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FY25-26 MWL Board of Directors Candidate Nomination Form

Thank you for your interest in serving on the FY25-26 MWL Board of Directors.

The following questions are designed to help the MWL Nominating Committee get to know you. All starred questions are required. Demographic questions are optional, but encouraged. For open-ended questions, please limit each response to (approximately) 250 words or less. All nomination form responses are held confidential.

NOTE: In addition to submitting this form, nominations must also include a letter of interest or letter of nomination, and a candidate resume. Complete nominations must be received in the MWL office by 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 27, 2025. Complete details about the nomination process and requirements are available at www.mwlawyers.org. (In "Latest News")

Questions? Contact MWL Nominating Committee Chair Poonam Kumar (poonam.kumar@us.dlapiper.com) or MWL Executive Director Debra Pexa (dpexa@mwlawyers.org.)
1.Contact Information(Required.)
2.MWL Bylaws: ARTICLE I: MEMBERSHIP; MEETINGS OF MEMBERS
Section 1. Membership
This corporation shall have members and associate members. A member of this corporation is (a) any
person who has received a juris doctor at either an accredited law school or a law school applying for
accreditation in any jurisdiction of the United States, or (b) any law student in good standing at an
accredited law school or a law school applying for accreditation in any jurisdiction of the United States.
Membership and associate membership is granted upon the payment of annual dues.

Existing members who become suspended or disbarred from the practice of law in any jurisdiction must
notify the corporation of the suspension or disbarment, at which time membership will be revoked and
all membership dues will be forfeited. Membership can be reinstated if: (a) The individual provides the
corporation with verification from the appropriate licensing body that the individual is currently a
member of the bar in good standing; and (b) Receipt of annual payment of dues. If reinstated within the
same fiscal year in which their membership was initially revoked, the individual would not need to pay
dues a second time.

MWL Bylaws: ARTICLE V: NOMINATING COMMITTEE
Section 3. Qualifications
All nominated individuals shall be current members in good standing of the corporation and shall meet
any other qualifications as reasonably determined by the Board of Directors.

MWL MEMBERSHIP: I am an MWL member in good standing.(Required.)
3.MWL DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT
Please review MWL's Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) Statement HERE.

Please share how MWL’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Statement applies to you. In responding, feel free to answer based on identities, experiences, perspectives and/or viewpoints that may or may not be directly reflected in the Statement.(Required.)