Steven L. Schwartz, Esq.

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STEVEN L. SCHWARTZ

Managing Principal

ADRSolutions, LLC

ADRSolutions, LLC is devoted to Alternative Dispute Resolution and Conflict Solution (ADRCS): Facilitation; Mediation; Arbitration; Conflict Solution Analysis, Design, Implementation; Strategic Facilitation for business partnering, negotiations and execution; Conflict Resolution Systems and Training.  Extensive personal training in ADRCS techniques.  We develop ADRCS systems for internal company management of disputes; design of ADRCS systems for resolving pending and threatened litigation cases including class actions.

Steven L. Schwartz has established a national strategic partnership to assist organizations and corporations in mastering all aspects of business conflict.  The partnership focuses on core values and applies collaborative methods to identify and proactively transform conflicts into opportunities at all levels of leadership, operations, business partnering and transactions.  The partnership brings together and works with individuals and teams--and any other outside professionals--to identify conflict issues and challenges facing organizations, stimulate vision, guide and focus strategic analysis, develop and recommend solutions and create ways for businesses to get to "yes" in their transactions.

ADRSolutions, LLC - Background Information

Facilitator, Mediator and Arbitrator Appointments and Positions

• Michigan Supreme Court ADR Court Rule Working Group Advisory Committees, 2000-2
• ADR Court Rule Advisory Committee, Michigan Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2000-2
• Member, ICLE Mediation Advisory Council, 2001-2
• Y2K Advisory Committee, American Arbitration Association, 1999
• Mediator/Arbitrator, Prudential Insurance Company-American Arbitration Association Class Action Settlement, 1999
• Mediator, National Employment Mediation Services, 1999 to present
• Mediator, United States Postal Service, 1998 to present
• Qualified Mediator, Oakland County Circuit Court, Mediation Court Rule Program, 1997
• Mediator, National Center for Dispute Resolution, 1996 to present
• Mediator, National Association of Securities Dealers, 1996 to present
• Mediator, Michigan Court of Appeals, 1996 to present
• State and Federal Court Appointed Mediator, 1994 to present
• Private Mediator and Arbitrator, 1985 to present
• Mediator and Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association, 1985 to present
• Mediator, Oakland County Circuit Court Mediation Tribunal, 1985 to present

Facilitator, Mediator and Arbitrator Training and Certifications

• Advanced Negotiation and Dispute Resolution Institute, 2003, Michigan Institute for Continuing Legal Education, March 2003
• Advanced Mediator Training, Michigan Institute for Continuing Legal Education, February 2003
• Elder Law and Guardianship Mediation Training, Center for Social Gerontology, January 2003
• Hewlett Foundation Grant Public Policy Mediation Training,  Michigan  Mediation Association, December 2002
• Straus Institute For Conflict Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law, The Masters Forum, October 2000, March 2002
• American Arbitration Association Advanced Mediator Training, March, 2000
• American Arbitration Association Advanced Mediator Training, September, 2000
• International Academy of Mediators Annual Training, 1996-2002
• American Arbitration Association Commercial Arbitrator Training, 1999
• American Arbitration Association Prudential Insurance Company Class Action Settlement Appeals Training, 1999
• United States Postal Service Employment Law Mediator Training, 1998
• National Association of Securities Dealers Advanced Mediator Training, 1997-1998
• American Arbitration Association Advanced Employment Law Training, 1997
• Oakland County Circuit Court Facilitator/Mediator Training, 1996
• American Arbitration Association Securities Mediation Training, 1996
• Oakland County Bar Association Mediator Training, 1993

Facilitator, Mediator and Arbitrator Associations, Appointments and Recognitions

• Past President (2001-2), Founding Fellow, and Board of Governor Member, International Academy of Mediators, 1996 to present
• Chair, Oakland County Bar Association, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Committee, 1995 to 1996, Committee of the Year Award for 1996
• Chair, Oakland County Bar Association, ADR in the Schools Committee, 1996-00
• Board of Directors, Oakland County Bar Association, 1998 to 2001
• Member, State Bar of Michigan ADR Section, 1994 to present; Employment Law Section, 1990 to present; Business Law Section 1990 to present.
• Chair, ADR Committee, International Law Section, State Bar of Michigan, 1993-9
• Member, American Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section, 1993 to present; Business Law, Employment Law Sections, 1990 to present; Litigation Section 1990 to present.
• Chair, Michigan Bar Association Computer Law Section, 1992; Board of Directors, 1988-95
• EEOC, ADR Advisory Council, 1996 to present

Publications

• "Mediation, Meditation and Electromagnetism: The Changing Framework Of Conflict Resolution",  International Academy of Mediators Conference, May 2003
• "The Mediated Settlement:  Is It Always Just About the Money? Rarely!" Oakland County Bar Journal, June 2002
• “Mediating Technology Cases: Ten Tips for Successful Lawyer Advocacy,” Michigan Computer Lawyer, September/October 2001
• “Ten Tips for Successful Lawyer Advocacy in Mediation,” Oakland County Bar Journal, September  2001
• “Michigan’s New ADR Rule,” Oakland County Bar Journal, March 2001
• “Resolving Year 2000 Disputes Through ADR,” Oakland County Bar Journal, 1999
• Editor, Oakland County Bar Association Laches Law Journal, 1995/1998 “ADR Theme Issue”
• “Resolving International Business Disputes Through Alternative Dispute Resolution: A Better Way,” The Michigan International Lawyer, Fall 1997
• “Alternative Dispute Resolution (‘ADR’), Oakland County Bar Journal, February 1996
• “The Business and Legal Communities Look to ADR,” Dispute Resolution Journal, American Arbitration Association, April-September, 1996
• “Advantages of ADR in Computer Disputes,” Michigan Bar Journal, 1994
• International Computer Technology Tranactions," Michigan Bar Journal, 1993

