The law, as a means of administering dispute resolution and criminal accountability, must be able to adapt to revolutions of industry or technology. We are currently in the beginning years of a technological revolution that will only grow and continue to change the way humans live their lives. Computer and internet use have changed the way that people and business think and act. In today’s judicial system, a case (either civil or criminal) is often decided by the evidence produced and discovered prior to trial.

Diversity happens when it has a positive impact on the bottom line. This was the overall consensus of representative corporations and law firms this past year at an ABA Dispute Resolution Section Diversity Forum. Mediation is losing its effectiveness because mediation panels are not diverse and do not reflect the gender and race of their employees.

In these courtroom television drama times, people can easily get confused about the true need for this part of our legal system. There are some very simple and incredibly easy expert tools to help anyone who has been done wrong.

From Bill Gates at the end of the last century to John D. Rockefeller at the end of the previous century; from Rick Scott, founder of Columbia Health Care, to AT&T: from Richard Branson and British Airlines to Dan Peсa and The Financial Times; from government, banking, insurance and every other facet of world commerce - to grow geometrically and stay around, litigation must be (prudently) used and mastered.