Arbitration, Arbitration Mediation
Arbitrators,   Arbitration lawyers
Sonoma County, San Francisco North Bay, Ca. USA 

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judicial proceedings, although in some jurisdictions, court proceedings are sometimes referred as arbitrations
alternative dispute resolution (or ADR) expert determination
mediation

Advantages of arbitration
Parties often seek to resolve their disputes through arbitration because of a number of perceived potential advantages over judicial proceedings:

when the subject matter of the dispute is highly technical, arbitrators with an appropriate degree of expertise can be appointed arbitration is often faster than litigation in court arbitration can be cheaper arbitral proceedings and an arbitral award are generally private
the arbitral process enjoys a greater degree of flexibility than the courts because of the provisions of the New York Convention 1958, arbitration awards are generally easier to enforce abroad than court judgments in most legal systems, there are limited avenues for appeal of an arbitral award, which can mean swifter enforcement and less scope for a party to delay matters.