The American Arbitration Association (AAA), the world's leading provider of conflict management and dispute resolution services, today announced that they will partner with LegalSpan to deliver online education content in the alternative dispute resolution (ADR) field. The AAA provides conflict management services including mediation, arbitration, conciliation and democratic elections, and offers more than 75 years of experience in addressing the education and training needs of businesses, law firms, unions and professional associations.

By partnering with LegalSpan, the Association will be able to use the Internet to more effectively distribute its proven educational programs, thereby furthering its mission of service and education. The education content provided through LegalSpan will help to keep the legal and business communities informed of ADR topics such as ethical principles, current industry trends, case preparation and presentation techniques, creative uses of ADR and how to design an ADR clause. The AAA seminar catalog will be located at http://www.legalspan.com/adr/ as well as www.adr.org.

"In the past, the AAA has designed and developed online systems internally. However, we chose to partner with LegalSpan to deliver our education services because we found it to be the most user-friendly, stable, and comprehensive resource available."

"The LegalSpan system is not only the best choice financially, it also improves our ability to reach the people who will benefit most from conflict management education."

- Charles Cooper, Senior Vice President - American Arbitration Association

The AAA will use LegalSpan's Seminar Sharing program, which provides a unique opportunity for other LegalSpan affiliates to utilize the best ADR educational programs found anywhere in the world. Look for AAA seminars in the shared seminar section in the coming weeks.

About The American Arbitration Association
The global leader in conflict management since 1926, the American Arbitration Association is a not-for-profit, public service organization committed to the resolution of disputes through the use of arbitration, mediation, conciliation, negotiation, democratic elections and other voluntary procedures. In 2001, more than 218,000 cases were filed with the Association in a full range of matters including commercial finance, construction, labor and employment, health care, insurance, mass claims and technology disputes. Through its 37 offices in the United States and Europe, the AAA provides a forum for the hearing of disputes, rules and procedures and a roster of impartial experts to resolve cases. Please visit us at www.adr.org.

About LegalSpan, Inc.
LegalSpan is the nation's leading Legal Internet broadcasting company. As an Application Service Provider, LegalSpan provides the technology for bar associations and other legal education providers to broadcast live educational events and to repurpose existing continuing legal education seminars for distribution via the Internet.