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Alternative Dispute Resolution

Wisconsin

• Agencies / Associations
  • Wisconsin Association of Mediators
    • Guide to Selecting a Mediator
      
      
• Alternative Dispute Resolution Clearinghouse (WI Circuit Courts)
  Background on ADR in Wisconsin. Includes information about ADR referral and survey results of judge and attorney usage of ADR.
• Alternative Dispute Resolution: Answering Your Legal Questions (State Bar of WI)
• Mediation Forms from Wisconsin Counties (WI State Law Library)

The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)

• WI Statutes: ch. 788 "Arbitration"
• WI Statutes: s. 802.12 "Alternative Dispute Resolution"

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National

• Agencies / Associations
  • American Arbitration Association
    Offers information about mediation, arbitration, and other forms of alternative dispute resolution. Focus areas include arbitration in the commercial sector, construction, eCommerce, employment, insurance, labor, and more.
  • American Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section
  • Association for Conflict Resolution
    Group of over 6,000 mediators, arbitrators, facilitators, educators and others involved in the field of conflict resolution and collaborative decision-making.
  • CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution
    Multi-national resource for avoidance, management and resolution of business-related and other disputes.
  • Federal Judicial Center
    Select Browse by Subject to find publications related to alternative dispute resolution & the federal court system.
  • National Arbitration Forum
    Resolves legal disputes for judges & litigants in court-ordered ADR, private parties who select arbitration/mediation for their case, and parties utilizing state & federal dispute resolution programs. Site provides filing instructions, rules & forms, case updates & case law, and additional information about the ADR process.
    
    
• Alternative Dispute Resolution:  An Overview (Cornell Legal Information Institute)
  Commentary with links to federal statutes & opinions and state statutes.
  
  
• Directories
  • ADR Training Resources (American Bar Association)
  • ADR Entities (American Bar Association)
    
    
• Mediation (Nolo.com)
  Explains why you should consider mediation, the six stages of mediation, how to get the other side to the mediation table, why you will still need a lawyer, and more.

The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)

• U.S. Code:  9 USC "Arbitration"

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County Resources

Recommended links from our County Resources database:

• Court Forms

  • Affidavit and Order to Waive Required Mediation (Dane Clerk of Court)

  • Guides

    • Mediation Videos (Dane County Bar Association)
      Video guides: Preparation for Mediation; Divorce Mediation; Personal Injury Mediation; Contract Mediation
  Last Updated: February 5, 2013 | Up to Top