Are mediation and neutral evaluation effective in civil cases?
By Brendan D. Bukalski
Alternative Dispute Resolution,
June 2005
How effective are mediation and neutral evaluation? Both mediation and neutral evaluation involve a neutral third party, who has no power over the parties; mediation, a process that helps facilitate communication between the parties, and neutral evaluation, a process in which the third party evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of the parties' cases, take place in court-connected programs.
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