Rick Friedlander is a mediator and arbitrator with matter-specific litigation experience in construction, real estate, complex commercial litigation, and title and escrow disputes. He is a five-time Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” (Phoenix) in three practice categories, including Alternative Dispute Resolution - Construction. A multi-year Best Lawyers and Super Lawyers honoree, Rick has been selected for the American Arbitration Association’s construction, commercial, mediation, joint venture and master mediator construction panels, and he is a member of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals.
Mediation & Arbitration
Best Lawyers® 2023 "Lawyer of the Year" in Construction Law, Kent Lang has a strong reputation in Arizona's construction industry and legal community for his industry knowledge and practical solutions in construction disputes. Kent is a member of multiple construction trade associations, including the Home Builders Association of Central Arizona, Independent Electrical Contractors Association of Arizona, American Subcontractors Association of Arizona, Air Conditioning Contractors of America - Arizona Chapter, Arizona Concrete Contractors Association, and Arizona Masonry Contractors Association.
Super Lawyers selectee George King has mediated numerous settlement conferences for the Maricopa County Superior Court's ADR Department. These matters included trade secret disputes, “business divorces,” covenants not to compete, construction cases, insurance coverage disputes, and other commercial matters. He is also been designed as a “certified arbitrator” by the Maricopa County Superior Court. George has thirty years of commercial litigation experience in a wide variety of cases. He has litigated in state and federal trial and appellate courts, as well as before administrative tribunals and arbitrators.
In-Person and Remote Mediation and Arbitration Settings
In addition to conducting alternate dispute resolution (ADR) sessions in a conventional on-site, face-to-face setting, Lang Thal King & Hanson ADR attorneys and support staff are on the leading edge of dispute resolution in a digital environment.
As a recent example, Rick Friedlander and Lang Thal King & Hanson's ADR team demonstrated the new world of remote mediation in the successful, 12-hour resolution of an eight-party construction dispute (see “Remote Control: Rick Friedlander Successfully Mediates Eight-Party Dispute - Totally Online”).
The benefits of remote mediations and arbitrations are so significant that we expect them to be part of the "new normal" in pursuing out-of-court resolution of business and other disputes. Our remote dispute resolution services include (a) a proprietary Zoom manual that we circulate to the parties/counsel to assist in the ADR process; (b) technical setup assistance by skilled personnel before proceeding with any arbitration or mediation, and (c) confidential breakout rooms for multiple parties in mediations.
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