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Dispute Resolution Section The Dispute Resolution Section promotes statewide rules and uniform standards concerning dispute resolution programs through research, legislation, local rule and policy development; provides training, roundtables and networking opportunities to judges, magistrates, attorneys, court personnel and other individuals working with courtconnected dispute resolution programs; and provides technical assistance, quantitative and qualitative assessment and program development, with new and ongoing dispute resolution programs, including mediation and parenting coordination. In February 2008, Chief Justice Moyer announced the foreclosure mediation program model, the first of its kind in the nation. The 11-step model is designed so courts can modify the model, as well as related documents and forms, based on their local needs, resources and community, while balancing the needs of all stakeholders. During the year, section staff made presentations on foreclosure mediation to the Miami County and Akron Bar Associations and to both 2008 statewide Save Our Homes summits of former Treasurer of State Richard Cordray, where more than 350 Ohioans gathered to address foreclosures in Ohio. The Dispute Resolution Section in 2008 also supported the development of mediation and parenting coordination programs in Ohio courts through grant funding. Grant funds were distributed for new and ongoing programs in 24 counties across Ohio. Courts receiving funding included those in Adams, Athens, Defiance, Fayette, Fulton, Gallia, Henry, Highland, Jackson, Lake, Mahoning, Meigs, Ottawa, Pickaway, Pike, Portage, Putnam, Ross, Sandusky, Scioto, Seneca, Vinton, Washington and Williams counties. The court programs receiving grant funding mediated more than 1,500 cases in juvenile, domestic relations, general civil and municipal courts. The section approved 40-hour specialized family or divorce mediation trainings, conducted by Lakeland Community College, Northcoast Conflict Solutions, Community Mediation Services of Central Ohio, the University of Akron, the Cleveland Mediation Center and Capital University Law School. The section also began developing an Ohio court mediation directory for publication in May 2009. The Dispute Resolution staff provided 47 training seminars for more than 1,200 judges, magistrates, attorneys, mediators, court personnel and other professionals in 19 counties to improve the delivery of dispute resolution services throughout Ohio. The 13 events addressing foreclosure mediation hosted 64 2008 Annual Report • The Supreme Court of Ohio
more than 500 participants. Training topics required under Sup.R. 16 included basic mediation, domestic abuse issues and child protection mediation. Scholarships were provided for individuals to meet training requirements under Sup.R. 16. The section cosponsored three training events with the Ohio Commission on Dispute Resolution and Conflict Management, including a two-day conflict resolution services training for judges and other elected officials and two advanced training events titled Mediating with Highly Positional Parties. In addition, the Dispute Resolution Section cosponsored multiple training events with Capital University Law School at The Minority Training Institute. The section conducted nine case-specific and regional roundtables for more than 280 individuals to share best practices and provide networking opportunities. Section staff facilitated a foreclosure mediation roundtable and courtspecific roundtables for municipal, domestic relations, juvenile, general division civil and appellate courts for mediators and other professionals. Further, the section staff maintained a national presence during the year in the field of dispute resolution through active membership in the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts and the Association for Conflict Resolution and attendance at the national board meetings. The section assisted more than 15 other states in the area of foreclosure mediation. Staff also provided research to Iowa on states with certification in mediation and guidance to Alabama in establishing juvenile court mediation programs. All three Dispute Resolution managers served as role-play coaches and/or judges for national mediation and advocacy competitions at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. The section manager also served as the chair of the Ohio State Bar Association Dispute Resolution Committee and was reappointed to serve for another year. Finally, the section provided Webinar presentations for the Ohio Housing Finance Agency on the topic of mediation and the counselor’s role in foreclosure mediation in Ohio at Uniting for Ohio, the 2008 Ohio Housing Conference; foreclosure mediation at foreclosure outreach events hosted by the Ohio Treasurer of State in Mahoning, Stark, Butler and Montgomery counties; and court-based mediation process and procedure to mediation students at Capital University Law School. 2008 Annual Report • The Supreme Court of Ohio 65 Clerk's division Office of the Clerk Case Mediation Section
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