
    • Corporate Act Revision Committee Co-Chairs
    • Financial Institutions Committee Chair
    • Legal Opinions Committee Chair
    • Nonprofit Corporations Committee Chair
    • Partnerships and LLC Law Committee Co-Chairs
    • Privacy and Data Security Law Committee Co-Chairs
    • Securities Law Committee Chair
    • Uniform Commercial Code Commitee Co-Chairs
    • Young Business Lawyers Committee Chair

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