ADR Section of State Bar announces award recipients

The Alternative Dispute Resolution Section of the State Bar of Michigan is proud to announce that the following individuals are the recipients of the ADR Section’s major awards in 2022. The award recipients will be honored at an awards ceremony on Oct. 1 as part of the ADR Annual Conference. 

Lee Hornberger is the recipient of the Distinguished Service Award. A former chair of the ADR Section, Hornberger has been instrumental in keeping neutrals up to date on relevant law through his yearly case reviews at the Annual Conference and is a regular contributor to Section webinars.  In his time since serving as chair, he has tirelessly promoted the inclusion of women and people of color in the ADR community. 

Gregory Conyers is the recipient of the Diversity and Inclusion Award. Conyers serves as the director of diversity of the State Bar of Michigan. In that role, he has been promoting diversity in the Bar and ADR for more than a decade and championing DEI since before it was mainstreamed. 

Belinda Dulin is the recipient of the Nanci S. Klein Award. Dulin is the executive director of the Dispute Resolution Center for Washtenaw and Livingston Counties. She is instrumental in efforts to increase the use of restorative justice practices and principles as part of local efforts to reform the criminal legal system. She also chairs the social justice committee of the Michigan Community Mediation Association.

Lisa Timmons is the recipient of the Hero of ADR Award. Timmons is the executive director of the Mediation Tribunal Association. She moderated and helped create the “Diversifying the Practice of ADR” presentation at the ADR Section Annual Conference in 2021. She serves on the ADR Section Council and contributes her time to activities that promote the diversification of the legal community.

Betty R. Widgeon is the recipient of the George N. Bashara Jr. Award. As the immediate past chair of the ADR Section, Widgeon has continued her tremendous work on behalf of the dispute resolution community in Michigan, while increasing her national recognition as a neutral par excellence. 

 

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