DRI ADR Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiative
The DRI Center for Law and Public Policy (The Center) is proud to support its Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiative, with a goal of increasing diversity and inclusion among neutrals in underrepresented categories.
Despite the longstanding discussion about how to increase diversity among neutrals appointed to resolve insurance-related disputes, there is an absence of quantifiable data on the demographic profiles of mediators and arbitrators chosen by insurers and lawyers. As the initiative’s first stage, the Center has developed and launched a Diversity Survey to address this data void and to create a benchmark that will enable insurers, self-insureds, managing general agents, and outside law firms to identify the national averages for appointments of underrepresented neutrals and how they are performing against those national averages.
Email TheCenter@dri.org for more information or to join the initiative.
Call to Action!
To managing partners and law firm leaders, Please encourage lawyers at your firms to support this important initiative. For any firms interested, the Center will maintain a webpage recognizing those that answer the call and demonstrate their commitment to improving diversity and inclusion in the legal profession.
Find a Neutral
The following affinity bar associations can be great resources to help you in your commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- African American Arbitrators
- National Bar Association
- ABA Directory of Women in Dispute Resolution (PDF)
- NY Diversity and Inclusion Network Directory
- ABA Resource Guide for the Selection of Diverse Arbitrators and Mediators (PDF)
- ABA Diversity in Dispute Resolution Member Directory (PDF)
- Equal Representation in Arbitration (ERA)