With the high cost of going to trial, crowded court dockets and lengthy litigation time, New York attorneys are increasingly engaging in forms of alternative dispute resolution, in certain cases, rather than to going to trial.

“ADR is an area of legal services that has for decades been devoted to reducing costs, increasing efficiency, and improving results for participants in the legal system,” according to the American Bar Association’s Report on the Future of Legal Services in the United States, published in 2016. “By several measures, ADR outperforms litigation.”