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1 Alternative Resol. 1 (1991-1992)

handle is hein.barjournals/altresolut0001 and id is 1 raw text is: .I iwi~ I R esolutions I The Newsletter of the State Bar of Texas Standing Committee on Alternate Methods of Dispute Resolution Vol. 1, No. 1 Summer 1991 ACTIVITIES AROUND THE STATE Dallas. The Community Dispute Resolution Com- mittee of the Dallas Bar Association, in coalition with local minority bar associations, has launched The Public Dispute Prevention and Resolution Project for the mediation and prevention of public and community disputes. Teams of pro bono mediators trained in cross-cultural dispute resolution will mediate disputes and assist the community in developing communication skills and the ability of reaching consensus in public and community disputes. Mediators on the teams will be skilled in conflict resolution and come from all walks of life. They will represent an ethnically diverse cross-section of the' community to assure acceptance as credible neutrals, sensitive to the concerns of the community. Houston. From January through May 1991 (not in- cluding settlement week), trained attorney volunteers for the Dispute Resolution Center mediated 84 cases referred by state and federal courts. Forty-eight of these disputes either settled at the mediation session or shortly thereafter. Four lawsuits submitted to binding and non- binding arbitration were resolved as well. Considering that an additional 22 cases settled after referral by a court to mediation but before a hearing was held, the resolution rate for these five months is 84%. NEW FEDERAL ADR LEGISLATION By N. Henry Simpson, III* In 1990, Congress passed three new laws to encourage use of ADR procedures in the federal government. The ADMINISTRATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION ACT (ADR Act) authorizes and encourages federal agencies to use ADR processes to enhance the possibility of reaching agreements, and provides a review process in which federal agencies will consider whether, and under what circumstances, ADR techniques may help them to carry out their statutory duties more effectively. A senior official designated as dispute resolution specialist will systematically review all agency programs for ADR potential, provide ADR training for selected personnel, and review grants and contracts for inclusion of clauses encouraging ADR use. Continued on Page 2 Profile: Institute for Transnational Arbitration Your ADR Committee at Work Subscription Information ADR COMMITTEE PUBLISHES FIRST ISSUE OF NEWSLETTER This complimentary issue is presented by the State Bar of Texas Standing Committee on Alternate Methods of Dispute Resolution. ALTERNATIVE RESOLUTIONS will report on ADR developments and activities, furnish legislative updates, provide statistics from pro bono Dispute Resolution Centers in the State and describe projects and items of interest before the ADR Committee. Each issue will contain a profile of one of the many organizations, institutes and associations that administer dispute resolution processes, train neutrals and engage in a number of related activities. ALTERNATIVE RESOLUTIONS will be published twice a year. Subscription information is available at the ADR booth at the State Bar Convention in Houston and at the back of this issue. I INSIDE:-

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