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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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How to Settle Sooner in Mediation

How to Settle Sooner in Mediation

April 21, 2025

Counsel and their clients can do a lot to help their dispute settle sooner in mediation, ideally avoiding second or third sessions and the concomitant additional costs. Namely, they can enter the mediation process with an understanding of mediation mechanics, negotiate to create value for both sides, and engage in pre-mediation contact.

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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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ADR Systems Launches New, Monthly Personal Injury Settlement Report

ADR Systems Launches New, Monthly Personal Injury Settlement Report

March 14, 2025

To better showcase the full spectrum of settlements our neutrals achieve every month, ADR Systems has launched our new, monthly Personal Injury Settlement Report. It is like our popular Commercial Settlement Report, which we have distributed since 2022. Review the new report now. “Counsel have valued the Commercial Settlement Report from the start; they see […]

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How Counsel Can Create Value While Negotiating Settlements

How Counsel Can Create Value While Negotiating Settlements

February 4, 2025

Settlement agreements are deals. The parties are buyers and sellers, and the settlement is the transaction. What attorneys don’t realize is that a deal can be a “joint-value-creating exchange,”[1] a process that can give all sides what they want – or enough of it – to close the deal.

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Judge Quinn Presents at ISBA on Medical Malpractice and Premises Liability Claims

Judge Quinn Presents at ISBA on Medical Malpractice and Premises Liability Claims

December 3, 2024

Hon. Marguerite A. Quinn, (Ret.), senior mediator and arbitrator at ADR Systems, recently presented alongside Mark Benfield, Esq., Judith Conway, Esq. and Sarah F. King, Esq. on the topic of navigating medical malpractice and premises liability claims for the Illinois State Bar Association Tort Law Section’s recent Tort Law Toolkit CLE program.

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The Benefits of a Remote Session Support Team

The Benefits of a Remote Session Support Team

November 18, 2024

Our senior mediators and arbitrators have resolved substantially all the disputes brought before them during a remote proceeding at ADR Systems. But they alone do not make our remote services as effective as they are for our clients. Our Remote Session Support Team is the other half of this winning formula.

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I direct all of my attorneys to explore ADR on their files.

David Petrich, Esq.Senior Partner, Sandman, Levy & Petrich
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