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Blank Rome partners <a href="/people/seth-d-lamden/" id="18957">Seth D. Lamden</a> and <a href="/people/deborah-greenspan/" id="19090">Deborah Greenspan</a> will serve as panelists at the American Bar Association (“ABA”) Tort Trial &amp; Insurance Practice and Dispute Resolution Sections’ <a href="https://events.americanbar.org/event/00ef5298-f4e5-4ca3-b9a0-55529b0bf387/summary">ADR Summit 2025</a>, being held Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at DePaul University College of Law in Chicago, Illinois. Blank Rome is pleased to be a Silver Sponsor of the Conference.

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Virtually all cases settle. The ADR Summit will help the ADR Summit (“ADR”) professionals learn about various techniques to help parties “get to yes” and share insights for litigators on substantive areas in the law. This one-day seminar will bring together attorneys from both sides of the aisle, providing a unique opportunity for open discussions about the expectations and experiences about ADR from different perspectives.&nbsp;

ABOUT DEBORAH’S AND SETH’S SESSIONS

Mediating Insurance Coverage Cases 12:30–1:30 p.m.

Mediating insurance cases present unique challenges and issues. Attendees will hear from both sides of the aisle, including in-house and coverage mediators.

Moderator: Steve Schulwolf, Schulwolf Mediation PLLC (Austin, TX)

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Jonathan Lisenby, Gravely PC (San Antonio, TX)

Seth Lamden, Blank Rome LLP (Chicago, IL)

Craig Nierman, Nierman ADR (Iowa City, IA)

Susan Buckingham, Travelers (Hunt Valley, MD)

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Mediating High-Profile Cases 1:30–2:15 p.m.

These panelists have experience with high-profile matters and parties and will share what the unique challenges are when working on a case that is being highlighted in the news.

Moderator: David Deehl, All Sides Mediation (Jacksonville, FL)

Deb Greenspan, Blank Rome LLP (Washington, DC, court appointed neutral in Flint, Michigan and 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund)

Peter Grenier, Grenier Law Group PLLC (Washington, DC, plaintiff attorney in Columbine and Virginia Tech Massacre cases))

To learn more, please visit the&nbsp;<a href="https://events.americanbar.org/event/00ef5298-f4e5-4ca3-b9a0-55529b0bf387/agenda">event webpage</a>.

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