| VirtualCourthouse.com | |
| Type: | Private |
| Foundation: | 2001 |
| Founder: | Judge Arthur Monty M. Ahalt |
| Location: | Annapolis, Maryland |
| Area Served: | United States |
VirtualCourthouse.com is an online dispute resolution service that was founded by Judge Arthur Monty M. Ahalt in 2001 in order to provide a less expensive and faster way to resolve legal disputes. Today, disputing parties can choose from a directory listing over 300 neutrals,ranging from family mediators to construction arbitrators, and retired judges, who can mediate the dispute or render an arbitral award.[1] VirtualCourthouse.com has settled thousands of cases[2] [3] across the United States.[4]
In 2009, it received the American Bar Association's Louis M. Brown Award for Legal Access for minimizing "the need and cost of unnecessary face-to-face meetings, mailing and copying" during the ADR process.[5]
In 2012, VirtualCourthouse.com entered into partnerships with the video-conferencing provider IOCOM[6] as well as with Auburn University.[7]