ABA Section of Business Law
ABA Section of Business Law
Business Law Today
November/December 1999
Joint ventures
Fall in the air? Yes, but it’s also time to nominate
Whom do you think should be nominated for a leadership position in the Section?
The Nominating Committee of the Business Law Section needs your recommendations for leadership positions for the 2000-2001 association year. Nominees will be selected for:
• Chair-elect (who automatically assumes the position of chair the following year)
• Secretary (who automatically assumes the position of vice-chair the following year)
• Five additional Council members for a term expiring in 2004
• One Section delegate to the ABA House of Delegates for a term expiring in 2003
Historically, the preceding year’s vice-chair has been nominated to serve as chair-elect the following year.
The Business Law Section recognizes that members of the Section represent unique backgrounds and bring a variety of valuable skills and perspectives. This diversity is a strength for the Section. We believe that the leadership also should reflect a spirit of inclusiveness and diversity. In light of this, the Nominating Committee will take into account the following principles in making its selections. It will:
• select nominees who have been substantial and active contributors to the Section.
• seek geographic diversity in the leadership of the Section.
• strive for representation from a broad cross-section of the areas of law represented in the Section
• seek to draw leaders from a broad cross-section of the various sectors of practice, including corporate law departments, government, academia and private law firms.
• actively recruit nominees who reflect the different dimensions of diversity in the Section.
The following officers and Council members already have been elected to serve during the 2000-2001 year:
Chair: Amelia H. Boss, Philadelphia
Vice-chair: Harold S. Barron, Blue Bell, Pa.
Section delegates to the ABA House of Delegates: Barbara Mendel Mayden, Nashville, Tenn.; Frank R. Morris Jr. Columbus, Ohio; M. Peter Moser, Baltimore; and Myles V. Lynk, Washington
In addition, Thomas L. Ambro, Wilmington, Del., currently serves as vice-chair of the Section. Currently serving Council members are:
Terms expiring August 2000:
R. Franklin Balotti, Wilmington, Del.
Richard E. Cherin, Newark, N.J.
Jean Ellis Harris, Phoenix
Alan S. Kaplinsky, Philadelphia
Bruce Alan Mann, San Francisco
Terms expiring August, 2001:
Pamela M. Dashiell, Boston
Harry L. Henning, Columbus, Ohio
Hugh M. Ray, Houston
James Fulcher Tune, Seattle
Steven Owen Weise, Los Angeles
Terms expiring August, 2002:
Mary Beth M. Clary, Naples, Fla.
David G. Heiman, Cleveland
Charles E. McCallum, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Margaret L. Milroy, Arlington, Va.
John F. Olson, Washington
Terms expiring August, 2003:
Deborah L. Fletcher, Charlotte, N.C.
James J. Hanks Jr., Baltimore
Thurston R. Moore, Richmond, Va.
Karen L. Shapiro, Newark, N.J.
Edwin Eric Smith, Boston
This year’s Nominating Committee is chaired by Maury B. Poscover, St. Louis.
If you have suggestions for candidates for any of these positions, please e-mail their name and qualifications to simonsc@staff.abanet.org. The slate of nominees will be announced at the Section’s Spring Meeting in Columbus, Ohio, March 23-26, 2000. The formal election will take place at the 2000 Annual Meeting in New York City.
