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An Inside View - March 2010
Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) involves resolving disputes in a manner different from the traditional adversarial court process. ADR is now into an essential component in the dispute-resolving process, whether during the course of litigation, or in advance of litigation. The importance of ADR is more significant at a time when the economy has seen businesses fail, people lose jobs, and deals go sour. Funding cuts in the state courts have limited and lengthened...
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| Your President Reports - March 2010
Central to the HCBA’s mission statement is a commitment to advance diversity and ensure fairness, accessibility, and public confidence of our system of justice. The diversity component of that commitment dates back at least to the creation...
Special Masters: ADR with Actual Power
Masters have been a part of our legal system long before “ADR” was coined. They were used in English chancery practice and were part of federal equity practice before they were made part of the federal rules in 1938. Despite...
Arbitration Advice: Ten Tips for Success
Arbitration is used with increasing frequency for alternative dispute resolution (ADR). Arbitration offers a number of advantages to conventional litigation. They include expertise of decision makers, speed of proceedings, cost savings,...
Guardianship and Conservatorship Mediation
In recent years, guardianship and conservatorship disputes have increased in number and legal expense. These contests are rarely mediated. Probate disputes are not currently subject to alternative dispute resolution under Rule 114.01,...
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