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Sunset in the Woods

ABOUT US

The Woodlands, Texas

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Located about 30 miles north of downtown Houston, The Woodlands officially began in 1974. The Woodlands is a master-planned community with approximately 118,000 residents and approximately 2,100 businesses. 

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The Woodlands Area is home to a variety of leading companies, including Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, CHI St. Luke’s Health, ExxonMobil, Huntsman Corporation, McKesson Specialty Health, Memorial Hermann, and Repsol USA. There are also many law firms and attorneys making the Woodlands Bar Association situated in a prime location for connecting local attorneys. 

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The WBA

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The Woodlands Bar Association was founded in 2006 to promote and develop the legal profession in The Woodlands, to provide networking and continuing legal education opportunities for its members, and to provide community service in areas where the members of the Association can use their unique legal skills to provide service to others. With an estimated 700 lawyers working or living in The Woodlands, The Woodlands Bar Association offers a large network.

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About: About Us

OUR BOARD MEMBERS

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Kristen Bates
President
president@woodlandsbarassociation.com

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Matteo Pedini
President-Elect

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Heather Bustos
Immediate Past President

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Lee Winkelman
Past President

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Leigh Freeman
Treasurer
treasurer@woodlandsbarassociation.com

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Ryan Wham
Secretary
secretary@woodlandsbarassociation.com

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Jennifer LeMaster
VP CLE
cle@woodlandsbarassociation.com

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Rachael Rolon
CLE
cle@woodlandsbarassociation.com

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Jennifer Duplechain
CLE

cle@woodlandsbarassociation.com

JJ Amell

JJ Amell
VP Community Affairs

community@woodlandsbarassociation.com

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Justin Dolan
Community Affairs
community@woodlandsbarassociation.com

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Margaret Schlesinger
Community Affairs

community@woodlandsbarassociation.com

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Sydney Grady
VP Scholarships

scholarships@woodlandsbarassociation.com

Cynthia Milian

Cynthia Milian
Scholarships

scholarships@woodlandsbarassociation.com

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Stephen Currie
VP Website
website@woodlandsbarassociation.com

About: Meet the Team
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Ashley Speice
VP Membership

membership@woodlandsbarassociation.com

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Melissa Pietraszek
Membership

membership@woodlandsbarassociation.com

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Megan Mejias White
VP Social

social@woodlandsbarassociation.com

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Ruby Bolton
Social
social@woodlandsbara
ssociation.com

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