Alternative Dispute Resolution is a mechanism by which different types of legal disputes are resolved through out-of-court processes like arbitration, and mediation as an alternative to civil litigation. ADR methods can be effective in reducing the time, money, and adversarial nature associated with traditional court-based proceedings.
Frederika is a city in Bremer County, Iowa, United States. The population was 199 at the 2000 census. It is named for Frederika Bremer, the Swedish poet, for whom the surrounding county was also named. Frederika is part of the Waterloo–Cedar Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area.