By Stephen W. Sather
Barron & Newburger, P.C.
Austin, TX
Growing up, I remember hearing “I’m just a bill, sitting on
Capitol Hill” on Schoolhouse Rock. In
college, I was a political science major.
However, I had never actually gone to Washington to try to influence the
legislative process. That all changed
on Leap Day, February 29, when I participated in the Commercial Law League’s
Hill Day.
A group of thirteen of us from Texas, California, Minnesota, North
Carolina, Idaho, Delaware and Iowa met in Washington to advance three of the
League’s legislative agenda items. One
of the things that sets the Commercial Law League apart from some of its peers
is that it takes positions on legislative issues as well as filing amicus
briefs in cases. Our group focused on
bankruptcy venue reform, preference reform and FDCPA reform. I was part of the venue team.