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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Section Executive Committee Elections
The Section is conducting elections for open positions on the executive committee.
Voting is scheduled for June 5-19, 2023. All voting members of the Section will be sent an electronic ballot from SurveyMonkey via email on June 5, 2023.
Candidate Information, Open Positions, and Terms
For more information about the Section and its executive committee, please review the Section's bylaws. Candidates are listed in alphabetical order by position.
Chair-elect
One position open. 1-year term: Oct. 1, 2023–Sept. 30, 2024.
Candidate 1: Kelly Anne Lawton-Abbott
Candidate 2: Barbara J. Prowant
Secretary
One position open. 1-year term: Oct. 1, 2023–Sept. 30, 2024.
Candidate: Joanna Carey Cleveland
Treasurer
One position open. 1-year term: Oct. 1, 2023–Sept. 30, 2024.
Candidate: Barbara J. Prowant
At-Large Member
Two positions open. 1-year term: Oct. 1, 2023–Sept.30, 2024.
Candidate 1: Anna Otsuka
Candidate 2: Barbara J. Prowant
Corporate Act Revision Committee Co-Chair
Two positions open. 1-year term: Oct. 1, 2023–Sept. 30, 2024.
Candidate 1: Eric DeJong
Candidate 2: Michael Hutchings
Candidate 3: Barbara J. Prowant
Legal Opinions Committee Chair
One position open. 1-year term: Oct. 1, 2023–Sept. 30, 2024.
Candidate: Scott William MacCormack
Nonprofit Corporations Committee Chair
One position open. 1-year term: Oct. 1, 2023–Sept. 30, 2024.
Candidate 1: David A. Lawson
Candidate 2: Coleman Scroggins
Partnerships and LLC Law Committee Co-Chair
Two positions open. 1-year term: Oct. 1, 2023–Sept. 30, 2024.
Candidate 1: Matthew LeMaster
Candidate 2: Elisabeth McNeil
Candidate 3: Barbara J. Prowant
Privacy and Data Protection Security Law Committee Co-Chair
Two positions open. 1-year term: Oct. 1, 2023–Sept. 30, 2024.
Candidate 1: Michael Austin Harris
Candidate 2: Barbara J. Prowant
Candidate 3: Amy Weston
Securities Law Committee Chair
One position open. 1-year term: Oct. 1, 2023–Sept. 30, 2024.
Candidate 1: Andrew Ledbetter
Candidate 2: Barbara J. Prowant
Uniform Commercial Code Committee Co-Chair
Two positions open. 1-year term: Oct. 1, 2023–Sept. 30, 2024.
Candidate: Greg Fox
Young Business Lawyers Committee Chair
One position open. 1-year term: Oct. 1, 2023–Sept. 30, 2024.
Candidate 1: Emily Donohue
Candidate 2: Emily Lewis
Questions? Email sections@wsba.org.
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Executive Committee
Chair: Christina Catzoela (2022-2023) Chair-Elect: James Bishop (2022-2023) Secretary: Joanna Cleveland (2022-2023) Treasurer: Kelly Anne Lawton-Abbott (2022-2023) Immediate Past Chair: Shaina Johnson (2022-2023) | Young Lawyer Liaison: Thomas Garvey (2021-2023) Board of Governors Liaison*: Kevin Fay (2022-2023) and Serena Sayani (2022-2023) At-Large Members: |
Section Committees
Communications Committee Corporate Act Revision Committee Co-Chairs: Financial Institutions Committee Privacy and Data Security Law Committee Co-chairs: Jeff Hamilton and Kelly Anne Lawton-Abbott (2022-2023) Legal Opinions Committee | Nonprofit Corporations Committee David A. Lawson (2022-2023) Partnerships and LLC Law Committee Co-chairs Elisabeth Yandell McNeil and Matthew LeMaster (2022-2023) 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 Christina Catzoela.
