Our attorneys educate and counsel clients on creative and cost-effective ways to resolve their disputes, including alternative dispute resolution (ADR) options like mediation and arbitration.
The ADR Practice Group is chaired by Richard Boyette, recognized as a well respected mediator in North Carolina. He developed an active mediation practice in the early 1990s and has mediated more than 1,600 disputes in a broad range of subject matters.
CSH attorneys from all practice groups work to help clients avoid litigation through various ADR methods.
- Our Business Law Practice Group counsels clients on the inclusion of arbitration and mediation clauses in key contracts.
- Our attorneys are often asked to serve as arbitrators or mediators to settle disputes.
- Ten of our attorneys are North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission-certified mediators, including Richard Boyette, Ryan Bolick, Buck Copeland, Dawn Lane, Amy Pfeiffer, Russell Racine, Benton Toups, and Nick Valaoras.
The ADR Practice Group assists clients across the state in mediations and arbitrations from our offices in Raleigh, Charlotte, and Wilmington. For more information, contact Practice Group Chair Richard Boyette.
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