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Alternative Dispute Resolution ADR February 21 ,2012 Rotary International – Parole, Maryland Judge Arthur M. Monty Ahalt (Ret.)
Alternative Dispute ResolutionADR
February 21 ,2012
Rotary International – Parole, Maryland
Judge Arthur M. Monty Ahalt (Ret.)
What is Alternative Dispute Resolution ?
• But First a Little History
• Where did disputes come from?
• Methods of Resolving Conflict
– Force- War
– Negotiation
– Moses
– Authority
• 50 Years of Alternative Dispute Resolution
– 20th to 21st Century
Court
Lawyer’s Office
Dispute Birthed - 2 or more parties
Traditional Peer Resolution Family - Church - School - Customer Service
Claims Recognition
Claims Negotiation
Dispute Resolution Universe
Impact of Legislation
• Uniform Arbitration Act
• Federal Arbitration Act
• Commercial Abuse
Methods
• Mediation – Facilitative
• Mediation – Evaluative
• Mediation – Transformative
• Settlement Conference Facilitation
• Neutral Case Evaluation
• Arbitration
• At least 20 more – see ADR Tool Box Decision Tree
Online Dispute Resolution The VirtualCourthouse Way
• Introduction
• New Case
• Online Cases
• Offline Cases
• Messages
• Meetings
• My Account
Confidential and Privileged VirtualCourthouse LLC 2012©
Introduction
Confidential and Privileged VirtualCourthouse LLC 2012©
New Case
Confidential and Privileged VirtualCourthouse LLC 2012©
Online Cases
Confidential and Privileged VirtualCourthouse LLC 2012©
Off Line Cases
Confidential and Privileged VirtualCourthouse LLC 2012©
Messages
Confidential and Privileged VirtualCourthouse LLC 2012©
Meetings
Confidential and Privileged VirtualCourthouse LLC 2012©
My Account
Confidential and Privileged VirtualCourthouse LLC 2012©
Success• Vision
• Strategy
• Enthusiasm
• Work
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