Tomorrow I will be chairing the retreat for the Executive Committee ADR Section of WSBA in lovely Leavenworth, WA, where rumor has it the fall colors will be brilliant!
Fall timing is perfect because the retreat is an effort to harvest the progress the ADR Section made last year, guided by highly respected lawyer and ADR practitioner, Steve Crossland, http://www.crosslandlaw.net/, and I am privileged to lead the Section for the coming year. Our year included revising the ADR Section website, http://www.adr-wa.com/, beginning a newsletter, providing a list of ADR practitioners for the public, http://www.adr-wa.com/directorySearch-drPub.cfm , initiating a new and improved desk book, sponsoring a student clerkship, and revising the Section’s mission statement and bylaws.
What does this have to do with divorce mediation? A lot. The ADR Section’s mission is to promote the informed use and best practices of ADR processes by providing resources; educating members and the public; and addressing issues relating to the growth and development of ADR services in the State of Washington……all to serve clients better…divorce clients as well as all other clients.
We are a diverse group of ADR professionals from various areas of Washington, practicing mediation….both evaluative and facilitative styles, arbitration, conflict coaching, collaborative law and cooperative law. This diversity is what makes the ADR section an exciting, progressive, albeit sometimes challenging group….and allows for big possibilities….we can blend our knowledge and outlook to create progressive programs.
This year the ADR Section Executive Committee expanded to 13 members, an effort to give the group more depth and understanding of the various practices. We will put our heads together to create ways to broaden ADR practice and promote best practices for the public benefit……coming at it from mixed perspectives….exciting possibilities to serve better!
Fall timing is perfect because the retreat is an effort to harvest the progress the ADR Section made last year, guided by highly respected lawyer and ADR practitioner, Steve Crossland, http://www.crosslandlaw.net/, and I am privileged to lead the Section for the coming year. Our year included revising the ADR Section website, http://www.adr-wa.com/, beginning a newsletter, providing a list of ADR practitioners for the public, http://www.adr-wa.com/directorySearch-drPub.cfm , initiating a new and improved desk book, sponsoring a student clerkship, and revising the Section’s mission statement and bylaws.
What does this have to do with divorce mediation? A lot. The ADR Section’s mission is to promote the informed use and best practices of ADR processes by providing resources; educating members and the public; and addressing issues relating to the growth and development of ADR services in the State of Washington……all to serve clients better…divorce clients as well as all other clients.
We are a diverse group of ADR professionals from various areas of Washington, practicing mediation….both evaluative and facilitative styles, arbitration, conflict coaching, collaborative law and cooperative law. This diversity is what makes the ADR section an exciting, progressive, albeit sometimes challenging group….and allows for big possibilities….we can blend our knowledge and outlook to create progressive programs.
This year the ADR Section Executive Committee expanded to 13 members, an effort to give the group more depth and understanding of the various practices. We will put our heads together to create ways to broaden ADR practice and promote best practices for the public benefit……coming at it from mixed perspectives….exciting possibilities to serve better!
~Debra
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Congratulations, Debra! This was by far the most productive planning session I've had the privilege to experience. It was also the liveliest, with more than enough high spirits and good will to go around. We have a busy and exciting year ahead, don't we?
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