Fed up with the expense and slow pace of civil
litigation, corporate
and individual disputants alike are increasingly
turning to various
forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution to help
redress their
grievances. ADR is a broad construct, encompassing
mediation,
arbitration, and any other form of formalized dispute
resolution
except litigation. Congress recently required the
federal district
courts to drastically expand their use of ADR, and
more and
more law firms are turning to ADR as a cost-effective
alternative to
litigation. Nonetheless, in many ways, ADRs
effectiveness remains...