Faculty, Appointments and Recognitions

• Co-Trainer, Mediator Training Course, Wayne State University, Masters Degree Program in Dispute Resolution, May-June 2003
• "Best CLE Course Award-2002," awarded by the international Association of Continuing Legal Education Administrators to ICLE for its 40-hour Mediator Training Course; designed and developed Course, PowerPoint, course book and presentation format.
• Trainer and Course developer, Michigan Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 40-Hour SCAO Approved Circuit Court Mediator Trainings, March 2001; June 2001; September 2001; October 2001; March 2002
• Trainer and Course developer, Advanced Mediator Training, Traverse City Conflict Resolution Service,
• "Impasse Resolution," August 16, 2002
• Trainer, Michigan Judicial Institute, ADR: An Introduction to ADR and Creating the Local ADR Plan,” September 2000
• Hearing Panelist, Attorney Discipline Board, 1986 to present
• Trainer, International Academy of Mediators, 1997, 1998, 2000
• Editor, Oakland County Bar Association Laches Law Journal, 1995/1998 “ADR Theme Issue”
• Faculty Member, Michigan Institute For Continuing Legal Education, 1985 to present
• Adjunct Professor, Wayne State University School of Business, Business Law, 1982-84
• Adjunct Professor, University of Detroit School of Law, 1979-80
• Professor, John F. Kennedy School of Law, Evidence and Appellate Advocacy, 1976-78
• Guest Lecturer, University of Michigan Law School Appellate Advocacy, 1973-5.

Speaker and Programs

• "Mediating After Mediation Has 'Failed':  Why Mediators Should Never Give Up!", 2^nd Annual Advanced Negotiation & Dispute Resolution Institute, March 27, 2003
• "Impasse Resolution Processes," Advanced Mediator Training, Conflict Resolution Service, Traverse City, Michigan, August 7, 2002
• "Mediating with the Rambo Litigator," ICLE Advanced Negotiation and Dispute Resolution Institute, March 20, 2002
• "When It's Just About Money: Techniques for Breaking Impasse in Purely Distributive Bargaining,"Strauss Institute For Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law, March 15-16, 2002
• "Mediating Intellectual Property Cases," ABA Litigation Section Intellectual Property Committee Roundtable, March 7, 2002
• "Mediating with Insurance Counsel'" Oakland County Bar Association In-House Insurance Counsel Committee, February 21, 2002
• “Michigan’s New ADR Court Rule,” Michigan State Bar Annual Convention, Negligence Section, September 14, 2001
• “Arbitration Agreements—Drafting Tips and Suggestions,”  ICLE, Negotiating and Drafting Voluntary Arbitration Agreements,  May 10 2001
• “Master in Mediation:  Advanced Techniques for Avoiding/Breaking Impasse,: ABA Dispute Resolution Conference, Washington, D.C. April 27, 2001
• “Real Mediation Comes to Michigan Courts,” Michigan State Bar ADR Section/OCBA ADR Committee, December 2000
• “Advocating Effectively Under Michigan’s New Mediation Court Rules,” ABA Labor and Employment Law Section, December 2000
• “Impasse Breaking Techniques in Mediation,” Grand Traverse County Circuit Court Mediation Program, December 2000
• “Michigan’s New ADR Court Rules,” Michigan 2000 Conference on Dispute Resolution, Univ. of Michigan/Eastern Michigan Univ., November 2000
• “Michigan’s New ADR Court Rules,” Michigan Institute for Continuing Legal Education, October 2000
• “Non-Compete and Confidentiality Agreements,” Michigan Institute for Continuing Legal Education, September, 2000
• "E-Commerce Damages," Michigan Institute for Continuing Legal Education, July, 2000
• “Mediator Confessions (I Did That!) and Other Short Stories,” International Academy of Mediators, Spring Educational Conference, May 2000
• “Construction Mediation,” ABA Dispute Resolution Section, ADR by the BAY:  The Golden Gate to Collaborative Problem Solving, April 2000
• “Mediator’s Perspective on Common Interest Communities,” ABA Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, ABA Annual Convention, 1999
• “Licensing of the Products of the Modern Business--ADR and Y2K Perspectives,” State Bar of Michigan Business Law Section Annual Mid-Year Meeting, 1999
• “Zapping the Millenium (Year 2000) Bug: A Primer for Mediators,” International Academy of Mediators, 1999 Spring Conference, San Diego, California
• “Resolving 2000 Year Disputes Through ADR,” State Bar of Michigan ADR Section Annual Mid-Year Meeting, 1999
• “ADR In The Schools”,International Academy of Mediators, 1998/Fall Conference Houston, Tx.
• “Representing 1998 Clients with Year 2000 Problems”, Michigan Institute for Continuing Legal Education, October 1998
• “Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution”, Michigan Bar Association, Fourth Annual Opening Doors Conference, October 1998
• “Michigan Employment and Labor Law”, National Business Institute, July 1998
• “ADR and Employment Law”, Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, PLC, Annual Employment Law Seminar, April 1998
• “Wrongful Termination,” Michigan Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 23^rd Annual Employment Law Seminar, April 1998
• “Representing 1998 Clients with Year 2000 Problems,” State Bar of Michigan Computer Law Section, Michigan Judicial Institute, 1998
• “ADR For Judges,” Michigan Judicial Institute, 1995
• “Mediation of International Cases” Seminar, Moderator, State Bar of Michigan International Law Section, 1994

Education

• B.A., Michigan State University, 1969
• J.D., Wayne State University School of Law, 1972
• Bar Admissions in California 1979, Iowa 1975, Michigan 1973