Running Head: ADR ANALYSIS 1
Running Head: ADR ANALYSIS 1
Running Head: ADR ANALYSIS 1
ADR Analysis
LAW/531
March 3, 2015
Norma Sutton
ADR ANALYSIS 2
ADR Analysis
courtroom. ADR includes negotiation, conciliation, mediation, early neutral evaluation, and
arbitration. Because of rising costs of litigation and delays that courtroom appearances cause
Arbitration and Mediation are two of the most common forms of ADR. Negotiation is
generally attempted first to resolve a dispute because negotiation allows both parties to meet in
order to attempt to resolve the dispute. The disputing parties have the ability to control the
Mediation is another popular ADR method to avoid litigation. Mediators are trained
negotiators used to bring the opposing parties together and try to find a resolution that both
parties can accept. Mediation is used for a wide range of case-types including disputes between
arbitration is facilitated by an arbitral panel. Both sides must agree on an arbitrator or each side
must select an arbitrator and those two together select a third. The arbitrators meet for
negotiations a few times a day and the hearings can last varied amounts of times. The arbitrators
will deliberate much like a jury in a trial and deliver a decision or arbitral award.