http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Alternative-Dispute-Resolution/Indiana/index.html LawInfo - Legal Resource Center offers free Indiana Alternative Dispute Resolution legal forms and free Indiana Alternative Dispute Resolution legal documents that is designed to help consumers and businesses resolve their legal issues http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Alternative-Dispute-Resolution/Indiana/can-my-attorney-come-with-me-to-mediation.html Since mediation is a face­to­face situation, it gives plaintiff`s counsel an opportunity to be more persuasive and more fully utilize his­her skills as an advocate does than a telephone conversation or a letter may allow. Mediation also affords the opportunity for effective use of demonstrative exhibits. Indiana Alternative Dispute Resolution FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 21:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Alternative-Dispute-Resolution/Indiana/is-mediation-successful.html It has been estimated that 80­85% of the cases that have been mediated during the last several years has been settled. Indiana Alternative Dispute Resolution FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 21:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Alternative-Dispute-Resolution/Indiana/what-are-the-benefits-of-mediation.html Going through mediation will make a client feel more involved in their case and its outcome. Mediation gives the client the opportunity to tell their story (at least to some extent) and may be felt by them to be similar to having their day in court. Indiana Alternative Dispute Resolution FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 21:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Alternative-Dispute-Resolution/Indiana/what-is-unique-about-pre-suit-mediation.html Mediation, whether it is conducted pre­or post­suit, is a method for resolving disputes in which a neutral third person trained in the art of dispute resolution helps the parties to a dispute negotiate a settlement. The mediation process is essentially the same regardless of whether it is done before or after a lawsuit has been filed. Since Indiana`s ADR Rules became effective on January 1, 1992, mediation has been widely and successfully used to resolve lawsuits. Indiana Alternative Dispute Resolution FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 21:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Alternative-Dispute-Resolution/Indiana/why-pre-suit-mediation.html Statistics show that most of the lawsuits that are filed are settled rather than tried. However, historically, many cases were settled on the courthouse steps ­ often years after the lawsuit was filed and after a lot of tome and money had been spent during the litigation process. Indiana Alternative Dispute Resolution FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 21:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Arbitration-ADR/Indiana/index.html Free Arbitration FAQs Alternative Dispute Resolution Sub-categories Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:28:19 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Mediation-Alternative-Dispute-Resolution/Indiana/index.html Free Mediation FAQs Alternative Dispute Resolution Sub-categories Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:28:19 GMT