Advocate, that is if the substantial evidence one has can offer a showing of carelessness and abusive use of the system created by the agency. In which most case briefing's represented by council do show the agency failing to abide by law outlined in the MD-110. Alot of times this agency will even try to have a third party to be an observer in the adr, which is not agreed to by the complainant at all. This third party this agency tries to get is merely a person interfering with the ADR by just being there. One does not have to follow ADR at all but the postal service relies on this even when the person initiating the EEO does not sign the ADR sheet or 1614 guidelines. It is sad this system is designed to lean on the agency as we all should know by now the ADR specialists, EEO investigators all work for the agency or has at one point. It is best to get council to represent you after mediation because of all the time frame's afterward. You are right to a certain extent on the redress program, but when one can have the mediator even state on paper who they work for you can utilize this to your advantage.