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What We Know (And Need To Know) About Court-Annexed Dispute Resolution, Deborah Thompson Eisenberg
What We Know (And Need To Know) About Court-Annexed Dispute Resolution, Deborah Thompson Eisenberg
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Mediation and other alternative dispute resolution (ADR) processes are now well integrated into the United States judicial system, in both civil and criminal cases. This white paper, drafted for the American Bar Association Commission on the Future of Legal Services, summarizes empirical evidence about the costs and benefits of court-annexed ADR. The first-generation of ADR research found that mediation and other ADR processes resulted in high party satisfaction rates, high settlement rates, cost savings and efficiency, increased long-term cooperation among the parties, and higher compliance rates with the outcome. The paper then examines a ground-breaking study conducted by the Maryland …