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17 Alternative Resol. 1 (2008)

handle is hein.barjournals/altresolut0017 and id is 1 raw text is: Vol. 17, No 1 Welcome to you as one of the 1,404 members of the ADR Section of the State Bar of Texas! You are either one of the 1,148 attorneys or 256 non- attorneys who seek peace- ful resolution of disputes Cecilia H. Morgan through negotiation, me- diation, arbitration, col- laboration, neutral fact finding or other dis- pute resolution processes. In my last Chair's Comer, I promised that we would talk in this newsletter about our Section's work. The work of this Section is done indi- vidually by you and collectively through our Council and our Section. Because I don't know each of you individually, I will focus my explanation on the work of the Council on behalf of the Section. Your Council consists of 17 individuals from across the State of Texas who meet at least four times annually on behalf of the Section. Feel free to turn to the back cover of this newsletter to see each of their names and contact information. These extremely conscientious and hard- working individuals volunteer their time and effort on your be- half, and they are not compensated for their efforts. In my experience on the Council over the last five years, the vast majority attend every meeting. At the last meeting of the Council, among the Committee reports were the following: * the newsletter, * the website, * the Arbitration White Paper, * the Arbitration Ad Hoc Agreement, * the Ethical Guidelines for Media- tors, * the Annual Meeting (in Houston, Thursday, June 26, 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.), * sponsorship of a Securities Arbitra- tion Program, and * member services committee. The Newsletter. The newsletter you hold is ably produced quarterly under the chairman- ship of Walter A. Wright, as Chairman of the Newsletter Editorial Board, and Robyn G. Pietsch, as Newsletter Editor. You should have received the commemorative Special Edition 2007 20th Anniversary Newsletter in October. The current newslet- ter includes such standard articles as an Ethical Puzzler, produced by Suzanne M. Duvall, and a book report from Kay Elkins Elliot. Walter and Robyn receive articles from folks all over the United States and the world who regularly write about the search for peace through alternative dispute resolu- tion processes. Included in this edition are articles about international ADR activities in Panama, Slovakia, and Uruguay. The Website. The website Committee is capably headed by Jay Cantrell, who is tran- sitioning off the Council this year and is now sharing his duties with new Council member Joe Cope. Take a minute and look at the website (www.texasadr.org). It is currently receiving a facelift and will con- tinue to be enhanced over the next year with our new webmaster, Jenni Small. Feel free to contact Jay with any of your suggestions to improve the website. The Arbitration White Paper. John Boyce and John Allen Chalk are competently chair- ing a Committee to look at the pros and cons of Texas legislative activity on arbitration in the upcoming term of the Texas Legislature. As a Section of the State Bar of Texas, the Section is generally neutral on legislation but regularly works through its members to provide research and testimony on ADR continued on page 44 Winter 2008

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