Mediation Week 
 

It's Official! City of Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon declares October 16-22 as "Mediation Week"! Congratulations to Donna, Chair of the Mediation Week Planning Committee, and the other members of the Committee for securing this special acknowledgment.

 October has become a time to promote and celebrate peaceful conflict resolution practices worldwide. Dedicated dispute resolution practitioners are helping to educate the public about mediation and other innovative conflict management processes.

The American Bar Association declared the third week of October, “ABA Mediation Week,” in part building on the efforts of many other national, state, and local organizations.  The theme for 2011 ABA Mediation Week is “Civility and Civil Public Discourse.” Mediators and lawyers play a special role in promoting civility and civil public discourse.  In our use of mediation and in other endeavors, we can encourage and model the use of civility, non-disparagement, dialogue, problem solving, and other collaborative practices by other lawyers, public officials, community leaders and members of the general public.

We are honored to take part in recognizing the importance of using mediation principles as a way of promoting civility and civil public discourse.