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. Whether your mediation is ..read more

ADR 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 more

Hon. Lorna E. Propes, (Ret.), senior mediator and arbitrator at ADR Systems, recently served as a judge for the 23rd Annual International Law School Mediation Tournament hosted by the International Academy of Dispute Resolution and the Loyola University Chicago School of Law, her law school alma mater ..read more

Most cases at ADR Systems are either mediated entirely remotely or through a hybrid format, with some participants connecting into a session at our offices via videoconference ..read more

ADR Systems is thrilled to welcome Hon. Janet Adams Brosnahan, (Ret.) as the first new neutral to join our panel of senior mediators and arbitrators in 2024—and the thirteenth in the last two and a half years ..read more

ADR Systems has released its Commercial Settlement Report for February, which features a sample of complex commercial cases settled by our mediators in the previous month ..read more

ADR Systems has released its Commercial Settlement Report for January, which features a sample of complex commercial cases settled by our mediators in the previous month ..read more

Hon. Marguerite A. Quinn, (Ret.), senior mediator and arbitrator at ADR Systems, recently published an article in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin. Her article, Computer-Generated Evidence Can Improve Your Trial Game, explores how attorneys can strategically utilize computer-generated evidence as demonstrative evidence in jury trials ..read more

Marc Becker, president and founder of ADR Systems, and Michael Koss, Business Development & Marketing Assistant Manager at ADR Systems, recently published an article in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin. Their article, Remote Dispute Resolution Still Strong in a Post-Pandemic World, provides a preview of what is on the horizon for attorneys involved in alternative ..read more

Hon. Mitchell L. Hoffman, (Ret.) and Hon. Marguerite A. Quinn, (Ret.), senior mediators and arbitrators at ADR Systems, recently presented at the Illinois State Bar Association’s Civil Practice Update on how attorneys can make the most of their mediations ..read more