Sumário:O contexto de difusão dos alternative dispute resolution nos EUA : a importância do multi-door courthouse system -- Os principais métodos adequados de solução de conflitos atualmente adotados nos EUA: Negotiation. Mediation. Conciliation. Arbitration. Mediation-arbitration (med-arb). Private judging. Summary jury trials. Mini-trials. Early neutral evaluation e neutral expert fact-finding. Ombudsman. Discovery.