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.
Union Bridge is a town in Carroll County, Maryland, United States. The population was 989 at the 2000 census. Much of the town was added to the National Register of Historic Places as the Union Bridge Historic District in 1994.