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| | Law.com - Neutral Territory |
 | | Ten years ago, taking a job as a neutral often meant slowing down from the hectic pace of a law firm partnership or the stress of the bench. |
 | | Not to be left behind, the nonprofit American Arbitration Association, the largest ADR provider in the country, with more than 20,000 neutrals, claims an increase in demand over the past several years, in part a result of the economic downturn that began in 2000. |
 | | Michael Lewis, a neutral at ADR Associates, the D.C.-based ADR provider that recently folded into JAMS, was tapped to come up with a settlement between a class of fl farmers and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which they had sued in 1997 for denying them loans on the basis of race. |
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