Supreme Court of Ohio

Uniform Mediation Act - Helpful Web Sites

Supreme Court of Ohio Dispute Resolution Section, Rules and Legislation:
http://www.supremecourtofohio.gov/dispute_resolution/resources/rules_legislation.asp

Ohio Commission on Dispute Resolution and Conflict Management, UMA section:
http://disputeresolution.ohio.gov/UMA303.htm

125th General Assembly, to obtain UMA as passed by Senate and signed by the governor, note you can get a line numbered copy by clicking the appropriate format at top left:
http://www.legilsature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=125_HB_303_PS

UMA site at Harvard Program on Negotiation (contains drafts, press releases, members of drafting committees and reporters and link to final NCCUSL version of UMA):
http://www.pon.harvard.edu/guests/uma/

NCCUSL final draft of UMA with prefatory notes and commentary:
http://law.upenn.edu/bll/ulc/mediat/UMA2001.htm

NAFCM Interest Statement on the UMA:
http://www.disputeresolution.ohio.gov/nafcm.htm

OCMA Position Statement on the UMA:
http://disputeresolution.ohio.gov/pdfs/ocma.pdf

OCMA Home Page:
http://www.ohiocommunitymediation.org

OMA Home Page:
www.mediateohio.org; www.mediate.com/ohio

Alphabet Soup

AAA American Arbitration Association
ABA American Bar Association
ACR Association for Conflict Resolution formerly SPIDR (Society for Professionals in Dispute Resolution); CREnet (Conflict Resolution Education Network) and AFM (Academy of Family Mediators)
NAFCM National Association for Community Mediation
NCCUSL National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws
OCDRCM Ohio Commission on Dispute Resolution and Conflict Management
OCMA Ohio Community Mediation Association
OMA Ohio Mediation Association
OSBA Ohio State Bar Association
PON Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School
UMA Uniform Mediation Act also known as HB 303 in Ohio