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The Comprehensive Guide to ADR Methods

The Comprehensive Guide to ADR Methods

March 28, 2025

Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is more than just mediation and arbitration. It encompasses various methods for resolving disputes faster and at a lower cost. This comprehensive guide to ADR methods surveys some of the most popular and useful ADR methods available at ADR Systems.

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Trial by Judge Program Expands Access to Dispute Resolution Services

Trial by Judge Program Expands Access to Dispute Resolution Services

July 27, 2023

Civil litigators are still feeling the effects of court backlogs. The consequences include more money spent, more time in legal limbo, inevitable scheduling conflicts and long wait times for trial. Our new Trial by Judge Program offers an expedited way to adjudicate personal injury disputes in a confidential bench trial format.

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Resolve Personal Injury Cases with Our Flat Fee Arbitration Program

Resolve Personal Injury Cases with Our Flat Fee Arbitration Program

June 26, 2023

In 2021, the Circuit Court of Cook County Law Division mandated arbitration for smaller personal injury cases. In response, ADR Systems is offering a cost-effective Flat Fee Arbitration Program for cases valued at $50,000 or less. Parties can quickly dispose of these matters through binding arbitration at a flat fee of $95 per party.

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Case Ambassador Program Prepares Cases for Success at Mediation

Case Ambassador Program Prepares Cases for Success at Mediation

June 3, 2022

In the successful Case Ambassador Program,  a mediator — who serves as case ambassador — and our case managers work with counsel before the mediation. They help parties identify and resolve behind-the-scenes issues, settlement inhibitors and other potential problems that may prevent settlement at mediation.

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Custom Programs are Adaptable for Remote Proceedings

Custom Programs are Adaptable for Remote Proceedings

February 4, 2022

Each of ADR Systems’ Custom Programs can be used on remote cases. Whether your case is a small two-party matter or large and complicated with multiple plaintiffs and defendants, our Custom Programs are easily adaptable for remote mediation and arbitration.

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Are You Prepared for Remote Dispute Resolution?

Are You Prepared for Remote Dispute Resolution?

April 29, 2021

Hon. Kay M. Hanlon, (Ret.), senior mediator and arbitrator at ADR Systems, and Michael Koss, ADR Systems’ Business Development & Marketing Associate Manager, recently published an article in the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois blog and Spring newsletter.

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Faced with challenging nearly impossible dynamics,  including an uninsured,  potentially bankrupt and recalcitrant defendant, Judge Brown demonstrated a different facet, counselling litigants to see the positive side of compromising beyond their comfort zone to find catharsis in closure.

James H. Lawlor, III, Esq.Shea Law Group
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