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MARYLAND RULES OF PROCEDURE<br />

TITLE 17 - ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION<br />

CHAPTER 100 - PROCEEDINGS IN CIRCUIT COURT<br />

ADD new Rule 17-105.1, as follows:<br />

Rule 17-105.1. NEUTRAL EXPERTS<br />

(a) Definition<br />

A “neutral expert” means a person who has special<br />

expertise to provide impartial technical background information,<br />

an impartial opinion, or both in a specific area.<br />

(b) Selection<br />

When a court-appointed alternative dispute resolution<br />

practitioner or one or both of the parties believe that it would<br />

be helpful to have the assistance of a neutral expert, the<br />

practitioner may select a neutral expert, with the consent of the<br />

parties <strong>and</strong> at their expense, to be present at or participate in<br />

the mediation at the request of the practitioner.<br />

(c) Confidentiality<br />

(1) Mediation Proceedings<br />

In a mediation, the provisions of sections (a), (b), <strong>and</strong><br />

(e) of Rule 17-109 apply to the neutral expert.<br />

(2) Other Alternative Dispute Resolution Proceedings<br />

In all other alternative dispute resolution proceedings,<br />

the parties <strong>and</strong> the alternative dispute resolution practitioner<br />

may require the neutral expert to enter into a written agreement<br />

binding the neutral expert to confidentiality. The written<br />

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