What Attorneys Should Understand about the Power and Importance of Connection in Mediation
October 22, 2024Mediating personal injury, commercial and family law disputes requires substantive legal knowledge — but not that alone.
Read MoreMediating personal injury, commercial and family law disputes requires substantive legal knowledge — but not that alone.
Read MoreOn our 30th Anniversary, Marc Becker, president of ADR Systems, sits down for an interview and explains the rapid growth of ADR Systems, revealing two key qualities leading to the company’s success.
Read MoreSince its founding in 1994, ADR Systems has delivered 30 years of results: tens of thousands of cost-saving settlements in mediations and decisions in arbitrations through our skilled neutrals whom our clients know and trust.
Read MoreHon. 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.
Read MoreMuch of the work involved in finding a resolution to a dispute occurs before the parties even step into a room together.
Read MoreADR Systems recently hosted a roundtable discussion for our panel of senior mediators and arbitrators. The event focused discussions on pre-mediation conferences, when parties and their mediator can speak together or separately in ex parte conversations.
Read MoreParties struggle while a dispute remains unresolved, especially in cases involving wrongful deaths and catastrophic injuries. The risks associated with jury trials can amplify that distress.
Read MoreProvided here is an article written by Hon. Lisa R. Curcio, (Ret.), senior mediator and arbitrator at ADR Systems, as a summary of a 2022 presentation she gave with Dan Rosenberg, a principal with Much Shelist, P.C., for the Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys.
Read MoreMediating disputes requires a unique way of thinking that draws upon a mediator’s prior work as a judge or litigator but reaches beyond both. What, though, does it mean to think like a mediator?
Read MorePre-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.
Read MoreAttorneys and their clients can benefit from a novel, creative approach to mediating disputes with layers of issues.
Read MoreHon. Thomas R. Allen, (Ret.), senior mediator and arbitrator at ADR Systems, recently published an article in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin.
Read MoreMost cases at ADR Systems are either mediated entirely remotely or through a hybrid format, with some participants connecting into a session at our offices via videoconference.
Read MoreHon. Lorna E. Propes, (Ret.), senior mediator and arbitrator at ADR Systems, recently served as a judge for the 23rd Annual International Law School Mediation Tournament hosted by the International Academy of Dispute Resolution and the Loyola University Chicago School of Law, her law school alma mater.
Read MoreADR Systems can help parties resolve mechanics lien and contract disputes valued at $100K or less at a lower cost through the Commercial Alternative Fee Program.
Read More”I recently drafted my first contract using an ADR Systems arbitration clause. The administrative fees at ADR Systems are a tiny fraction of what they are at other arbitration providers. Additionally, I like that ADR Systems offers fast track commercial arbitrations, and their panel is made up of former judges that litigators trust. I hope my transactional connections start including clause language from ADR Systems in their contracts!”
Alexander Loftus, Esq., PartnerLoftus & Eisenberg, Ltd.