Date Chartered: 5/31/1983
Purpose
The Section on Alternative Dispute Resolution promotes members’ interests, activities, and communication of ideas, and provides a forum for discussion of matters of interest in the teaching, research, and improvement of the law and practice relating to Alternative Dispute Resolution (negotiation, arbitration, mediation, and other dispute resolution processes).
Annual Meeting Programs
2024
2023
- Main Program
- Employment Discrimination Law (Co-Sponsored by Alternative Dispute Resolution, Contracts, and Labor Relations and Employment Law)
2022
- Main Program
- Section on Commercial and Consumer Law (Co-Sponsored by Alternative Dispute Resolution)
2021
2020
- Main Program
- Contracts (Co-sponsored by Alternative Dispute Resolution)
- Professional Responsibility (Co-sponsored by Alternative Dispute Resolution)
2019
- Main Program
- Litigation (Co-sponsored by Alternative Dispute Resolution)
Awards
Section of the Year
Best Scholarly Article Award
The AALS ADR Section annually selects an article that makes a significant contribution to the field of dispute resolution and reflects excellent scholarly analysis and writing.
New Voices in Dispute Resolution
The AALS Section of Dispute Resolution announces the New Voices in Dispute Resolution program that pairs a “new voice” with a distinguished mentor. The program involves year-long mentoring on a paper or project, culminating with the mentor hosting the new scholar in a hybrid event consisting of an in-person talk at the mentor’s own institution with a invitation to the DR community to attend virtually.
Recipients
| Year | Award Name | Recipient | Law School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Best Scholarly Article Award | Leslie Bellwood | Anthony Ostlund Louwagie Dressen & Boylan P.A. |
| 2024 | Best Scholarly Article Award | Mitchell Zamoff | University of Minnesota Law School |
| 2024 | New Voices in Dispute Resolution | Ashley Votruba | University of Nebraska Department of Psychology |
| 2024 | New Voices in Dispute Resolution | Henry Wang | Florida State University College of Law |
| 2021 | Best Scholarly Article Award | Michael Moffitt | University of Oregon School of Law |
| 2020 | Best Scholarly Article Award | Donna Shestowsky | University of California, Davis School of Law |
| 2019 | Best Scholarly Article Award | Ellen Deason | The Ohio State University, Michael E. Moritz College of Law |