Annual Report

Section Membership

As of 06/16/2022 the Section has 58 members.

Financial Status

The Section had an account balance of $8,368.42 as of April 30, 2022.

CLEs & Events

The Section hosted 5 events in fiscal year 2021-22. 

Annual Meeting and Election Results

The Section’s Annual Meeting was held on June 2, 2022 and 7 people attended.

The following council members were newly elected to serve on the Section’s Governing Council from 7/1/2022 to 6/30/2023:

• Tou Xiong

   

  The following council members were re-elected to serve on the Section’s Governing Council from 7/1/2022 to 6/30/2023:

• Brian Grogan
• Shannon Heim
• Michael Lewis
• Joan Peterson
• Jason Topp

The following officers were elected to serve on the Section’s Governing Council from 7/1/2022 to 6/30/2023:

• Chair: Anthony Mendoza
• Treasurer: Milda Hedblom
• Secretary: Michael Bradley

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
What diversity, equity and inclusion goals did the Section include in the 2021-2022 work plan, how did you approach these goals, and what was the result?

• Hosted annual Careers in Communications Law CLE to connect with law students and increase awareness of and diversity in the field of communications law.
• Partnered with Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers to host a CLE on the topic implicit bias in the legal profession and how it relates to mental health.

   

  Other Section Accomplishments

   

• Hosted CLEs with two nationally recognized speakers and authors, Jeff Kosseff of the Cyber Science Department of the U.S. Naval Academy and Erika Douglas of Temple Law School.
• Supported the MSBA High School Mock Trial Program with a $300 donation.

Submitted By:

Anthony Mendoza, Section Chair

Date: 6/30/22