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Ethics Codes
The CPR-Georgetown Commission on Ethics and Standards of Practice in ADR developed the following Principles for ADR Provider Organizations to provide guidance to entities that provide ADR services, consumers of their services, the public, and policy makers.
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The Model Rule addresses the ethical responsibilities of lawyers serving as third-party neutrals, in a variety of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) for a (e.g., arbitration, mediation, early neutral evaluation). As an initial jurisdictional matter, the Model Rule does not address the ethical requirements of non-lawyers performing these duties,3 or the ethical duties of lawyers acting in ADR proceedings as representatives or advocates.
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The Code of Ethics for Arbitrators in Commercial Disputes was originally prepared in 1977 by a joint committee consisting of a special committee of the American Arbitration Association and a special committee of the American Bar Association. The present revision is the result of a process begun by the Arbitration Committee of the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution in 1995; representatives of other ABA Committees and Sections, the American Arbitration Association, and the CPR Institute participated in the development of the present text. CPR adopted the Code of Ethics in 2005 in all respects except to whatever extent it may conflict with CPR arbitration rules.
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