http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Alternative-Dispute-Resolution/New-York/index.html LawInfo - Legal Resource Center offers free legal forms and free legal documents that is designed to help consumers and businesses resolve their legal issues http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Alternative-Dispute-Resolution/New-York/why-mediate.html Mediation is risk­free. It is non­binding unless a settlement agreement is actually reached. Once signed a settlement agreement is enforceable in court. Tue, 29 May 2007 21:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Alternative-Dispute-Resolution/New-York/does-mediation-work.html It avoids lengthy expensive litigation. It can expedite the discovery process, allowing the parties to assess the relative strengths and weaknesses of their case. New York Alternative Dispute Resolution FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 21:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Alternative-Dispute-Resolution/New-York/is-mediation-confidential.html The sessions are informal and are not tape­recorded or transcribed. Information disclosed at any time during mediation cannot be revealed in future litigation, should the matter not be resolved. New York Alternative Dispute Resolution FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 21:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Alternative-Dispute-Resolution/New-York/is-mediation-efficient.html The process saves time and money; a majority of mediation cases are resolved in one session, which usually lasts from one to eight hours. New York Alternative Dispute Resolution FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 21:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Alternative-Dispute-Resolution/New-York/what-about-fairness.html Mediators are professionally trained, neutral third parties who have no interest in the outcome. Their role is to help the parties resolve the dispute. Unlike arbitration, a mediator does not resolve the dispute or impose a decision on the parties. Instead, the mediator helps the parties to agree on a mutually acceptable resolution, based on their own cost benefit analysis of their interests and options. New York Alternative Dispute Resolution FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 21:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Arbitration-ADR/New-York/index.html Free Arbitration FAQs Alternative Dispute Resolution Sub-categories Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:16:03 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Mediation-Alternative-Dispute-Resolution/New-York/index.html Free Mediation FAQs Alternative Dispute Resolution Sub-categories Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:16:03 GMT