Alternative Dispute Resolution

Our attorneys have experience in all aspects of ADR, including serving as counsel to parties involved in mediation and arbitration, as well as serving as mediator or arbitrator in disputes. We have experience in all types of ADR including: mediation, binding and nonbinding arbitration, summary jury trials, mini trials, independent evaluations, and formal and informal settlement conferences.

Our attorneys have served on American Arbitration Association panels, FINRA panels, and several attorneys have been selected by state courts to serve as independent mediators in private civil litigation. Additionally, our firm has experience advising clients on the implementation of internal and external ADR procedures, particularly the questions of when and how to include such procedures in contracts and business relationships.

Three of our attorneys are on the Roster of AAA Neutrals.

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Whiteford Ranks National Tier 1 in Litigation, Bankruptcy and Real Estate

Baltimore – Whiteford, Taylor & Preston is pleased to announce that U.S. News and World Report - Best Lawyers ® “Best Law Firms” has awarded the firm exemplary rankings for 2018.  Nineteen of the firm’s practices are ranked at the national level, including three practices with national Tier 1 rankings:  Litigation, Bankruptcy and Real Estate.  At the state level, an additional fifty practices have been ranked in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and VA.

Whiteford, Taylor & Preston Recognized as National Tier 1 by U.S. News and World Report

The 2017 edition of U.S. News and World Report - Best Lawyers ® “Best Law Firms” has awarded Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP exemplary ratings in its seventh annual rankings of law firms.

Twenty of the firm’s practices were ranked at the national level, as well as thirty-seven in Maryland, ten in Washington, D.C., and two in Roanoke, VA.