Dispute Resolution Policy & Standards

Summary of existing ABA ADR Policy

Standards of Conduct

• Recommended Best Practices for E-Commerce and ADR
• Guidance for Online Dispute Resolution (ODR)
• Model Standards of Conduct for Mediators 
• Standards for the Establishment and Operation of Ombuds Offices
  
• Code of Ethics for Commercial Arbitrators 
• Ethics Codes for Settlement Negotiations
• Ombuds Standards of Practice

ABA Resolutions

• 108: Promoting Civil Public Discourse (2011)
• 105: Increasing Diversity in Dispute Resolution (2018)
  • Read the Summary and Action Steps  and the Letter from the Chair on Resolution 105.
• 501: Supporting Civility in Public Discourse (2023)
• 500: Increasing the use of Early Dispute Resolution (2024)
• 703: Approving the Uniform Collaborative Law Rules and Uniform Collaborative Law Act (2024)

DR Section Resolutions

• Resolution on Mediation and the Unauthorized Practice of Law
• Resolution on Good Faith Requirements

Arbitration Uniform Acts

• Uniform Arbitration Act
• Revised Uniform Arbitration Act
• Status of RUAA in all States

Collaborative Law

• Uniform Collaborative Law Act

Mediation Uniform Acts

• Uniform Mediation Act

Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Proposed Rule on Arbitration Agreements

On July 29, 2016, the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution submitted comments on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s proposal to require regulated entities to submit arbitration claim filings, awards and other documents to the CFPB and to publicize such information.

Section Bylaws