Alternative Dispute Resolution and Public Confidence in the Judiciary: Chief Judge Bell's 'Culture of Conflict Resolution'

13 Pages Posted: 28 Aug 2013

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Deborah Thompson Eisenberg

University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law

Rachel Anne Wohl

Maryland Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office (MACRO)

Toby Guerin

University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law

Date Written: 2013

Abstract

Chief Judge Robert M. Bell has been a visionary leader in the development of alternative dispute resolution ("ADR"). His innovations have made Maryland a model state for conflict resolution programs in the courts and, uniquely, beyond the courthouse doors in a broad range of arenas. This article provides an overview of the "culture of conflict resolution" he ignited in the judiciary and in communities.

Keywords: conflict resolution, alternative dispute resolution, ADR, Robert M. Bell

Suggested Citation

Eisenberg, Deborah Thompson and Wohl, Rachel Anne and Guerin, Toby, Alternative Dispute Resolution and Public Confidence in the Judiciary: Chief Judge Bell's 'Culture of Conflict Resolution' (2013). Maryland Law Review, Vol. 72, No. 4, 2013, p. 1112-1123, U of Maryland Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2013-50, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2317273

Deborah Thompson Eisenberg (Contact Author)

University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law ( email )

500 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-1786
United States

Rachel Anne Wohl

Maryland Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office (MACRO) ( email )

903 Commerce Road
Annapolis, MD 21401
United States

Toby Guerin

University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law ( email )

500 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-1786
United States

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