
ABOUT US
The Woodlands, Texas
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.
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.
The WBA
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.
OUR BOARD MEMBERS

Kristen Bates
President
president@woodlandsbarassociation.com

Matteo Pedini
President-Elect

Heather Bustos
Immediate Past President

Lee Winkelman
Past President

Leigh Freeman
Treasurer
treasurer@woodlandsbarassociation.com

Ryan Wham
Secretary
secretary@woodlandsbarassociation.com

Jennifer LeMaster
VP CLE
cle@woodlandsbarassociation.com

Rachael Rolon
CLE
cle@woodlandsbarassociation.com

Jennifer Duplechain
CLE
cle@woodlandsbarassociation.com

JJ Amell
VP Community Affairs
community@woodlandsbarassociation.com

Justin Dolan
Community Affairs
community@woodlandsbarassociation.com

Margaret Schlesinger
Community Affairs
community@woodlandsbarassociation.com

Sydney Grady
VP Scholarships
scholarships@woodlandsbarassociation.com

Cynthia Milian
Scholarships
scholarships@woodlandsbarassociation.com

Stephen Currie
VP Website
website@woodlandsbarassociation.com

Ashley Speice
VP Membership
membership@woodlandsbarassociation.com

Melissa Pietraszek
Membership
membership@woodlandsbarassociation.com

Megan Mejias White
VP Social
social@woodlandsbarassociation.com
