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"Full-tilt litigation is enormously
expensive and hazardous. In many situations, ADR provides
an excellent mechanism to resolve disputes speedily and inexpensively."
— Jim Leavitt, Esq. |
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| Why MDRS? |
Our mediation and arbitration services offer
many benefits to the parties, whether or not they are represented
by counsel.
- TIME: Most cases are completed within 30 days, sometimes sooner,
if requested by the parties.
- MONEY: Our simplified procedures mean lower attorneys' fees
and accrued expenses than are usually required from the more formal
procedures of preparation and trial in the court system.
- CONVENIENCE: The parties select a mutually convenient time
and place, throughout Massachusetts, for hearings. This avoids
costly and time-consuming delays often experienced in the court
system when postponements are needed due to the participant's
unavailability or backlog of the court itself.
- FLEXIBILITY: At MDRS, the parties decide which dispute resolution
process will work best for them. From non-binding mediation
to binding arbitration, MDRS works to provide parties with the
most comfortable and direct means of resolving disputes.
- PRIVATE AND FINAL: Parties interested in keeping their disputes
confidential can do so in the privacy of an MDRS conference room
- out of the public courtroom. And, disputes decided by
binding arbitration are final, which eliminates the lengthy and
often costly process of appeal.
- REASONABLE AND FAIR: Our services are provided by mediators
and arbitrators with extensive legal experience in the specific
area of law involved in each case. At Massachusetts Dispute
Resolution Services, fairness and balance yield reasonable decisions
and equitable solutions.
- COURT COMPLIANCE: Both the state and federal court systems
in Massachusetts are now directing parties to consider submitting
their cases to alternative dispute resolution programs such as
Massachusetts Dispute Resolution Services to relieve the court
backlog and reduce the delay and expense now associated with trial
in the court system.
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| Why ADR? |
Did you know that most civil lawsuits settle
without a trial?
In addition, did you know that there are a number of ways to resolve
civil disputes without having to sue somebody? These alternatives
to a lawsuit are known as alternative dispute resolution (ADR). The
most common forms of ADR are Mediation, Arbitration, and Settlement
Conferences.
— Source: "You
Don't Have To Sue" Published by:
The Superior Court of California, Count of Riverside.
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| Advantages of Alternative Dispute Resolution
(ADR) |
ADR processes have a number of advantages. They
are flexible, cost-efficient, time-effective, and give the parties
more control over the process and the results.
Parties who resolve their disputes through ADR are generally more
satisfied because they may directly participate in working out the
terms of their settlement. When appropriate settlement processes are
available, many disputes can be resolved more efficiently and with
greater satisfaction to all parties. Lengthy, costly litigation can
be avoided, divisiveness minimized, and productive results achieved.
— Source: Hawaii
State Judiciary
For more information:
"Alternative
Dispute Resolution Options for Resolving Your Dispute" 
Adobe® PDF format
— Judicial
Council of California
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| ADR in Massachusetts |
"... Rule 5 calls for a candid discussion
about ADR options..."
— Supreme
Judicial Court Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall.
Rule 5 requires courts to make information about ADR available to
attorneys and unrepresented litigants. Attorneys must provide the
information to their clients, discuss the advantages and disadvantages
of ADR, and certify their compliance with this requirement. Trial
Court departments will receive a model form for attorney certification,
which may be adapted for use as appropriate.
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| Cases & Clients |
Types of Cases MDRS Resolves:
While virtually any dispute can be submitted to Massachusetts Dispute
Resolution Services, our areas of concentration include:
- General Liability, personal injury and product liability cases.
- A full range of insurance claims, including automobile and UM
coverage.
- Business, contract, employment and commercial disputes.
- Professional Malpractice cases.
- Real Estate & Construction Disputes.
- Divorce and Probate Disputes.
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| Insurance Companies Using MDRS |
Click
Here for list of insurance companies using MDRS Adobe®
PDF Format
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| Meet our Director |
 Meet
our Director: Brian R. Jerome,
Esq.
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| Meet our Case Manager |
Meet our Case Manager: Beverly
Pasquarello
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