Hon. Robert E. Senechalle, Jr., (Ret.), senior mediator and arbitrator at ADR Systems, recently presented alongside Richard Gleason, Esq., litigation counsel for the Illinois Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission, on the topics of ethics in mediation for the Chicago Bar Association’s Construction & Mechanics Lien Subcommittee.
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ADR Systems has released its Commercial Settlement Report for December, which features a sample of complex commercial cases settled by our mediators in the previous month.
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Attorneys should prepare submissions for mediation that are as substantive as the documents they would produce for trial, but with their neutral in mind. In mediation, attorneys advocate for their client before a neutral mediator, whose job is to facilitate negotiation between parties after reviewing submissions.
Read MoreADR Systems has released its Commercial Settlement Report for November, which features a sample of complex commercial cases settled by our mediators in the previous month.
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Most attorneys know how to prepare for a mediation, but preparation is not the only key to success. Trust, communication and patience – which our neutrals consider the three pillars of mediation – are equally important to achieving a settlement in a guided and collaborative process like mediation. We asked several senior mediators at ADR […]
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From day one at ADR Systems, I put my heart into this business of helping people resolve their disputes. Our large panel of talented neutrals and staff also put their hearts into their work every day because they know they are providing a service that is very much needed in our legal community right now.
Read MoreHon. Robert E. Senechalle, Jr., (Ret.), senior mediator and arbitrator at ADR Systems, recently published an article with the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin. His article, Special Interrogatory Retains its Important Role in Litigation, explores why the use of special interrogatories remains a useful tactic for trial attorneys despite recent changes to the statute governing them.
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Hon. Christopher E. Lawler, (Ret.), senior mediator and arbitrator at ADR Systems, recently published a Letter to the Editor in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin. Referencing the central theme and final song in the 2006 Disney Channel Original Movie smash hit High School Musical, Judge Lawler encourages the legal community to “band together” amid trial-setting […]
Read MoreA high-low agreement is a tool by which disputing parties can set maximum and minimum recovery values and obviate risks at play in litigation. If the plaintiff is awarded a sum in excess of the maximum, they recover the maximum value agreed to in the high-low agreement. If the defendant prevails, the plaintiff at least […]
Read MoreADR Systems has released its Commercial Settlement Report for October, which features a sample of complex commercial cases settled by our mediators in the previous month.
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Tense mediations involving unwieldy parties can pose a challenge to settlement, but not one that is insurmountable. Mediators at ADR Systems have had numerous cases with parties that are diametrically opposed to one another, quick to anger or seemingly convinced that resolution is improbable – and yet they can almost always help the parties settle. […]
Read MoreADR Systems has released its Commercial Settlement Report for September, which features a sample of complex commercial cases settled by our mediators in the previous month.
Read MoreA step clause—also known as a multi-step or multi-tiered dispute resolution clause—provides for negotiation or mediation prior to arbitration or litigation. By adding a step clause into a contract, parties write themselves into an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) protocol prior to any dispute, thereby heading off conflict before it escalates and avoiding the costs, delays, […]
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ADR Systems is excited to welcome Hon. Elizabeth M. Budzinski, (Ret.) to ADR Systems as our newest senior mediator and arbitrator. Judge Budzinski served in the Law Division for 16 years, trying and settling various personal injury cases, including products liability, premises liability, construction accident and medical malpractice.
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ADR Systems has released its Commercial Settlement Report for August, which features a sample of complex commercial cases settled by our mediators in the previous month.
Read MoreJudge Burke is an excellent mediator. He has one of the best demeanors of any judge I have appeared before in court. He is also one of the most knowledgeable mediators as well. His background provides him with an innate ability to spot the issues early on. He works hard to get it done. I would not hesitate for a second to use him again.
Mark Bazzanella, Esq.Mark Bazzanella Law Offices
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