The Ombuds Blog: New Chair of ABA Section of Dispute Resolution Has Ties to Ombuds

August 22, 2016

New Chair of ABA Section of Dispute Resolution Has Ties to Ombuds

Dickinson Law School professor Nancy Welsh has been selected to lead the American Bar Association's Section of Dispute Resolution for 2016-17. In a statement, she acknowledged Ombuds as an important constituent group.

“The Section of Dispute Resolution is a global leader in dispute resolution,” said Welsh. “I am honored to serve in this role and look forward to working with the lawyers, judges, academics, mediators, arbitrators, ombuds, and other neutrals and administrators who make up the Section.”

Welsh served on the Certified Organizational Ombudsman Practitioner Board of Directors as a Public Director in 2012-13. (Dickinson Law News; CO-OP News.)

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Organizational Ombuds serve as a confidential, independent, neutral and informal dispute resolution resource for a specific entity. They are accessible to a defined population and can advocate for fairness. These unique characteristics distinguish Organizational Ombuds from Classical Ombuds, mediators, arbitrators, and other alternative dispute resolution professionals. The term "Ombuds" is shorthand for "Ombudsman," "Ombudsperson" and "Ombuds Officer," which also are used widely.

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August 22, 2016

New Chair of ABA Section of Dispute Resolution Has Ties to Ombuds

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