Proposed Standards of Conduct For Mediators (Maryland Daily Record)

The Maryland Rules Committee is considering new proposed Standards of Conduct for

Mediators that will replace existing standards that apply to court-referred alternative dispute

resolution (Court ADR Standards) and reconcile a second set of practice standards, the

Maryland Program for Mediator Excellence (MPME Standards), that apply to mediations

conducted outside of court programs.

Although the proposed standards may resolve some inconsistencies between the Court ADR

Standards and the MPME Standards, a few critical issues remain unclear.

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