Advancing Disputes to Resolution

Earlier resolution of even one case at or under your settlement target could justify the mediation expense in our cost-effective pricing model. Convening several matters in venues where you have the highest exposure, by volume or severity, or where you pay the most to litigate, greatly reduces your per-matter cost. We work with multiple clients facing exposure in the same markets and, where possible, leverage costs among all participants.

ADR Solutions partners with established dispute-resolution firms to select mediators. All proposed mediators have a track record of success and meet threshold standards of training and industry experience. Mediators are chosen from the geographical market where the cases are pending and in a price range that meets client budgets.

Costs are tailored to specific client needs and case types. Generally we charge fixed fees for negotiation counsel and client-representative services, and variable rates for convening, expert mediator selection and mediator fees we negotiate for each schedule. By convening multiple matters on the same day or series of days in each venue, we ensure maximum participation at the lowest expense and enhance the efficiency of your outside counsel.

Yes. ADR Solutions provides a customized approach for each client’s mediation needs, including the opportunity to use your own resources whenever preferred. Staffing can be arranged case by case to suit your needs, preferences and availability, and our pricing model flexibly addresses where and when in the process you need our services.

Negotiations often impasse because of poor communication and unrealistic expectations. Pre-suit mediation is a particularly effective tool to break through these barriers, providing face-to-face interaction where parties can openly assess liability and damages without posturing, have their day in court, and agree to end the dispute. Presented through a skilled mediator, reasonable settlements become far more attractive than the delays and costs of litigation, trial, appeal and the risk of a bad outcome.

When you offer plaintiffs and their counsel the opportunity to meet in person with an accomplished mediator before the dispute escalates in cost and acrimony, they will typically provide what is needed to elicit your best offer at mediation. Settlement is not mandatory, and parties may re-convene later, but even where it does not settle, the process identifies the stumbling blocks to resolution that will greatly shorten litigation and reduce costs.

ADR Solutions strategically convenes mediations when you are at your best bargaining position, controlling future litigation expense as well as case exposure. Experienced negotiation counsel can step into disputes as advocates of the settlement process, providing a fresh set of eyes to evaluate your exposure, while a skilled client representative enhances negotiations and helps your outside counsel achieve better settlements, saving you time, expense and productivity.