The Role of Ethics in ADR provides an authoritative, insiders perspective on the ethical considerations that attorneys need to be aware of during alternative dispute resolution. Featuring partners from some of the nations leading law firms, this book guides the reader through todays ADR arena and the ethical concerns that lawyers are currently facing. With a focus on issues such as disclosure, neutrality, and the rule of candor, these top lawyers analyze the various ethical rules and protocols to which attorneys, arbitrators, and mediators must adhere and how they come into play during the actual ADR process. These authors also discuss what to do when the rules overlap or are inconsistent, or if an ethical violation is suspected. Finally, these leaders identify strategies for preparing clients for the ADR process, explaining their options, and developing a successful attorney-client relationship. The different niches represented and the breadth of perspectives presented enable readers to get inside some of the great legal minds of today, as these experienced lawyers offer up their thoughts on the keys to success within this critical field.

This book lays out the groundwork for dispute resolution ehtics at a time when the public is clamoring for ethical behavior in all walks of private and professional life.

Omer Shapira proposes and justifies a theory of mediators' ethics which guides mediators' conduct and applies to mediators at large.

Addressing ethical issues in alternative dispute resolution (ADR) processes in no easy feat. What can an ADR practitioner do to support party self-determination when there is concern about a party's capacity; what is a practitioner's responsibility for substantive justice; does a practitioner's competence impact on the justice outcome. How an ADR practitioner responds to ethical concerns will influence the quality of justice, both procedural and substantive. The articles in this Special Issue, drawn from those presented at an ADR Ethics symposium for ADR practitioners in 2015, provide insights into aspects of justice, quality and practice issues in diverse ADR settings including mediation, family dispute resolution, restorative justice and statutory dispute resolution. Collectively the articles advance our understanding of the complex issue of ADR ethics. Ethics in Alternative Dispute Resolutionis a special issue (Volume 35 No 1) of the journal Law in Context. You can purchase a single copy of this issue through this page, or subscribe to the journal from the journal page.

The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.