'Arbitration and mediation' are both legal techniques which are used to solve legal conflicts. Arbitration and mediation both are forms of alternative dispute resolution (ADR). In Lutherville-Timonium, there are lots of arbitration and mediation centers which aim to solve these legal disputes. Though arbitration and mediation are used for the same purpose, there is a difference between them. In Lutherville-Timonium, arbitration has an arbitrator who hears both sides and gives a decision which both sides are bound to follow legally. Mediation has a neutral mediator who helps both sides to solve their problem and come to a consenting conclusion.