By Amy Cox Gruendel and Sean Vitrano The Pro Bono Committee of the Dispute Resolution Section is one of the most active committees in the section. Its work includes: • The Pro Bono Partners (“PBP”) Initiative: A project that identifies organizations with ready-made, quality opportunities for section members to provide pro bono dispute resolution services. […]
By Peter D. Singh Jr. The Race & Equity Committee has taken strides to increase diversity in the alternative dispute resolution field. The Committee’s focus is (1) to identify projects and programs that provide members of the section with opportunities to increase equity and access in the ADR field and to draw upon the talents, […]
By Frank Laney Recently the Commission has been asked to look at certain aspects of waivers and immunity for mediators. In preliminary discussions with Tara, it occurred to us (Tara) that there is a hole in the best practice advice that the Commission as well as the trainers may have been giving over the years. […]
By Amy Cox Gruendel and Sean Vitrano At the Annual Meeting of the Dispute Resolution Section this past March, attorney Deborah (Deb) Lynn Dilman became the inaugural recipient of the Section’s Harmony Award. The Harmony Award recognizes a section Member who, during the course of the award year, provides significant pro bono service as a […]
By Salim Uqdah It’s been an excellent year for the Dispute Resolution Section. We awarded our inaugural Harmony Award to Deb Dilman of Southpark Family Law in Charlotte and the Peace Award to J. Randolph Ward. Section Chair Jim Cooley implemented meaningful task forces to foster innovation in the field. Finally, the Race & Equity […]
By Salim Uqdah We hope everyone’s 2023 is off to a great start! The Dispute Resolution Section asks all mediators, arbitrators, collaboratively trained practitioners/neutrals, paralegals, and attorneys to please complete this Pro Bono Survey. The survey measures pro bono work in the field of dispute resolution (including but not limited to mediation, arbitration, and collaborative […]
By Jim Cooley We move forward. The Council of the Dispute Resolution Section met on December 7, 2022, with 37 Council members, committee chairs and past section chairs in attendance. Up for discussion were seven possible task force topics and the results of a survey of Council members and other section leaders about those topics. […]
By Frank Laney In the early 1990s, I conducted mediations for divorcing couples and had a steady growing business. In most cases, one party or both had attorneys with whom they consulted, but those attorneys never came to the mediation meetings. So, I would draft a set of notes, recording the agreements the parties reached […]
By Salim Uqdah Salim Uqdah, a Dispute Resolution Council Member and Co-Chair of the Dispute Resolution Pro Bono Committee, discusses his journey to certification for North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission’s Superior Court, Family Financial, and Clerk Mediation programs. What got you interested in the Dispute Resolution field? There are two answers to that question. A […]
By Sean Vitrano Greetings and happy autumn from the Pro Bono Committee of the Dispute Resolution Section! Our team has been busy organizing for another successful bar year, and we invite you to participate. The Pro Bono Committee works to identify projects and programs that provide members of the Dispute Resolution Section meaningful opportunities to […]