Institutional Disclosures
Disclosures about ADR Services Relationships with Parties, Lawyers and Neutral Arbitrators Pursuant to Standard 8(b)(1) of the Ethics Standards for Neutral Arbitrators in Contractual Arbitration
ADR Services is a full service provider of dispute resolution services. ADR Services maintains a comprehensive listing of neutrals that are affiliated with the organization. This list is available on our web site under the heading "Neutrals." ADR Services is wholly owned by its founder and President, Lucie Barron.
ADR Services does not have a financial interest in any party. No party, lawyer in the arbitration or law firm with which a lawyer in the arbitration is currently associated is a member of or has a financial interest in ADR Services.
No party, lawyer in the arbitration or law firm with which a lawyer in the arbitration is currently associated has given a gift, bequest or favor on behalf of ADR Services.
ADR Services is in the business of administering matters and providing dispute resolution services for those seeking to resolve disputes. ADR Services has not entered into any special contractual or financial relationships in regard to said services with any party, lawyer in the arbitration or law firm with which a lawyer in the arbitration is currently associated.
Other than the referral of cases, ADR Services has no financial relationship or affiliation with any its panelists.
Arbitrators are regularly recruited and added to the panel of ADR Services. Potential panelists either contact ADR Services and express their interest in joining the panel or are approached directly by the Company. ADR Services management reviews the biographical and anecdotal information of each candidate. Ultimate decision making in regard to admission to the panel is made exclusively by the President of ADR Services. ADR Services makes every effort to ensure that its panelists are aware of the ethical guidelines governing our industry and of current developments.
Arbitrators are selected for a specific case in the following way. First, ADR Services complies with any court orders addressing appointment. If there is no court mandated appointment process, the parties are encouraged to agree on an arbitrator if possible. Should the parties be unable to agree, an identical list containing a minimum of seven names is sent to the parties. The parties are either referred to our web site for biographical information or copies of their biographies are sent via fax. Each party is asked to strike three names and number the rest in order of preference. ADR Services then selects as arbitrator the panelist that survives the lists with the lowest number as assigned by the parties. The person selected as arbitrator is still subject to the statutory disclosure procedure and possible disqualification arising from the process
This page was last modified in May 2007
Disclaimer: Please be advised that the contents of this web site and any other statements contained herein are for informational purposes only and are not intended to be represented as legal advice in any way.