Expanding Access to Justice with Mediation – The AAA-ICDR Foundation Podcast Ep. 2

How do we bring dispute resolution to everyone, not just those who can afford court? In this episode of the AAA-ICDR Foundation Podcast, American Arbitration Association President & CEO Bridget McCormack joins host Tracy Frisch to explore how the Foundation scales access to justice through mediation, community partnerships, and practical innovation.

What you’ll learn:

• Why many civil disputes are better resolved through mediation than court and how that supports the rule of law
  
• Building DR infrastructure in communities: peer mediation in schools, programs with police & communities, and training 911 dispatchers in conflict resolution
  
• How ODR and clearer communications help self-represented and low-literacy parties
  
• Rapid-response philanthropy in action (e.g., wildfire recovery in Los Angeles) Concrete ways to support the Foundation’s mission and expand access to justice

Featuring: Bridget McCormack — President & CEO, American Arbitration Association; former Chief Justice, Michigan Supreme Court

Host: Tracey Frisch — Executive Director, AAA-ICDR Foundation

                       

Bridget McCormack

Bridget Mary McCormack is President and CEO of the American Arbitration Association-International Centre for Dispute Resolution. She is also a Strategic Advisor to the Future of the Profession Initiative at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. Until the end of 2022, McCormack was Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme… MORE >

                       

Tracey Frisch

As Division Vice President of Mediation Tracey leads the Association’s mediation business. Tracey also serves as an Adjunct Professor at Pace University Law School teaching Commercial Arbitration Law and previously served as an adjunct Professor at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law supervising law student mediators. Tracey is a member… MORE >