ODR Providers Operating in the U.S.

Schmitz, A. and Martinez, J., ODR Providers Operating in the U.S. to be included in their book chapter, ODR in the United States, in Online Dispute Resolution: Theory and Practice: A Treatise on Technology and Dispute Resolution (Mohamed S. Abdel Wahab, Ethan Katsh and Daniel Rainey Eds. 2020).

University of Missouri School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2020-14

11 Pages Posted: 13 May 2020 Last revised: 27 Aug 2020

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Amy J. Schmitz

Ohio State University (OSU) - Michael E. Moritz College of Law; Cyberjustice Lab

Janet Martinez

Stanford Law School

Date Written: August 27, 2020

Abstract

Technology is revolutionizing the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) field, especially in the wake of Covid-19. Despite the long-held assumptions that increasing understanding, building empathy, and crafting resolution are only possible in-person, effective ways have emerged for assisting the resolution of the exploding number of disputes that have burgeoned online. Technology has become the “fourth party” through the growing field of online dispute resolution (ODR), which includes use of technology and computer-mediated-communication (CMC) in negotiation, mediation, arbitration and other dispute resolution processes. ODR is infiltrating every area of dispute resolution, from courts (small claims, civil, and family) to the block chain. Furthermore, the most prevalent process option is mediation, followed by negotiation and arbitration. This Chart aims to collect providers that self-identified as providing “ODR” to the National Center for Technology and Dispute Resolution (NCTDR).Curiously, firms had self-identified as “ODR Providers”, but did not all offer ODR. The authors continue to gather and explore firms that identify themselves as “ODR Providers” and thus the attached is a work-in-progress. Moreover, inclusion in the chart is not an endorsement or agreement with that designation. Again, this merely reports findings regarding those that identified themselves to the NCTDR and will hopefully engage ongoing research in the area.

Keywords: ODR, Online Dispute Resolution, ethics, fairness, due process, law and technology, ADR, Alternative Dispute Resolution, empirical, charts, ADR providers, ODR providers

Suggested Citation

Schmitz, Amy J. and Martinez, Janet, ODR Providers Operating in the U.S. (August 27, 2020). Schmitz, A. and Martinez, J., ODR Providers Operating in the U.S. to be included in their book chapter, ODR in the United States, in Online Dispute Resolution: Theory and Practice: A Treatise on Technology and Dispute Resolution (Mohamed S. Abdel Wahab, Ethan Katsh and Daniel Rainey Eds. 2020)., University of Missouri School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2020-14, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3599511

Amy J. Schmitz (Contact Author)

Ohio State University (OSU) - Michael E. Moritz College of Law ( email )

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Columbus, OH 43210
United States

Cyberjustice Lab ( email )

Montreal
Canada

Janet Martinez

Stanford Law School ( email )

559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA 94305-8610
United States

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