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The Maryland Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission
The Maryland Alternative Dispute
Resolution Commission is a multi-disciplinary statewide body, chaired by the
Honorable Robert M. Bell, Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals, and
vice-chaired by Dean Donald G. Gifford of the University of Maryland School of
Law. Its work grows out of the Commission on the Future on the Maryland Courts'
recommendation to expand and implement a variety of ADR programs. ADR
Commission members include judges, legislators, state and local government
officials, lawyers, mediators, arbitrators, business representatives, community
representatives, academics, court personnel and other policy maker from across
the state.
The ADR Commission believes that expanded
and new ADR services and education will increase the public's access to
justice, make the courts more user-friendly, increase resources for traditional
litigation, empower more people to control the outcomes of their own disputes,
and promote a more peaceful and civil society.
ADR Commission members will collaborate
to develop and implement a practical plan of action to expand and create ADR
services and public understanding in
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