In this latest episode of The Litigator’s Edge, we sit down with Rich Lee, former patent attorney, two-time General Counsel, and Founder & Executive Chairman at New Era ADR, a platform rethinking how everyday disputes get resolved.

After years of seeing the same recurring issues, unpaid invoices, employment claims, and disputes too expensive to litigate, Rich realized something critical: the traditional legal system isn’t built for most cases.

New Era ADR is his answer, a 100-day, flat-fee, digital-first alternative to litigation, designed for the “core 90%” of disputes that fall through the cracks of the current system.

In this conversation, they break down:

• Why most disputes are never worth taking through the traditional court system
• How a 100-day resolution model actually works
• The problem with discovery gamesmanship
• How technology and AI are streamlining legal workflows
• Why user experience matters in dispute resolution and what the future of legal systems could look like