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These web sites offer more information about mediation:
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How Does Arbitration Compare to Mediation?
Mediation is a voluntary dispute resolution process. Mediating parties are not required to resolve their dispute. Mediations are not "decided" in favor of one party or another. The mediator simply facilitates the negotiation process.
Arbitration, on the other hand, is a dispute resolution process in which a neutral arbitrator hears a dispute between one or more parties and, after considering relevant information, renders an award in favor of one of the parties. Binding arbitration awards may be confirmed by a court and carry the same significance as a court judgment.
Unlike a mediator, an arbitrator plays no role in trying to get the parties to resolve the case. The arbitrator’s job is to hear the case. However, like some judges, an arbitrator, before hearing the case, may try to convince both sides to settle based upon what the arbitrator knows of the case up to that point.
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This Article by The Center for Legal Solutions, Inc.'s General Manager Barry Edwards appeared in the Georgia Bar Journal (August 2008).