Welcome To The Section of Dispute Resolution

As part of the American Bar Association, the world’s largest voluntary professional association, the Section of Dispute Resolution, with over 19,000 members, is the world’s largest association of dispute resolution professionals. Through our Section’s conferences, continuing education programs, research activities, information services, eNewsletter, publications, and mediation and arbitration institutes for neutrals and advocates throughout the United States, we deliver useful knowledge and training to our members.

Take some time to explore our Section’s website containing valuable, cutting-edge information you can use in your practice.

If you want to be part of the action, please get involved by joining the Section and then joining a Section committee in an area of interest to you. We invite you to make our Section your home.

Benefits of Being a Member

The American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution provides its members and the public with creative leadership in the dispute resolution field by fostering diversity, developing and offering educational programs, providing technical assistance, and producing publications that promote problem-solving and excellence in the provision of dispute resolution services.

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Interested in learning more about a specific area of ADR? Use the links above to view each committee page. Committee membership is open to all Section members. Only exceptions are the Standing Committees (which are indicated with an *) where membership is limited to a maximum of ten members and members will be appointed by the Chair of the Section or the Chair's designee. Visit the committtee page for more information.

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