UC Davis School of Law Receives Ninth Circuit's 2014 ADR Education Award

On October 4, 2014, UC Davis School of Law was awarded the prestigious ADR Education Award from the Judicial Council of the Ninth Circuit. The award honors high achievement in the field of alternative dispute resolution. Professor Donna Shestowsky represented the School to accept the award at the Eastern District of California's annual conference, in Yosemite.

Judge Ricardo S. Martinez, Chair of the ADR Ninth Circuit ADR Committee, presented the award. He praised the School of Law's innovations in terms of ADR course offerings and Professor Donna Shestowsky's scholarship in the area of court-annexed ADR procedures. He also commended the law students' contributions to ADR education through the King Hall Negotiations Team, Negotiations Board, and intramural competitions.

"We are honored to receive the Ninth Circuit's ADR Education Award," said Dean Kevin R. Johnson. "Along with the cutting-edge research of our faculty, King Hall's outstanding negotiations, mediation, and other ADR programs are training the best of the next generation of attorneys."

Established in 2005, the ADR Education Award recognizes institutions that have excelled in ADR scholarship, teaching, and service.  All ABA-accredited law schools located in the Ninth Circuit are eligible for consideration.