Whether you would like to garner some name recognition with an advertisement at the Spring Conference or sponsorship of a networking break or generate new business by exhibiting, the Spring Conference presents an opportunity for you!
The 2020 Annual Spring Conference will be held on April 22-25, 2020 at the Sheraton New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana.
New Orleans
We are bringing more than 20 leading arbitrators and arbitration advocates in the country to Phoenix, AZ to teach at its 13th Annual Arbitration Institute. Join us on March 9 -10 to learn how to improve your arbitrator and advocacy skills and increase your arbitration business.
Phoenix, AZ
The ABA Section of Dispute Resolution has compiled the Section’s resource materials
In this episode, lawyer-turned-planner-turned mediator Jessie Lawrence shares her work in public policy dispute resolution. Jessie Lawrence is an attorney and mediator with a practice focusing on dispute resolution, public engagement and participation, and community and organizational planning.
When Disputes Go Public: Adventures in Public Policy Dispute Resolution
We produce high quality publications in the dispute resolution field to demonstrate the Section's leadership and to serve its membership, the bench, the bar, and the general public.
The newest issue of Dispute Resolution Magazine
Free for Members!
Brought to you in November by the Women in Dispute Resolution Committee
Newsletter
ABA Connect is a place to network, exchange ideas, get advice, and interact with fellow lawyers and legal professionals who share similar areas of interest.
Publications | Book
Negotiation Essentials for Lawyers
Publications | Book
Beyond Smart: Lawyering with Emotional Intelligence
Publications | Book
Structured Negotiation: A Winning Alternative to Lawsuits
The Nominations Committee has announced the nominees for Section of Dispute Resolution Officer and Council Positions.
This practical guide covering more than fifty key negotiation topics is the only book of it’s kind that takes an array of the key negotiation elements and makes them easy to read, and to use. Each chapter is standardized so lawyers can get the essentials quickly and determine which elements might be connected. Each chapter written by SME's in each topic summarizes the best and most recent research and theoretical advances in negotiation from a variety of fields.
“This indispensable guide is for both practitioners and scholars. It is breathtaking in scope—covering more than fifty facets of negotiation. Each contributor’s essay is structured in a uniform format focused on essential kernels of wisdom, but cleverly connected via web links to more detailed discussion in their longer work, The Negotiator’s Desk Reference."
—DAVID A. HOFFMAN, ESQ., JOHN H. WATSON, JR. LECTURER ON LAW, HARVARD LAW SCHOOL; MEDIATOR AND ATTORNEY AT BOSTON LAW COLLABORATIVE, LLC
The Section holds over 200 hours of accredited CLE programs per year in a variety of different formats; from in-person conferences and skills-based trainings, to teleconferences and break-out sessions at ABA meetings.
Nov
13
Events | Webinar
Strengthening Democratic Engagement in Local Communities to Address Community Division and Its Causes
CLE 60 min
In 2018, the Section and the Divided Communities Project of OSU's Moritz College of Law initiated a partnership to develop an academy for leaders to address division, civil unrest and the underlying…
Dec
04
Events | Webinar
Let’s Get Visual: Opportunities to Leverage the POWER of Visual Communication in Your Mediation Practice
Join Lisa Arora, an expert visual mediator to discover the ways YOU (yes you) can use visual communication to make mediation process more effective, creative and empowering for YOUR clients.
Apr
22
Events | In-Person
22nd Annual Spring Conference - Section of Dispute Resolution
The agenda will include excellent programming on mediation, arbitration, negotiation, and specialty practice areas. Whether you are new to dispute resolution practice or have been practicing for deca…
Lawyers, judges, law students, non lawyer dispute resolution professionals and international lawyers. Membership in the ABA is a prerequisite to enrollment in the Section of Dispute Resolution.
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The Section of Dispute Resolution, established in 1993, has over 11,000 members. The Section is a global leader in dispute resolution. We advance and promote fair, prompt, and cost effective dispute resolution. We convene, facilitate, and support innovative research, education, debate, and collaboration on dispute resolution policy and practices. The Section holds numerous in-person educational programs throughout the year, including a spring conference, the Arbitration Institute, and the Advanced Mediation and Advocacy Skills Institute. The Section also convenes teleconferences and webinars on topics of interest to members.
See all 2017-2018 Section Council members and Committee, Task Force and Board Chairs.
Committees are organized into Subject Matter Committees, Process Committees and Standing Committees. Join a Committee to get the most out of your membership!
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Dispute Resolution members can join any and all of our 18 practice-area committees. You will have access to that committee’s ABA Connect Community portal, where you can communicate with your fellow committee members and stay updated on committee activities.
The Section of Dispute Resolution is seeking applications from section members who are interested in taking on a leadership role with one of the Section Committees.
