Commercial Settlement Report: July 2024
August 8, 2024ADR Systems has released its Commercial Settlement Report for July, which features a sample of complex commercial cases settled by our mediators in the previous month.
Read MoreADR Systems has released its Commercial Settlement Report for July, which features a sample of complex commercial cases settled by our mediators in the previous month.
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 MoreADR Systems has released its Commercial Settlement Report for June, which features a sample of complex commercial cases settled by our mediators in the previous month.
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 MoreHon. 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 MoreADR Systems has released its Commercial Settlement Report for May, which features a sample of complex commercial cases settled by our mediators in the previous month.
Read MoreADR Systems is excited to welcome another new senior mediator and arbitrator to our panel of neutrals this year: Hon. Thomas A. Meyer, (Ret.).
Read MoreADR Systems has released its Commercial Settlement Report for April, which features a sample of complex commercial cases settled by our mediators in the previous month.
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 MoreADR Systems has released its Commercial Settlement Report for March, which features a sample of complex commercial cases settled by our mediators in the previous month.
Read MoreHon. Thomas R. Allen, (Ret.), senior mediator and arbitrator at ADR Systems, recently published an article in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin.
Read MoreJudge Burke mediated a settlement in a matter where the parties were extremely far apart, with almost no common ground. He pushed both sides to rethink their positions, outlined a post-conference approach and made himself available on short notice. I do not believe anyone else could have settled the matter. He will be my first choice for future mediations.
Lisa M. Lilly, Esq.Lisa M. Lilly Law