Table of Contents: Chairman's Report by Lee M. Hymerling - Mediation Both In and Out of the Court System, Pashman Calls for Lawyer Involvement, Mediation Subcommittee Report Endorsed; Equitable Distribution - The Massachusetts Experience by Gerald L. Nissenbaum; Section Officers Nominated; Tax Consequences of "Reimbursement Alimony" by Richard J. Flaster; Book Review: "Community Property in the United States" by W.S. McClanahan, reviewed by Alan M. Grosman; Annual Dinner presentations; AOC Early Settlement Programs.