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... 3 CURRENT PRACTICES IN THE USE OF ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION By Charles Pou, Jr. Attorney, Washington, DC I
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... 4 negotiate more realistically than if left to their own devices. He or she may, for example, advise parties who come to negotiations with unwarranted expectations of success as to the strengths and weaknesses of their case and help them to understand from the perspective of a neutral how a situation might play out -- the downside risks as well as the upside possibilities.
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... 5 binding or advisory if so specified or agreed ahead of time. Arbitration is often used in disputes that involve a limited number of parties and narrow issues.

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