Hon. Larry G. Axelrood, (Ret.), senior mediator and arbitrator at ADR Systems, recently wrote an article for the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin titled “Moving to virtual mediation can be easy with the right preparation.” If you are not a Chicago Daily Law Bulletin subscriber, download Judge Axelrood’s article on the ease of virtual mediations.

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, many mediation and arbitration sessions that were due to happen in-person instead moved to one of ADR Systems’ remote dispute resolution options. Judge Axelrood writes about what lawyers and their clients can do to prepare for an online session, and how a virtual mediation or arbitration session works.

Read the full article about the ease of virtual mediations. 

Virtual mediations at ADR Systems are administered with simplicity in mind. If your case goes forward via Zoom, an ADR Systems staff person will email you a secure link to your session a day or two prior to the session.  You need only click the link to access the videoconference at the appropriate time. You will be placed in a waiting room prior to being admitted to the videoconferencing session by an ADR Systems staff person or neutral.  From there, if your session is a mediation, you will be sorted into breakout rooms. These breakout rooms are private; only the neutral, as host of the videoconference, can move in and out of them, providing you and your clients a secluded caucusing space just as you would have during an in-person session.

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Hon. Larry G. Axelrood, (Ret.) has extensive experience with medical malpractice, nursing home, railroad, legal malpractice, premises liability, construction and personal injury matters. Having served on the Evanston Police Pension Board and the Illinois Judges Association Pension and Benefits Committee, Judge Axelrood also has in-depth experience with pensions and their impact on various types of cases.

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