Welcome to the New Bar Year!
By Dear Business Law Section Members,
I am looking forward to serving as Chair of the Business Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association for a second year, and we are looking forward to another good year.
Below is a list of the Business Law Section Council members and officers for 2024-25.
Business Law Section Council Members and Officers:
Chair David Broughton
Vice-Chair Jennifer Weaver
Secretary Jonathan Jenkins
Treasurer Andrew Steffensen
Past Chair Ritchie Taylor
Council Members:
2025
Brooks Bossong
Rob Duggins
Lisa Crandall
Jeffrey Hart
2026
Melissa Bailey
James Jolley
Charlie Davis
Caroline Kraich
2027
Ed Chaney
April Kight
Donna Berkelhammer
Kimberly Zirkle
Below is a list of the Section’s Committees and Committee Chairs:
• Legislative: Stephen Later
• CLE: Jennifer Weaver
• Membership Development and Diversity: Kimberly Zirkle
• Communications: Andrew Steffensen
• Pro Bono and Community Engagement: Donna Berkelhammer
• Business Corporations: Heyward Armstrong
• LLC/Other Unincorporated Entities: John Babcock
• Nonprofit Corporations: Bob Saunders
• Secretary of State Liaison: Jennifer Weaver
• Board of Governors Liaison: TBD
• Young Lawyers Division Liaison: Joseph Newlon
• Resources and Technology: Jonathan Jenkins
• Ethics and Professionalism: Brooks Bossong
• Franchise Law: Ritchie Taylor
• Mergers and Acquisitions and Capital Markets: Rob Duggins, April Kight and Mark Cain
If you are interested in serving on one of our committees, please contact Sherard Johnson or David Broughton.
Business Law Section Annual Meeting and CLE:
This year’s Annual Meeting and CLE will be held February 6 and 7 in Raleigh. As reported last year, the Section’s Council determined that we would hold the Annual Meeting and CLE in some of our largest cities in North Carolina, starting with Charlotte in 2023, Winston-Salem in 2024 and Raleigh in 2025. After this year, we will continue to revisit Pinehurst and other locations as potential options for the years following.
While we will once again offer the CLE Program via a live webcast simultaneously with our in-person meeting, we hope that you will make every effort to attend in person. This is the one primary opportunity for our section to come together in person to foster existing friendships and to develop new ones, to learn about current legal developments and to take part in our Annual Meeting. We hope to see you in February.
We welcome your suggestions and input as to how our section can be of service and value to you and your practice. Thank you for your continued support and participation, and we look forward to seeing you soon!