| ADReport |
Alternative
Dispute Resolution Section Newsletter |
| Volume Three,
Number One |
Bob Park, Chair
Jonathan S. Rosenthal, Editor
Elizabeth Yarema, Co-Editor |
Mediator Quality Assurance Project Moves Forward
Last spring, MACRO’s Mediator
Quality Assurance project held five forums around the state to get input from
mediation practitioners and users on what they would like to see in a mediator
quality assurance plan. Meetings were held regionally and for the three
practitioner organizations in the State, including the ADR Section of the Bar.
Since that time, the Quality
Assurance Oversight Committee has taken all of the feedback from those forums
and from other responses, such as e-mails and fax back forms, and attempted to
create a concept for Mediator Quality Assurance that fits the most common
themes. In September, the Committee held a one-day retreat to discuss those
issues and create a concept. That concept will now be taken back out to
mediation practitioners and users for additional feedback.
Please consider attending one of
the regional forums or the practitioner form to give your opinion about the
concept and to ask questions. Forums will be held as follows:
| Monday,
Oct 28th |
For ADR
practitioners
(Judicial Training Center, Annapolis) |
| Wednesday, Nov 6th |
Western
Maryland
(Allegany College, Cumberland) |
| Thursday,
Nov 14th |
Eastern
Shore
(Salisbury University, Salisbury) |
| Wednesday, Nov 20th |
Southern
Maryland
(Higher Education Center, California) |
| Wednesday, Dec 4th |
Northern
Maryland
(Cecil Community College, North East) |
| Monday,
Dec 16th |
Central
Maryland
(Wilde Lake Interfaith Center, Columbia) |
The meetings begin at 6:00 p.m.,
and light suppers will be served. If you can’t make these meetings, please feel
free to send your thoughts, comments, and questions by fax, 410-321-2399, or
e-mail jonathan.rosenthal@courts.state.md.us. If you have additional questions,
please contact Jonathan Rosenthal at 410-321-2398.
