Qualifications for AAM Membership

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Ethical Guidelines

AAM Governing Principles

We stand for the improvement of our existing court system.

We support and promote professional and qualified attorney-mediators who are committed to the proposition that our existing system can fulfill its intended purpose now through court-annexed mediation.

We are a trade association, open to invited, qualified attorney-mediators who have undergone adequate training approved by AAM and who possess and maintain requisite levels of integrity, expertise, and involvement in the mediation process.

Our activities will improve the effectiveness, consistency and skills of attorney-mediators and expand the body of knowledge, awareness and expertise about mediation.

We promote the highest ethics, qualifications and training standards for attorney-mediators.

Qualifications for AAM Membership

QUALIFICATIONS FOR INITIAL MEMBERSHIP

• Applicant must be licensed for a minimum of eight 8-years, 5-years for associate membership and in good standing with a local jurisdictional authority (i.e., state bar).

• Applicant must provide to AAM at least three 3-attorney references on the form provided by AAM, from lawyers in his/her community with whom the applicant is not presently associated.

• Applicant must be willing to participate in any grievance or feedback procedures adopted by AAM and to observe all ethical standards adopted by AAM.

• Applicant must have completed a training program approved by AAM.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR CONTINUING MEMBERSHIP

• Conducting five 5-formal mediations or a combination of mediations and observations per calendar year, including Settlement Week mediations and Pro Bono mediations for each calendar year following the third anniversary of the member's admission into AAM.

• Completing five 5-MCLE hours of ADR per calendar year (self-study hours will be permitted).

• Completing one (1-mediation observation per calendar year with an AAM member or viewing the AAM video. Active co-mediators qualify to fulfill this requirement. Renewing members reporting 100 or more total mediations conducted, and renewing members who have less than 100 total mediations but who are reporting 25 or more mediations conducted in the preceding calendar year, are exempt from this observation requirement.

• Making oneself available for at least two 2-Pro Bono mediations per year at the request of a Court.

• Complying with all reporting requirements established by AAM.

• Paying all AAM dues and special assessments, if any, by due date of each year.

• Complying with all ethical standards promulgated by AAM.

• Participating in any grievance/feedback procedures established by AAM.

2009-2010 AAM Officers and Directors

2009 AAM Chapter Presidents

Committee Chairs