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.
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Wondering if you should share your mediation submission 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. Margaret A. Brennan, (Ret.), senior mediator and arbitrator at ADR Systems, recently published an article in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin.
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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.
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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.
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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 conferences, when parties and their mediator can speak together or separately in ex parte conversations.
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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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Hon. Janet Adams Brosnahan, (Ret.), senior mediator and arbitrator at ADR Systems, recently published a two-part series in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin.
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?
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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 F. Keith Brown did a great job settling a very tough, complicated multi-party case that involved both personal injury and commercial matters. ADR Systems is our first and best choice for alternative dispute resolution. This is because of the quality and effectiveness of their neutrals, and the terrific service supplied by their staff.
Glen Amundsen, Esq.Chairman - Executive Committee, SmithAmundsen, LLC
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