About Us Section of Dispute Resolution American Bar Association

About the Section of Dispute Resolution

The Section of Dispute Resolution is in the midst of an exciting time. Fresh from a year of many outstanding achievements the Section is poised for important work on issues critical to Section members and to the future of ADR. If it's happening in ADR, it's happening in this Section.

The Section is doing an excellent job of preparing its members for the law profession of the future in which multiple dispute resolution options will become an integral part of every attorney's practice. Join and take advantage of the many benefits that the Section offers:

Publications

Dispute Resolution Magazine

Just Resolutions Newsletter

Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution

Practice tips - The section provides critical advice to help better serve your clients in the fast changing world of ADR through publications and member-only electronic Discussion Groups.

CLE Sessions - The Section offers training on current topics of interest to neutrals and lawyers who represent clients in ADR proceedings. We schedule four to five CLE conferences a year at which members receive a registration discount equal to the cost of Section Membership.

Annual and Midyear Section Meetings - You will have an opportunity to network with dispute resolvers and advocates and to learn the very latest techniques and developments at ABA Annual and Mid Year meetings.

Ethics Guidance - You receive guidance about emerging ethics issues that arise in a dispute resolution practice from leading practitioners and academics.

Internet Participation - You will share the latest dispute resolution information and resources on the Section's Web Site and the Section-sponsored E-Mail Discussion Groups which will allow you to interact and share information with the leading professionals in the dispute resolution field.

The Section of Dispute Resolution, established in 1993, is one of the ABA's newest and fastest growing Sections with over 17,000 members already. The Section's objectives include maintaining the ABA's national leadership role in the dispute resolution field; providing information and technical assistance to members, legislators, government departments and the general public on all aspects of dispute resolution; studying existing methods for the prompt and effective resolution of disputes; adapting current legal procedures to accommodate court-annexed and court-directed dispute resolution processes; activating state and local bar involvement in dispute resolution, conducting public and professional education programs such as the Multi-Door Dispute Resolution Courthouse Centers Project and conducting a program of research and development including programmatic and legislative models.

The Section has fifty committees including Arbitration, Mediation, International, Practice Development, among others. The Section has published the Model Standards of Conduct for Mediators in cooperation with the American Arbitration Association and the Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution. The Standards are available on this web site.

For further information, please contact the Section of Dispute Resolution, American Bar Association, 740 Fifteenth Street, Washington DC 20005, telephone 202-662-1680, fax 202-662-1683. Or e-mail us at dispute@abanet.org.