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REPORTER’S NOTE
Rule 17-108 currently gives authority to the county
administrative judge to set fee schedules for persons conducting
court-referred alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”) proceedings,
subject to the approval of the Chief Judge of the Court of
Appeals. The Rules Committee recommends that fee schedules be set
instead by the circuit administrative judge, subject to the Chief
Judge’s approval. The proposed change is intended to facilitate a
uniform approach to fee schedules within each circuit, generally,
and in particular with respect to ADR proceedings in cases
assigned to the Business and Technology Case Management Program.
A Committee note is proposed to be added to make clear that
the rates in the fee schedule may be based not only on the type of
ADR proceeding but also on the complexity of the action and the
qualifications of the ADR practitioner.
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