{"content":[{"text":"CHAIR’S CORNER \n by Caliph Johnson \n Chair, ADR SECTION \n 2000-2001 ADR SECTION REPORT: \n AN AUSPICIOUS YEAR IN REVIEW \n As the 2000-2001 bar-year draws to a close, I am reminded that the \n Section Chair is required to report on the Section’s accomplishment of its mission \n over the past year. As stated in the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) \n Section’s By-Laws, the purpose or mission of the Section is to promote the use \n and quality of ADR in Texas. Therefore, the task at hand is to determine: has the \n Section advanced the use and quality of ADR in Texas, and beyond? The \n answer to that query is as dynamic as the youthful field of ADR, itself. It is as \n varied as the different persons and organizations that are active in, and affected \n by, ADR. This report will approach the task from several different perspectives. \n I. INITIATIVES OF THE ADR SECTION \n 1. FIRST ANNUAL COUNCIL RETREAT \n The first major Section initiative of the year was a planned introspection, in \n the form of its First Annual Council Retreat. The Retreat was held in San Antonio, \n Texas at the offices of Soules & Wallace. The Council, consisting of its five \n officers, thirteen general Council Members (both returning and newly elected) \n and several Past Chairs, held a one-and-one-half day Retreat on August 25-26, \n 2000. \n The goal of the Retreat was to determine what role the ADR Section will \n serve: to the State Bar, to the Section’s membership, to other Sections of the \n State Bar, to other organizations, institutions and individuals, and to society \n generally. Once the direction was decided, the body then set out to reshape the \n Council’s committee structure and roles, and set goals and objectives for the \n coming year. \n Barbara Hannon and Wayne Fagan planned the retreat. The law firm of \n Soules & Wallace generously generously donated the meeting facility in their \n offices, and provided administrative and logistical support. Wayne Fagan and his \n wife Julie graciously hosted a reception in their home. Sam Graham, an Austin \n attorney and mediator, volunteered as facilitator, and deftly led the group through \n the retreat with great diplomacy and dispatch. By the end of the retreat, all \n agreed that it was a resounding success. \n Following the Retreat, there was a brief Council meeting, the second \n meeting of the bar-year. Its first meeting was on the afternoon of June 23, 2000. \n 2. FALL 2000 ANNUAL CONFERENCE: “I’LL SEE YOU IN COURT” \n On September 22, 2000, the Section hosted its Fall Annual CLE \n Conference, “I’ll See You in Court,” at the South Texas College of Law, in \n Houston. This Conference was a huge success. The Section was joined by","bbox":{"left":0.147451,"top":0.087479,"width":0.706354,"height":0.809172}}],"images_bbox":[],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[]}