ADR Services, Inc.
About ADR Services, Inc.
ADR Services, Inc. is a leading law firm with 10 lawyers recognized by Best Lawyers across 10 practice areas. The firm's tenure with Best Lawyers began in 2003. Having lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers' Purely Peer Review® emphasizes the lawyers’ credibility and reputation for their practice amongst peers in their practice areas and regions. It displays professional validation of the legal talent that ADR Services, Inc. has on its team. The firm has lawyers recognized in practice areas including: Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Real Estate, Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Media Law, and Mediation.
ADR Services, Inc. also appears in Best Law Firms® accolades. The Best Law Firms rankings are founded on a time-tested and transparent research process that has remained consistent since Best Lawyers launched it in 2010. ADR Services, Inc. has 15 rankings in Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Employment Law - Management, Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television, Insurance Law, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Construction, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Litigation - Real Estate, Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Media Law, Mediation, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, echoing their Best Lawyers awards and team of top legal talent.
*Unactivated firm profiles show a limited selection of up to 10 practice areas.
These honors come directly from peer feedback, reflecting the strong regard other leading attorneys have for ADR Services, Inc.'s skill, advocacy, and commitment to clients.
Office Locations:
- Irvine, California
- Los Angeles, California
- San Diego, California
- San Francisco, California
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Recognized Lawyers at ADR Services, Inc.
Michael G. Balmages, Esq. is an accomplished mediator and discovery referee with extensive experience as a trial lawyer, general counsel, and transactional lawyer. As a mediator and as a neutral, he has had great success in helping litigants resolve their disputes in more than 1,500 cases. His friendly nature and ability to find common ground both contribute to his easy rapport with litigants and their attorneys, while his determination to get cases settled is evident at each hearing. He is c...
Mark is a mediator, arbitrator and special master with ADR Services, Inc. and a nationwide ADR practice. Prior to becoming a full-time neutral, Mark served as general counsel and senior executive to both Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. and Ross Stores, Inc., where he managed all litigation, ADR initiatives and other legal matters. Mark also served as part of the senior legal leadership worldwide for Nestle, S. A., and developed ADR training for its international legal team. Prior to his genera...
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