Practice
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

There are two aspects of McManis Faulkner’s ADR practice:  (1) cases where MF lawyers are asked to serve as neutrals in an ADR proceeding, and (2) matters where MF clients have disputes that will be decided by some form of ADR, most often arbitration.

MF Lawyers as Neutrals
In many cases, the firm’s lawyers have been asked to serve as neutrals—providing services to other law firms and their clients as discovery referees, early neutral evaluators, private settlement judges, and mediators and arbitrators. James McManis and William Faulkner have a wealth of experience in the resolution of disputes by alternative means, acquired from more than 20 years of successfully bringing parties to the table in a variety of cases. The name members of the firm have not only gained the experience of years of practice, but have earned the respect and trust of other lawyers and judges who regularly refer matters to the firm. Following in their footsteps, other MF partners and associates provide ADR services as well. As evidence of the respect accorded MF by the Bench, the firm’s lawyers are frequently asked to serve as Judge Pro Tempore at mandatory settlement conferences held before trial.
Representative Cases with MF Attorneys as Neutrals



MF Clients in ADR
The other aspect of the firm’s ADR practice is equally important. In an age of crowded court calendars, where the expense and delay of litigation has become burdensome, clients have become more interested in other ways of resolving their disputes— increasingly turning to Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). The firm’s lawyers are experienced in representing clients in these alternative forums, bringing the same trial skills that have succeeded in the courtroom to ADR proceedings. Good advocacy benefits every case, no matter what the venue for decision making. McManis Faulkner lawyers bring to bear in arbitrations the same careful preparation, skilled examination of witnesses, and presentation of expert testimony and persuasive briefing they employ in trials.  So whether the client’s arbitration involves a complex commercial dispute, the dissolution of a professional partnership, or a contested divorce with significant assets or children’s welfare at stake, clients are well represented at McManis Faulkner.
Representative Cases with MF Clients in ADR