Dispute Resolution | 2019 Year-end Section Update

Dear Section Members,

As we close out 2019, we are looking forward to seeing many of you at the upcoming 26th Annual ADR Institute & 2019 Neutral’s Conference co-sponsored by our Section, this Friday, December 13, 2019. This year will be a first for us as we host the conference at Georgia State University College of Law. The conference will also be simulcast to the Savannah and Tifton SBG offices. As another first, this year’s conference will feature a new twist on Ethics as we explore ethical situations in dispute resolution through the vision of Playwright Hank Kimmel.

As always, we will host our year-end section meeting before the start of the Conference at 7:30am. We will review the year, select dates for quarterly meetings in 2020, and elect our incoming Executive Board for 2020-2021. If you have not yet registered for the Conference. Visit gabar.org to register online. Onsite registration will also be available until capacity is reached.

Our Section has also received a fantastic offer from the American Bar Association. Through our cooperative efforts with the ABA Dispute Resolution Section, members of our Section can at the same discounted rate as ABA DR Section members for the upcoming Arbitration Institute and the Spring Conference sponsored by the ABA DR Section. The next opportunity for discounted attendance is at the Arbitration Institute at the campus of Arizona State University in Phoenix, Arizona on March 9-10, 2020. Members of the State Bar of Georgia DR Section are eligible to attend at the same rate as ABA DR Section members, which is a reduced rate of $550 until February 1, 2020. To register and see a copy of the brochure, please click visit: bit.ly/30JDEae

Again. we look forward to seeing many of you this week. We also wish each and every one of you the happiest and safest Holiday season!

Stacey L. Mitchener

DR Section Chair 2018-2020