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ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION SECTION

MSBA ADR Section
Annual Report
2011-12


Section Membership
As of April 20, 2012, the ADR Section has 399 members.

Financial Status
The ADR Section had an account balance of $1,041.56 as of June 27, 2012. 

Continuing Legal Education Programs
The Section hosted nine CLE programs in fiscal year 2011-12. 

Program Title

Date

Event Code

CLE/ADR Credit

Number of Attendees

News and Views from Minnesota Community Mediation Programs

9/13/2011

159645

1.5 Standard

41

Can the Political Differences in the Minnesota Legislature be Mediated?

10/11/2011

160934

1.0 Standard

35

The Annual Happy Hour and Law Student Reception

11/8/2011

N/A

N/A

20

Arbitration: Have We Lost Its Traditional Benefits? Can We Get them Back? Perspectives on Realizing the Promise of Arbitration

12/13/2011

162431

1.0 Standard

43

Nonviolent Peacekeeping - An ADR Model Worth Emulating

01/10/12

163093

1.0 Standard
1.0 ADR

43

Has the ABA Endorsed an End-Run Around the Rule Against Contact with Represented Parties? - ABA Formal Opinion 11-461

2/14/2012

164306

1.0 Ethics

37

The ADR Ethics Board: Who They Are, What They Do and How Not to Meet Them

3/13/2012

165304

1.0 Ethics

78

Kentucky Felony Mediation Program: A Model for Mediation of Criminal Cases in Minnesota?"

04/10/12

166433

1.0 Standard

66

Probate/Trust Mediation—Perspectives from Two Mediators with Bench Backgrounds

05/08/12

167711

1.0 Standard

79

 

Annual Meeting and Election Results

Elections were held at the Section annual meeting on May 8, 2012. 

2012-13 ADR Section Executive Council

Section Chair:

Dan Simon

Secretary:

Linda Mealey-Lohman

Section Treasurer:

Rick Hendrickson

ADR Legislation Reps:

Jeff Ansel
Marilyn McKnight

ADR  Publications Reps:

Steve Schemenauer
Alan Witz

Community ADR Reps:

Louis Robards
Jeanne Zimmer

Commercial/Employment ADR Reps:

Greg Bistram
Madge Thorsen

Family ADR Reps:

Carol Klaphake
Nikki Keirnes

Past Chair:

Patrick Burns

 

Other Section Accomplishments

The ADR Section gave out three grants this year - $3,000.00 to MN Association of Community Mediation Programs, $3,000.00 to Conflict Resolution Center and $1,000.00 to Central Minnesota Legal Services. 

The Section also sponsored the Conflict Resolution Minnesota Annual Conference with a $500.00 donation.

Submitted By:
Patrick Burns, Section Chair
Date: June 20, 2012

 

 

 

- Last Updated 07/09/2012 -

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