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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Hon. Margaret A. Brennan, (Ret.), senior mediator and arbitrator at ADR Systems, recently published an article in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin and the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois’ (WBAI) 2025 Spring Newsletter.
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Hon. Brigid M. McGrath, (Ret.), senior mediator and arbitrator at ADR Systems, was recently featured as a panelist at the Attorneys’ Liability Assurance Society’s (ALAS) Annual General Meeting, held at the Greenbrier in While Sulphur Springs, West Virginia on June 12, 2025.
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Most mediations resolve in a single session, but a handful do not. Some cases have pending motions, need more time for discovery or for the parties to reflect.
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While substantially all disputes settle after a first mediation session at ADR Systems, a handful do not. This is often because of the parties’ overestimations and underestimations of the case, the complexity of the issues and the need for more time.
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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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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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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.
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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.
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Hon. Lisa R. Curcio, (Ret.), senior mediator and arbitrator at ADR Systems, recently published an article in Building Knowledge, the newsletter of the Illinois State Bar Association Section on Construction Law.
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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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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.
Read MoreJudge Burke put forth extraordinary effort to settle. He was extremely well prepared and spent a great deal of time working with each party toward a compromise. Thanks to Judge Burke's follow-up efforts, post-mediation was disposed of by compromise. My client was extremely impressed with the preparation, effort and atmosphere established by Judge Burke.
Rudolf G. Schade, Jr., Esq.Partner, Cassiday Schade LLP
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