Trials are unpredictable; evidentiary rulings and witness performance can quickly shift the landscape of a case. If your case is breaking down, use the After-Hours Settlement Program at ADR Systems.
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Wondering if you should share your mediation submissions with the other side in commercial disputes? Read on. This article argues that both science and common sense support it when appropriate.
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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.
Read MoreHon. 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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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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Mediating personal injury, commercial and family law disputes requires substantive legal knowledge — but not that alone. Connection in mediation is crucial.
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On 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.
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Since 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.
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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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Much of the work involved in finding a resolution to a dispute occurs before the parties even step into a room together.
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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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Parties 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.
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Provided 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 about prevailing party attorneys’ fees that 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. How, though, do mediators think?
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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.
Read MoreJudge Burke is an excellent mediator. He has one of the best demeanors of any judge I have appeared before in court. He is also one of the most knowledgeable mediators as well. His background provides him with an innate ability to spot the issues early on. He works hard to get it done. I would not hesitate for a second to use him again.
Mark Bazzanella, Esq.Mark Bazzanella Law Offices
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