AAM Announces New Two-Year Associate Member Category

One of the qualifications for membership in AAM is eight years licensure by the bar. Although a five year associate membership has been in place for some time, with the same annual renewal requirements as a regular membership, but without voting privileges, the board has now considered the requests of many to create a two year associate membership.

With board approval, the new Associate Membership category is in place.

The two year Associate Membership qualification requirements include:

1. Applicant must be licensed [and authorized to practice law] for a minimum of two (2) years for associate membership and in good standing with a local jurisdictional authority (i.e., state bar).
2. Applicant must conduct four (4) formal mediations or a combination of mediations and observations per calendar year, including Settlement Week mediations and Pro Bono mediations for each calendar year.
3. Applicant must complete seven (7) MCLE hours of ADR per calendar year at an AAM training, including two hours of ethics.
4. 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.
5. Applicant must be willing to participate in any grievance or feedback procedures adopted by AAM and to observe all ethical standards adopted by AAM.
6. Applicant must have completed a training program approved by AAM.

Group insurance coverage will not be offered to two year associate members until attaining the five year associate level. At such time, while meeting all other membership requirements, their name will be submitted to our insurance carrier for coverage. Upon reaching the eight year minimum practice of law level, the associate member would be admitted to full membership status without the necessity of reapplying for full membership.