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ABA Adopts Two Resolutions Related to ADR
By Beth Graham - August 14, 2023
Last week, the American Bar Association (“ABA”) House of Delegates adopted two resolutions related to alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”).
GETTING TRAINED AS A SPECIAL MASTER AND MENTORED IN THE PROFESSION
By Merril Hirsh, FCIArb - February 11, 2022
In a December 7, 2021 guest post, I reported that the Academy of Court-Appointed Masters (ACAM) had opened up its membership to people who have never previously served as special masters and was working on a training and mentoring program. OK, so here’s the sequel.
A CHANCE TO BECOME A SPECIAL MASTER
By Merril Hirsh, FCIArb - December 7, 2021
In a September 15, 2021 post, I described the decision by the Academy of Court-Appointed Master (ACAM) (1) to try to open up the special masters profession by inviting people who had not previously served as special masters to join our organization and to receive training, mentoring and professional standards; and (2) to partner with other organizations both public and private both to recruit diverse candidates to serve as special masters and to
The New Plan for the Academy of Court-Appointed Masters
By Merril Hirsh, FCIArb - September 15, 2021
The problem with chickens and eggs isn’t which one comes first. It’s that that neither comes at all.
Academy of Court Appointed Masters Publishes 2020 Benchbook for Appointing Special Masters
By Beth Graham - June 17, 2020
If you're thinking about using a special master, you and the judge you're appearing in front of may find “Appointing Masters and Other Judicial Adjuncts,” published by the Academy of Court Appointed Masters (“ACAM”), to be quite useful.
ABA Committee Holds Webinar on Using Special Masters to Help Courts Deal with the Challenges of the Pandemic
By Beth Graham - June 3, 2020
Last week, the ABA Judicial Division Lawyers Conference Special Masters Committee held a webinar titled “A Brainstorming Session: Using Special Masters to Help Courts Deal with the Challenges of the Pandemic.”
Using Rule 11 to Keep Your Case Moving During COVID-19
By Tracy McCormack - May 11, 2020
Remember when Rule 11 was used just to memorialize a discovery extension? Meet the new and improved Rule 11. It’s a powerful tool to keep your clients happy and your cases moving when you don’t have regular access to the courts.
ABA Committee on Special Masters Seeks Feedback on COVID-19-Related Checklist
By Beth Graham - April 20, 2020
The American Bar Association Judicial Division Lawyers Conference’s Committee on Special Masters has put out a call for feedback on the draft "Checklist for Making Use of Special Masters to Help Deal with the New Normal" that was issued in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
ABA Passes New Guidelines on the Appointment and Use of Special Masters
By Kyle Bailey - March 19, 2019
At the January 2019 Midyear Meeting, the American Bar Association adopted the ABA Guidelines for the Appointment and Use of Special Masters in Federal and State Civil Litigation.
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