Two weeks ago a client, who I have been helping with small claims for 15 years, came to me with an unpaid bill for an amount that would have meant he couldn’t pay his workforce. Within a day we had an offer of 50%, another day 75% and we finally settled for a discount far less than he would have spend chasing it in court and paid months earlier. All paid last week. I went into last weekend feeling pretty good about the power of ADR.