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Alternative Dispute Resolution

May 31, 2013

The obsessive-compulsive approach to mediation

A mediation plan, like a plan of action to build an award winning hot rod, has a number of very specific elements and involves the efforts of other people, such as experts and third parties.

Robert S. Mann

Neutral, ADR Services, Inc.

Email: rmann@adrservices.com

Robert mediates and arbitrates business, real estate and construction disputes.

Those of you who have read my prior musings on mediation know that I like cars. I like, or at least appreciate, just about every kind of car - classics, muscle cars, sports cars, hot rods, street rods, resto-mods (muscle cars that have been restored with modern components) and custom cars. Lots of enthusiasts across the country (in fact, around the world), build hot rods. Some are amateur efforts, some more professional. But in the world of hot rods, there are two nationally recognized a...

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