The Supreme Court of Ohio - Supreme Court - State of Ohio

Advisory Committee
on Dispute Resolution
Jacqueline C. Hagerott,
staff liaison
Richard Altman
Amy Billiar
Hon. Mary Jane Boyle
Robin Bozian
Hon. William J. Corzine
David A. Doyle
Dianne Goss
Hon. James W. Kirsch
Hon. Everett H. Krueger
Hon. Stephen L. McIntosh
Frank Motz, chair
John Polanski
Josh Stulberg
Thomas Weeks
Advisory Committee on Dispute Resolution
During 2008, the Advisory Committee on Dispute Resolution
had four meetings, the first of which, in January, was a joint
meeting with the Ohio Judicial Conference Dispute Resolution
Committee and the Commission on Dispute Resolution &
Conflict Management. The advisory committee has three
subcommittees: Training, Local Court Programs, and Standards.
In addition to offering support and guidance to the section
regarding standards, training, roundtables and program
development in 2008, the advisory committee also assisted
in outreach to local courts; completed status reports on child
protection, truancy and appellate court mediation in Ohio;
and assisted in the foreclosure mediation project, including the
development of the foreclosure mediation program model, a
pre-filing project for Franklin County and mediation legislation.
The advisory committee also worked on an Ohio court
mediation directory that represents all mediation services
provided throughout the courts in Ohio. The directory includes
contact information organized by court type, local rules
providing for mediation, the types of mediation offered by each
court and other relevant information.
Additionally in 2008, the Subcommittee on Additional
Alternative Dispute Resolution Options of the Supreme
Court Advisory Committee on Children, Families & the
Courts joined the Advisory Committee on Dispute Resolution
members as four work groups under the Local Court Programs
Subcommittee. The subcommittee considered the following
dispute resolution processes: arbitration, early neutral
evaluation, parenting coordination and collaborative law. The
groups met regularly to discuss new initiatives for the advisory
committee to address in 2009.
Specialized Dockets Section
The Specialized Dockets Section promotes the creation of
specialized dockets with the provision of technical support
and assistance to individual trial courts by analyzing the
need for planning and implementing specialized dockets
programs, including drug courts, mental health courts, DUI/
OVI courts, re-entry courts, child-support enforcement courts,
domestic violence courts and sex-offender courts. The section
also designs, funds, and hosts a variety of training events for
professionals with a stake in specialized dockets programs.
Additionally, the section provides staff support to the Advisory
Committee on Mental Illness & the Courts.
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