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.
Lowell is a village in Washington County, Ohio, United States, along the Muskingum River. The population was 628 at the 2000 census. Lowell is the third-oldest settlement in the Northwest Territory, after Marietta, Ohio and Belpre, Ohio.