Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Eric J. Cortes Cintrón University Of Phoenix LAW/531PR January 9, 2013 Prof. Paul Vilaró Nelms, Esq, CPA

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) The use of the court system to resolve business and other conflicts can take years and cost thousands, or even millions, of dollars in expenses and legal fees. To reduce these problems, businesses are increasingly turning to methods like Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) (Cheeseman, 2010). ADR typically refers to methods and processes of resolving disagreements or disputes that fall outside the judicial process or formal litigation at court. According to Cheeseman (2010): “The most common form of ADR is arbitration. Other forms of ADR are negotiation, mediation, conciliation, mini-trial, fact-finding, and using a judicial referee.” Our Learning Team will use arbitration. In arbitration, the team members choose an impartial third party to hear and decide the dispute. The arbitrator is the neutral party. In our class will be an academic advisor. Learning team agreements often contain arbitration clauses that require disputes arising out of the agreements to be to arbitration. The disputes subject to ADR are late submissions, team involvement, establishing and following guidelines that includes adhere to the goals and responsibilities’ of the learning team, and team contribution. As a learning team, we will provide personal meeting before to go the arbitration. Arbitration Procedure If one team member pursues to enforce an arbitration clause that team member must give notice to the others team members (Cheeseman, 2010). The parties select an arbitrator, as provided in the