Not just the biggest—also the best.

ADR Chambers has Canada’s top mediators and arbitrators.
ADR Chambers also provides training, ombuds, and other dispute resolution services throughout Canada and internationally.

COVID-19 Protocols at ADR Chambers

ADR Chambers remains fully accessible and committed to serving our clients, as always. Our office is available to host scheduled in-person mediations and arbitrations however, we are not accepting deliveries including courier services. We are ready to assist you with video conference mediations and arbitrations. Contact us for more information at adr@adrchambers.com.

Please note that our office is not open to the public. Employees are currently working remotely, however our telephone, email and fax systems and other technologies remain secure and operational.

We highly recommend that you communicate with us via email. Please contact us at adr@adrchambers.com before you send any parcels or documentation to 180 Duncan Mill Road, Toronto.

ADR Chambers continues to monitor the impact and progress of the pandemic and will communicate any changes in operations necessitated by changing circumstances as expeditiously as possible.

ADR Chambers named as Authorized Nominating Authority by Ministry of Attorney General.

July 18, 2019 – Ontario is cutting red tape to support jobs and growth in the construction industry. The changes will help workers and businesses resolve disputes faster and get paid on time. read more

ADR Chambers at the top of the mediation and arbitration game

Since 2017, Canadian Lawyer Magazine has consistently rated us as one of the top ADR firms in Canada. With more than 60 mediators and arbitrators, ADR Chambers has the most expertise in Canada, spanning many specialties. Contact us to find the right neutral for your dispute.

Video conference (online) Mediation

Not everyone in a dispute needs to be in the same office. Video conference mediations allow parties and lawyers to have a mediation in real time where people are in different locations. Participants can see each other online, hear each other, exchange documents and jointly draft settlement agreements. All you need is a computer. We take care of the rest. There are no additional fees associated with this services. Read on…

Roster Rate Mediation

A time-saving and cost-effective process similar to that outlined for mandatory mediation sessions in the Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure. The fees range from $600 to $825 plus HST, depending on the number of parties, and include one-half hour of preparation time for each party and up to three hours of actual mediation. For a list of the ADR Chambers roster rate mediators and for more information, please click here.

COVID-19 Vaccination Exemption Request Program

ADR Chambers now offers a new service to help companies that have vaccination policies to independently assess requests for exemptions on human rights grounds. Read on…

Model ADR Clauses

Click to see Model Mediation and Arbitration Clauses.

Expedited Arbitration

ADR Chambers offers fast and inexpensive Expedited Arbitration.

The fixed fee is $7,500 plus HST per party for everything including the arbitrator’s fees, the room rental fees and the administration fees. Fees are lower for In-Writing arbitrations and Final Offer Selection Arbitrations.

There is a fixed time frame so parties know exactly how long the arbitration will take. Arbitrations under the Expedited Arbitration Rules are concluded in under three months from the selection of the arbitrator to the written reasons. Read on…

To see the new Expedited Arbitration Rules, please click here.

To book an Expedited Arbitration, please contact us.

Training

Through the Stitt Feld Handy Group, ADR Chambers offers alternative dispute resolution workshops, negotiation workshops and workshops on dealing with difficult people. Please visit the Stitt Feld Handy Group website for more details.

Featured Member

Elinor Whitmore

Elinor is Vice President of the Stitt Feld Handy Group, a division of ADR Chambers, and is a mediator, facilitator, trainer, and certified professional coach. As a mediator and coach, Elinor’s primary focus is to help people resolve workplace […]

James A. Sweetlove

Jim is a mediator with ADR Chambers. He has mediated two-party and multi-party disputes in all areas of estates and trusts and related matters involving corporate holdings, family succession, real property and family law. After earning his LL.M. in […]

Marvin J. Huberman

For over 30 years Marvin has mediated, litigated, adjudicated as a former Vice-Chair of the Ontario Commercial Registration Appeal Tribunal, and arbitrated hundreds of disputes involving construction and building contracts, new home warranty and Tarion issues, owners, contractors, subcontractors, […]

Howard Winkler

Howard is a mediator and arbitrator with ADR Chambers. He has over 35 years of experience handling disputes in commercial, media and defamation law. Through his commercial litigation experience, Howard also has experience in insurance, employment, shareholder, entertainment, intellectual […]

Anne McGrath

Anne is a mediator and arbitrator with ADR Chambers and specializes in mediating cases which have an overlap of family law and estate issues. Anne has over 25 years’ experience as a neutral in family law, estates and elder […]

Jeffrey Freedlander

Jeff is a mediator with ADR Chambers. Jeff is a dispute resolution neutral with experience in personal injury, general liability, property and casualty and professional liability cases, as well as disputes and administrative matters relating to health professionals. Jeff […]

Barry H. Bresner

Barry is a mediator, arbitrator and investigator with ADR Chambers. Barry has domestic and international experience in commercial disputes involving shareholder/partnership issues, professional liability, business succession, franchise issues, construction, class actions, contracts and securities. He also has expertise in […]

Edward T. McDermott

Ted has over 40 years of negotiation, mediation, and arbitration experience, and has represented numerous clients before arbitrators, administrative tribunals, and all levels of the courts in a variety of matters. He has particular expertise in all aspects of […]

Louie Reznick

Louie Reznick is a mediator and arbitrator. Louie has experience handling difficult cases and demanding clients, and knows how to bring matters to resolution. Louie acts as a facilitator, establishing a framework where disputing parties come to recognize that agreement […]

Allan J. Stitt

Allan is the President and CEO of ADR Chambers, the largest, private alternative dispute resolution service provider in the world. ADR Chambers has administered over 55,000 mediations and arbitrations since 2012. Allan is a mediator, arbitrator, negotiation consultant, facilitator, […]

George R. Milnes

George is an insurance umpire, arbitrator and mediator for ADR Chambers. He is a former licensed adjuster who has handled high-end residential, commercial, and industrial property losses throughout Ontario for both insurers and insureds. In addition, he has been a claims consultant to insurers […]

The Honourable Michael L. Phelan

The Honourable Michael L. Phelan, former Justice of the Federal Court (retired), is an arbitrator and mediator with ADR Chambers. Mr. Phelan’s experience and expertise is in public law and regulatory/commercial affairs with particular experience in competition law, intellectual […]

Kimberly Cork

Kimberly Cork is a mediator, facilitator, and conciliator, with over 20 years of experience with a major Canadian life and disability insurer. Since joining ADR Chambers in January 2012, Kimberly has mediated numerous disputes involving accident benefits, tort claims, […]

Jason Stitt

Jason Stitt is a Toronto-based mediator, facilitator and trainer with ADR Chambers. Jason is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto Law School teaching Negotiation. He provides Alternative Dispute Resolution, negotiation and coaching training to organizations and the […]

Mark Lawrence

Mark Lawrence is a mediator, arbitrator, facilitator and investigator with ADR Chambers. Mark mediates two-party and multi-party disputes including workplace and interpersonal conflicts. He is also an investigator with the ADR Chambers Banking Ombuds Office and an alternative dispute […]