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Commercial Settlement Report: September 2024

Commercial Settlement Report: September 2024

October 15, 2024

ADR Systems has released its Commercial Settlement Report for September 2024, which features a sample of complex commercial cases settled by our mediators in the previous month. Review the report now.

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In Wake of BIPA Amendments, Mediation Remains Good Path

In Wake of BIPA Amendments, Mediation Remains Good Path

September 25, 2024

Hon. Thomas R. Allen, (Ret.), senior mediator and arbitrator at ADR Systems, recently published his second article this year in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin about Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), 740 ILCS 14/1 et seq.

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Commercial Settlement Report: August 2024

Commercial Settlement Report: August 2024

September 13, 2024

ADR Systems has released its Commercial Settlement Report for August 2024, which features a sample of complex commercial cases settled by our mediators in the previous month. Review the report now.

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Commercial Settlement Report: July 2024

Commercial Settlement Report: July 2024

August 8, 2024

ADR Systems has released its Commercial Settlement Report for July 2024, which features a sample of complex commercial cases settled by our mediators in the previous month. Review the report now.

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ADR Systems Hosts Roundtable Discussion on Pre-Mediation Strategies

ADR Systems Hosts Roundtable Discussion on Pre-Mediation Strategies

July 10, 2024

ADR Systems recently hosted a roundtable discussion for our panel of senior mediators and arbitrators. The event focused discussions on pre-mediation strategies for when parties and their mediator can speak together or separately in ex parte conversations prior to mediations. Very often, these preliminary conferences help the parties resolve behind-the-scenes issues that could impact the success […]

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Commercial Settlement Report: June 2024

Commercial Settlement Report: June 2024

July 9, 2024

ADR Systems has released its Commercial Settlement Report for June 2024, which features a sample of complex commercial cases settled by our mediators in the previous month. Review the report now.

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Commercial Settlement Report: May 2024

Commercial Settlement Report: May 2024

June 11, 2024

ADR Systems has released its Commercial Settlement Report for May 2024, which features a sample of complex commercial cases settled by our mediators in the previous month. Review the report now.

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Commercial Settlement Report: April 2024

Commercial Settlement Report: April 2024

May 10, 2024

ADR Systems has released its Commercial Settlement Report for  April 2024, which features a sample of complex commercial cases settled by our mediators in the previous month. Review the report now.

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How Mediators Think

How Mediators Think

May 3, 2024

Mediating disputes requires a unique way of thinking that draws upon a mediator’s prior work as a judge or litigator but reaches beyond both. How, though, do mediators think?

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Three Keys to Effective Pre-Mediation Conferences

Three Keys to Effective Pre-Mediation Conferences

April 26, 2024

Pre-mediation conferences can help attorneys prepare for mediations and can lead to smoother mediation sessions. This is especially the case if the dispute is layered with behind-the-scenes issues—divergent perspectives on the distribution of liability, situations involving multiple carriers and coverage disagreements, for example—that could impact the success of the mediation later.

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I recently had a mediation with Judge John Ward. It had been many years since my last case with him. After the first go around ended unsuccessfully with the numbers "far apart," Judge Ward said that he would circle back with us. And sure enough he did reach back to us, and after a few days of phone calls, we settled. He belongs at the top of your list as a mediator for almost any case.

Steven J. Morton, Esq.Steven J. Morton & Associates, Ltd.
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