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Alternative Dispute Resolution

Dec. 21, 2013

Neutral evaluation: a wake-up call for all

This hybrid ADR process can provide litigators with a valuable tool for conducting a cost-effective reality check of their cases. By Robert K. Wrede


By Robert K. Wrede


Lawyers faced with litigating complex, high-stakes cases should seriously consider including in their case-management tool boxes a hybrid ADR process known as "neutral evaluation," which originated in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in the 1980s. In 2005, the process was adopted, refined, implemented and used by the Los Angeles County Superior Court's ADR program with considerable success until the...

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