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“Gray Divorces” with Hon. Helaine L. Berger, (Ret.) in Chicago Lawyer

“Gray Divorces” with Hon. Helaine L. Berger, (Ret.) in Chicago Lawyer

September 8, 2025

ADR Systems is proud to share that our senior mediator and arbitrator, Hon. Helaine L. Berger, (Ret.), was recently featured in the August/September 2025 issue of Chicago Lawyer. The article, “Across the Table,” explores couples and family business mediations and includes Judge Berger’s insights into the growing trend of “gray divorces” — cases in which […]

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The Four Cs of Family Law Mediation

The Four Cs of Family Law Mediation

August 28, 2025

Family law mediation is advantageous to parties for many reasons. When explaining the benefits of mediation, Hon. Helaine L. Berger, (Ret.), senior mediator and arbitrator at ADR Systems, focuses on the “four Cs” of family law mediation: cost-effectiveness, confidentiality, control and creativity. Cost-effectiveness The cost of family law litigation usually starts at $20,000 and, for […]

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Need a Case Assessment? Use Our Neutral Evaluation Program

Need a Case Assessment? Use Our Neutral Evaluation Program

July 28, 2025

Mediation and arbitration are well-known ADR processes. Less well-known is their cousin, neutral evaluation, which offers parties some of the best advantages of both. In a private, non-binding setting, a well-qualified neutral evaluator can provide one or multiple disputing parties with an objective opinion of the case, clarify complicated issues of fact and law and […]

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Mediate Multiple Cases with the Personal Injury Settlement Program

Mediate Multiple Cases with the Personal Injury Settlement Program

July 28, 2025

ADR Systems’ Personal Injury Settlement Program allows insurance providers to mediate 10 to 15 cases in a single day at a reduced rate for all parties. Our seasoned mediators settle substantially all of our mediated cases, and they can facilitate mediations for this program both in person and via remote videoconferencing options. For cases that […]

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Crafting an Effective Mediation Submission

Crafting an Effective Mediation Submission

July 1, 2025

A well-prepared mediation submission can set the stage for a productive negotiation. Unlike a trial brief, which focuses on winning legal arguments, a mediation submission should present a concise, compelling story of the dispute in clear, simple language. 

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ADR Systems Launches Co-Mediation Program

ADR Systems Launches Co-Mediation Program

June 27, 2025

ADR Systems is proud to announce the launch of its Co-Mediation Program, a new offering designed to meet the demands of complex, high-value and multi-party disputes. This program brings together two seasoned mediators to jointly and economically resolve the most complicated cases, offering clients a smarter, more strategic path to settlement.

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ADR Systems Releases Sample Agreements in Spanish

ADR Systems Releases Sample Agreements in Spanish

May 29, 2025

ADR Systems is pleased to announce the release of Spanish-language versions of our personal injury mediation and arbitration sample agreements along with our commercial mediation sample agreement. This development reflects our ongoing commitment to making dispute resolution more accessible for the clients and communities we serve.

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ADR Systems Neutrals to Present at Advanced Mediation Skills Workshop

ADR Systems Neutrals to Present at Advanced Mediation Skills Workshop

May 21, 2025

ADR Systems is proud to announce that three of our neutrals — Hon. Margaret A. Brennan, (Ret.), Hon. William J. Haddad, (Ret.) and Hon. Kay M. Hanlon, (Ret.) — will be featured panel speakers at the Advanced Workshop for Improved Negotiation and Mediation Skills hosted by the Chicago Bar Association on May 29–30, 2025.

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Mediating Business Dissolutions Has Advantages Over Litigation

Mediating Business Dissolutions Has Advantages Over Litigation

May 2, 2025

Hon. Mitchell L. Hoffman, (Ret.), senior mediator and arbitrator at ADR Systems, recently published an article in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin. His article, Mediating Business Dissolutions Has Advantages Over Litigation, argues that litigating these disputes often inflicts crippling costs and inefficiencies on businesses.

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ADR Systems was very helpful in getting our case resolved.  Their neutrals are excellent and I was very pleased with their case administration.  I would certainly choose ADR Systems again.

John White, Esq.Partner, Mulherin, Rehfeldt & Varchetto, P.C.
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