Tech Law Section
Annual Report
2021-2022
Section Membership
As of June 15, 2022 the Section has 252 members.
Financial Status
The Section had an account balance of $9,932.39 as of April 30, 2022.
CLEs & Events
The Section hosted 7 events in fiscal year 2021-22.
Program Title | Date | Event Code | CLE Credits | Attendees | Virtual/ In-person/ Hybrid |
Tech Law Section Happy Hour | 06/08/2022 | N/A | N/A | 10 | In-person |
How Lawyers Can Understand Cybersecurity, Technology, and Data Within the Context of the Energy Transition (co-sponsored with the Public Utilities Section) | 05/23/2022 | 455727 | 4.0 Standard | 73 | Hybrid |
Emerging Trends in Cryptocurrency Governance | 05/10/2022 | 457483 | 1.0 Standard | 12 | Virtual |
Online Contract Formation - What Could Possibly Go Wrong? | 04/12/2022 | 450858 | 1.0 Standard | 46 | Virtual |
Mutually Assured Destruction? Data Nationalism Picks Up | 03/08/2022 | 447022 | 1.0 Standard | 34 | Virtual |
Cell Phones Are the New DNA - The Emerging Role of Mobile Device Forensics in Wrongful Conviction Exonerations | 02/08/2022 | 441531 | 1.0 Standard | 31 | Virtual |
Where do NFTs intersect with the LAW? | 11/09/2021 | 423457 | 1.0 Standard | 26 | Virtual |
Annual Meeting and Election Results
The Section’s Annual Meeting was held on May 12, 2022 and 20 people attended.
The following council members were elected to serve on the Section’s Governing Council from 7/1/2022 to 6/30/2023:
- Chip Brink
- John Carney
- Michael Cohen
- Jon Farnsworth
- Ann Kraemer
- Christina Kunz
- Keith Larson
- Jamie Nafziger
- Patrick Pazderka
- Michael Remington
- Damien Riehl
- Sarah Sederstrom
- Jonathan Selleys
- Thomas Sheran
- Nicholas Sperling
- Andrew Taylor (Andy)
- Brian Wallenfelt
The following officers were elected to serve on the Section’s Governing Council from 7/1/2022 to 6/30/2023:
- Chair – Bradley Hammer
- Vice Chair – Susan Stephan
- Treasurer – Beth Schroeder Harper
- Secretary – Jon Stechmann
- Past Chair – Mathea Bulander
Other Section Accomplishments
The section donated funds to four nonprofit organizations to support technology and tech education in the community.
-$2K to Literacy MN
-$2K to The Works
-$1K to Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers
-$1K to MSBA High School Mock Trial
Submitted By:
Mathea Bulander, Section Chair
Date June 17, 2022