OAKLAND, CALIF.—With the vast majority of legal disputes resolving without trial, more California attorneys are using alternative dispute resolution (ADR) processes such as negotiation, mediation, and arbitration to reach settlement. A new resource has just become available to help these attorneys sharpen their ADR skills and better serve their clients in noncourt settings.

A Litigator's Guide to Effective Use of ADR in California, a brand new title from the Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB), takes California attorneys through every step of the ADR process. The authors include many litigators and ADR neutrals. They offer expert advice on choosing effective mediation strategies and on understanding the latest legal developments on mediation confidentiality and contractual arbitration.

The Honorable J. Richard Haden, Retired Judge of the San Diego Superior Court and current ADR neutral, had this to say after reviewing an advance copy of the book: "A Litigator's Guide to Effective Use of ADR in California is a useful and comprehensive resource for those preparing for case negotiation, mediation, arbitration, and alternative dispute resolution in general. This one volume explains why ADR requires skills different from trial practice and provides countless practical tips for the practitioner."

Highlights:
Choosing among dispute resolution processes Planning opening offers, demands, and subsequent moves Managing the exchange of information during negotiations Bargaining packages and concession strategies Overcoming impasse Dynamics among parties, counsel, and mediator Handling joint session and separate caucus issues	Latest developments in the law of mediation confidentiality Advantages, limits, and law of contractual and judicial arbitration Ethical obligations of neutrals and practitioners in noncourt forums Creating better client outcomes than available at trial Memorializing and enforcing (or challenging) agreements Practical checklists and sample forms

Authors:

Hiro N. Aragaki, Simao Avila, Elizabeth E. Bader, Daniel Bowling, Kenneth Carter Bryant, Richard J. Collier, Dana L. Curtis, Hon. Jeremy D. Fogel, Ruth V. Glick, Denise Howell, Peter J. Kennedy, Jeff Kichaven, Guy Kornblum, Palmer Brown Madden, James C. Martin, Martin Quinn, William A. Robinson, John Steele, and John S. Warnlof.

Consulting Editor: Janet K. Martinez, Gould Center for Conflict Resolution Programs, Stanford Law School.

"Today, ADR is an increasingly significant element of our legal culture," writes the Hon. Jeremy D. Fogel, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California in his chapter "Strategies for Effective ADR Advocacy." "Lawyers, to be fully effective advocates for their clients, must know about ADR and learn the skills that ADR requires." A Litigator's Guide to Effective Use of ADR in California should go a long way in helping California attorneys learn those skills.

A Litigator's Guide to Effective Use of ADR in California (CP31100, approx. 750 pages, looseleaf, 2005, $159) can be purchased online at ceb.com or by calling CEB Customer Service at 1-800-232-3444.

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Note to Editors: For a free review copy of A Litigator's Guide to Effective Use of ADR in California, contact Jill Goetz at (510) 302-2132; refer to priority code 8126A.