Alternative Dispute Resolution
(ADR)
Thompson Coe attorneys recognize that disputes are sometimes best resolved outside of the court system through alternative dispute resolution methods. This can provide an efficient and confidential forum where parties maintain control over the process to negotiate on their own terms—not the judges or the juries. The benefits of ADR include cost and time savings, confidentiality, and flexibility and control.
Our ADR Group offers a full range of options:
- Mediation – a disinterested third party tries to help the interested parties reach a settlement that resolves their dispute.
- Arbitration – an alternative to litigation in which an arbitrator or a panel of arbitrators listen to the positions of the disputing parties in a relatively informal proceeding and then issue a decision on how the situation should be resolved.
- Negotiation – a third party communicates and bargains on behalf of a party to reach a mutually acceptable agreement or settlement.
- Evaluation – a neutral party assesses facts and legal documents to provide an opinion on the strengths and weaknesses of a case or claim.
ADR Group
The ADR Group’s members are active attorneys with years of substantive legal practice and with extensive experience serving as arbitrators and mediators in varied legal disputes. Our attorneys can mediate matters involving commercial disputes, personal injury, wrongful death, professional malpractice, insurance litigation, general liability, business disputes, divorce and parenting agreements, and employment classification and discrimination. They bring a unique and well-rounded perspective to every case to ensure all parties move toward a resolution quickly and efficiently.
Thompson Coe has close ties with national organizations such as the American Arbitration Association and JAMS keeping the firm in the forefront of new advances in the field. Being able to structure the nature and extent of specific ADR methods puts our clients in the best position to get the most out of ADR processes within their stated goals and risk tolerances. Whether searching to advance or defend a claim, to resolve a dispute as economically as possible, or to adopt a policy involving methods of Alternative Dispute Resolution, the practical experience of Thompson Coe adds significant value for our clients.
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