ADR is the common term for different ways of settling a dispute. ADR includes mediation, arbitration, neutral evaluation, settlement conferences.The most common forms of ADR are mediation, arbitration, and neutral evaluation. There are a number of other kinds of ADR as well. The Court strongly encourages the parties to use some form of ADR before proceeding to trial. In the Judicial Arbitration Program, an arbitrator hears arguments and evidence from each side and then decides the outcome of the dispute. You may contact the other side(s) and jointly fill out a. Submission to Arbitration, which can be found on our website.