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Edward D. Shapiro to Board of Directors
CHICAGO, Illinois – May 19, 2006 – Edward D. Shapiro, a principal in the firm's Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice group, was installed last night as a member of the Board of Directors of the Chicago chapter of the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR). Other board members include former judge Gino DiVito, current judges Willie Wright and Alan Goldberg, and a number of other well-respected professionals who devote a significant portion of their legal practice to efficient dispute resolution.
In his litigation and counseling practice, Ed focuses on the efficient prevention, management and resolution of disputes for commercial entities, organizations and individuals. He views his primary goal as helping clients identify their objectives, as well as the business and personal options that they may not have thought were possible during the process of resolving disputes. Ed also advises and represents clients in state and federal court, before administrative agencies, and in mediation and arbitration in a full range of business matters, including contracts, business torts, restrictive covenants, unfair competition, trade secrets, employment, professional licensing, business dissolution, trusts and estates, real estate, product liability and bankruptcy-related matters. Trained as a litigator, he applies an ethical and responsible approach to conflict resolution.
Ed volunteers as a mediator at the Center for Conflict Resolution (CCR), where he assists in training new mediators and serves as a member of its Board of Directors and Peer Review Committee. He is also a past Chair of the Chicago Bar Association ADR Section, and is a Fellow of the Illinois Institute of Collaborative Law. Ed has written, spoken and taught extensively on the topic of alternative dispute resolution.
About ACR
ACR is a professional organization dedicated to promoting public understanding of alternative dispute resolution, fostering best practices of its members, and providing them with the knowledge and tools to help build and grow their ADR practices. Based in Washington, D.C., ACR represents and serves a diverse national and international audience that includes more than 6,000 mediators, arbitrators, facilitators, educators and others involved in the field of conflict resolution and collaborative decision-making. For more information, visit http://www.acrnet.org/ or http://www.acrchicago.org/.
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