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ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION SECTION

MSBA ADR Section
Annual Report
2010-11

Section Membership
As of May 26, 2011, the ADR Section has 374 members.

Financial Status
The ADR Section had an account balance of $3817.15 as of April 30, 2011. 

Continuing Legal Education Programs
The Section hosted nine CLE programs in fiscal year 2010-11. 

Program Title

Date

Event Code

CLE/ADR Credit

Number of Attendees

Can the Judiciary be Saved? Can ADR Help?

5/10/11

155581

1.0 Standard

34

ADR in Special Education: How to Build Trust in a Mediation System when Distrust Abounds

4/12/11

154799

1.0 Standard

39

Interaction Between Judiciary Budgetary Crisis and ADR

3/8/11

153337

1.0 Standard

44

Keep your "In-fighting" In-House: Designing Workplace Dispute Resolution Processes: Tips and Traps for Attorneys and ADR Neutrals (co-sponsored with ADR)

02/8/11

152448

1.0 Standard

59

Elder Mediation: Possibilities and Pitfalls

01/11/11

151816

1.0 CLE
1.0 ADR

41

An Arbitrator's Thoughts on Effective Advocacy in Arbitration

12/14/10

150750

1.0 CLE
1.0 ADR

76

A New Frontier in ADR – Blind Mediations How Less Information Might Promote More Self Determination"

11/09/10

149870

1.0 CLE
1.0 ADR

39

Truth and Tension in Divorce Mediation Practice

10/12/10

149051

1.0 CLE
1.0 ADR

51

Mass Torts/Disasters: Use of Special Masters and Alternative Methods of Resolution

09/14/10

147976

1.0 CLE

30

 

Annual Meeting and Election Results
The ADR Section held its Annual Meeting and Elections on Tuesday, May 10, 2011, at the Minnesota State Bar Association offices.  The meeting included an overview of the Section’s accomplishments, a CLE program (noted above) and 2011-12 officer and council member elections.  The following officers and council members were elected to serve on the ADR Section Council in 2011-12.

Officers:
Chair – Patrick R. Burns
Past Chair – Madge Thorsen
Secretary – Linda Mealey-Lohmann
Treasurer – Dan Simon

Council Members:
Elise Peterson, Community Vice-Chair
Louis Robards, Community Vice-Chair
Andrew Birkeland, Legislative Vice-Chair
Jeff Ansel, Legislative Vice-Chair
Dave Allgeyer, Publications Vice-Chair
Steve Schemenauer, Publications Vice-Chair
Marilyn McKnight, Family Vice-Chair
John Schulz, Family Vice-Chair
Greg Bistram, Commercial/Employment Vice-Chair
Roger Kramer, Commercial/Employment Vice-Chair

Other Section Accomplishments
The Section gave out $6000 in grants.

The Section took steps to protect its intellectual property interests with regard to the name ‘Select ADR’.

Submitted By:
Madge Thorsen, Section Chair

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

- Last Updated 003/08/2010 -

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