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Practice areas

Complex business and commercial ADR.

MI-JADR extends the business-court concept into a private forum: retired judicial neutrals resolving complex disputes outside the public docket, with complete confidentiality.

Select a practice area to see which neutrals focus on it.

How we work

Four ways to resolve a matter.

Mediation

Facilitated negotiation with a retired trial judge who has ruled on cases like yours and can tell each side, candidly, how a court is likely to see it.

Arbitration

A private, binding alternative to trial. Single-judge or three-judge panels, with the procedural discipline of a business court and none of the public docket.

Case Evaluation

Special case evaluation panels of retired judges, by stipulation of the parties or court order — staffed entirely by retired judges rather than a plaintiff's and defendant's representative.

Neutral Evaluation

Early, confidential assessment of a matter's strengths and exposure before positions harden and costs mount.

More ways we serve

Additional services.

Beyond mediation and arbitration, our judges serve in specialized neutral roles — all bookable through scheduling.

Appeals
Private Summary Trial
Private Dispute Resolution Advisor (DRA)
Neutral Expert Evaluation
Neutral Fact Finding
Mini-Trial to Mock Jury
Meet and Confer (Pre-Filing)
Mediation to Arbitration "Med-Arb"
Insurance Umpire
Discovery Master or Referee
Construction Dispute Arbitrator
Class Action Settlement
Domestic and Family (particularly involving businesses)
Family
Probate
Three-judge panels

Every seat filled by a former judge.

Whether the parties want expeditious, confidential facilitation, a special case evaluation panel by stipulation and court order, or binding arbitration, our retired judges can serve as single neutrals or as a full three-person panel — 7 judges with more than 150 years of combined judicial experience.

Available for panels