Approximately 95% of legal cases get settled before they reach the courtroom. Unfortunately, the vast majority of those are achieved on the “courthouse steps” (Ross, 1997: 32) years after their filing date and at an average cost of $38,000 per case (Ross, 1997: 8). In Norman A. Ross’ book You be the Judge, he defines ADR as: Alternate Dispute Resolution or Appropriate Dispute Resolution – terms used to describe non-traditional processes involving forms of negotiation or adjudication used to resolve disputes peacefully. …showed first 75 words of 2225 total…

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