ADR Systems is proud to sponsor the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance's (CLM) 2014 Illinois Event – the popular Annual Chicago Boat Cruise on July 10th, 2014. This year, the Boat Cruise will include a CLE presentation.
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Hon. James E. Sullivan, (Ret.) will be speaking as part of a panel for the National Business Institute on June 6, 2014. The panel will act as a Judicial Forum on the topic of 'As Judges See It: Top Mistakes Attorneys Make in Civil Litigation.'
Read MoreADR Systems congratulates Roselyn L. Friedman, Esq. for her selection by the Leading Lawyers Network as a 2014 Leading Lawyer.
Read MoreJudge Sullivan is a skilled and dedicated mediator and arbitrator, with over 20 years of legal experience in commercial and personal injury law. He has resolved more than 2,000 cases, including numerous complex and high profile matters as a mediator and arbitrator.
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ADR Systems is delighted to sponsor the CARPLS Golden Gavel Celebration. This event raises essential funds for CARPLS - an innovative legal aid service that offers an immediate response to the everyday legal problems confronting low-income residents of Cook County. CARPLS serves 50,000 people annually in Cook County with a wide range of legal services enabling people to represent themselves and make educated decisions regarding civil legal matters.
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ADR Systems congratulates Hon. William J. Haddad, (Ret.) on his recent election as vice chair of the Northern Illinois University Law Board of Visitors.
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ADR Systems congratulates Wendi Sloane, Esq. on her recent speaking engagement at the Second Annual Fashion and Design Law Symposium, presented by the Fashion Law Society & the Center for Intellectual Property, Information and Privacy Law.
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ADR Systems case manager Josh Heffernan, Esq. has been a coach for Loyola University Chicago's Moot Arbitration team for the last four years. This year, the team won first place at the Annual Willem C. Vis (East) International Commercial Arbitration Moot, which took place in Hong Kong on April 12-17, 2014. With participating teams from 99 other law schools in 28 countries, the competition was fierce.
Read MoreADR Systems congratulates Judge William Haddad, (Ret.) on his Lifetime Achievement Award, which will be granted to him on Saturday, March 22, 2014, by the West Suburban Bar Association of Illinois at their Annual Installation Dinner.
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This article, written by Hon. Stuart A. Nudelman (Ret.) and Jann Johnson, and published by the American Bar Association, aims to demystify the complex high-profile mediation process through an analysis of how thorough preparation can further the goal of settlement. In particular, the mediator’s ability to be an effective leader and process manager is crucial to a successful arbitration.
Read MoreADR Systems is pleased to announce that Wendi Sloane, Esq. is available as a mediator and arbitrator exclusively through ADR Systems.
Read MoreADR Systems is pleased to announce that Gary Ropski, Esq. is available as a mediator and arbitrator exclusively through ADR Systems. In addition to developing his practice as a senior mediator and arbitrator at ADR Systems, Mr. Ropski will continue his established practice as an intellectual property trial and appellate litigator at Brinks Gilson & Lione.
Read MoreGregory Meeder, Esq. is scheduled to speak to the Chicago Bar Association Mechanics Lien and Construction Subcommittee on November 4, 2013. The topic will be 'Overcoming Roadblocks to a Mediated Solution - Never Reach Impasse Again.' Mr. Meeder will highlight 57 roadblocks to a successful mediation and the tools he uses to overcome them.
Read MoreGregory Meeder, Esq. is scheduled to speak to the Chicago Bar Association at the all-day Mechanics Lien & Construction Claims seminar on December 11, 2013. The topic will be 'Overcoming Roadblocks to a Mediated Solution - Never Reach Impasse Again.' Mr. Meeder will highlight 57 roadblocks to a successful mediation and the tools he uses to overcome them.
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This article, written by Teresa F. Frisbie, Esq., describes the increasingly negative portrayal of arbitration among attorneys and their clients, who see it as a process that is not actually more efficient or economical than litigation. Frisbie details how certain tactics, especially the use of a thorough preliminary conference, can streamline the arbitration process.
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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