The Evolution Of ADR: 30 Years Of Change

Law360, New York (October 29, 2014, 10:30 AM EDT) -- At a recent conference attended by corporate counsel, a prominent employment lawyer sitting on a panel remarked that when he started out, the closest thing to mediation was when the judge brought the lawyers into chambers before picking a jury and said, "Can you guys settle this case?" By then, of course, the train had left the station, with each side fully invested in their respective version of events. Now, the lawyer went on to say, 70 percent of his cases are resolved through some type of alternative dispute resolution (ADR)....

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