Subject Matter Committees
Please select a subject matter committee Advocacy Corporate ADR Community Based & Youth Programs Construction Court ADR Entertainment Environment and Natural Resources Ethics Family Government Health Care Intellectual Property International Law Schools Law Student Advisory Online Dispute Resolution Public Policy, Consensus Building, and Democracy Tax

Process Committees
Please select a process committee Arbitration Collaborative Law Mediation Negotiation Expanded Conflict Resolution Processes

Standing Committees
Please select a standing committee ADR Practice Management, Business and Skills Development Associate Issues Diversity Lawyer As Problem Solver Advisory Committee Legislation and State & Local Concerns Pro Bono Committee on Mediator Ethical Guidance Task Force on Mediation Quality Technology

Committees are organized into Subject Matter Committees, Process Committees and Standing Committees.

The general mission of the Subject Matter Committees and Process Committees is to 1) monitor and encourage the development of ADR in a specific subject area; 2) provide a community for section members who are interested in the subject area (via participation in the committee list serve and at committee meetings), 3) develop CLE programs, session proposals for the annual spring conference, newsletter articles, committee newsletters, public service projects, and/or publication(s) to assist members and 4) formally liaise with other ABA entities that have a shared subject matter focus. Subject Matter Committees and Process Committees are open to the Section's general membership.

The Standing Committees act as working groups for specific projects and issues. Membership in Standing Committees is limited to a maximum of ten members and members will be appointed by the Chair of the Section or the Chair's designee. Members interested in appointment to these Standing Committees should forward a statement of interest and resumé to Letty Brown at brownl2@staff.abanet.org.

As an additional convenience, members can now join committees and committee list serves online from specific committee pages on the Section website. Committee list serves are open to all Section members.

A special note to Associate Members: Associate members are able to join any of the subject matter and process committees and/or apply to any of the Standing Committees and will not automatically be added to the Standing Committee on Associate Issues.