Associates in Dispute Resolution, LLC

Associates in Dispute Resolution, LLC  

Settling Disputes the Private & Confidential Way 

Associates in Dispute Resolution is managed by Larry R. Rute and Patrick R. Nichols and was formed to provide a fair, confidential and timely forum for dispute resolution in Kansas, Missouri and throughout the Midwest.

We offer a full range of dispute resolution services to individuals, government agencies, professionals and businesses.  ADR's alternative dispute resolution services are approved annually by the Kansas Supreme Court's Office of Judicial Administration.

We offer a panel of Associates that collectively possess many years of combined legal, judicial and dispute resolution experience.  Our Associates are trained in all forms of dispute resolution techniques, including mediation and arbitration.  Our Associates include:

• Retired Judges
• Trial Attorneys
• Law Professors
• Business Executives
• Corporate Counsel

• Contract Rights
• Commercial Disputes
• Constitutional Law
• Construction Law
• Employment Disputes
• Professional Reorganization
• Environmental Law
• Complex Division of Assets
• High-Conflict Divorce
• Intellectual Property
• Insurance Coverage
• Malpractice
• Personal Injury
• Product Liability
• Property Damage

We also provide the following speciality services:

• Dispute Resolution Consultation
• Dispute Resolution Training
• Dispute Resolution System Design
• Fact Finding
• Early Neutral Evaluation

In addition to mediation and arbitration, our associates panel is available to provide private case consultation, discovery coordination, settlement conferences and mock trials.  Our associates can also provide consultation services and training to businesses and organizations in all aspects of facilitation, conflict management and dispute resolution design.

ADR can provide you with professionally trained and experienced mediators and arbitrators. See our list of associates by clicking on the "Our Associates" tab.

Fee schedules and curriculum vitae are available upon request. 

Appointments may be scheduled with ADR through our principal office in Topeka, Kansas, or with Patrick Nichols through our Lawrence office.  Click here for a link to our case submission form which you may fax or mail with the requested information.  Case Submission Information. 

Please click on the links below to view our printable newsletters.

January 2008 ADR Newsletter.pdf

February 2008 ADR Newsletter.pdf

March 2008 ADR Newsletter.pdf

April 2008 ADR Newsletter

May 2008 ADR Newsletter