Richard Shusterman

Current

• Owner (shustermanr@verizon.net) at Shusterman Arbitration and Mediation Services

Past

• Partner, Commericial Litigation Department. at White and Williams LLP
• Associate Litigation Department at White and Williams, LLP
• Capt. JAGC at United States Army

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Education

• University of Pennsylvania Law School
• Lafayette College

Recommended

7 people have recommended Richard

Connections

104 connections

Industry

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Websites

• Pa."Super Lawyers"(Law & Polit
• CPR Intern'l Inst.
• ARIAS-US

Richard Shusterman’s Summary

Experienced ADR professional with 40 plus years experience as a commercial litigator with a nationwide practice. Chaired the Commercial Litigation Department of White and Williams, LLP and its ADR, Insurance Coverage and Reinsurance Practice Groups. Since January 1 2008, I have been engaged exclusively in a national and potentially international ADR practice under the name , "Shusterman Arbitration and Mediation Services".

Richard Shusterman’s Specialties:

ADR, Commercial Litigation, Insurance, Reinsurance and Professional Liability. Member of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution's Panel of Distinguished Neutrals,the Chartered Instute of Arbitrators and the Association for Conflict Resolution and ABA's Section of Dispute Resolution.

Richard Shusterman’s Experience

• Owner (shustermanr@verizon.net)

  Shusterman Arbitration and Mediation Services

  (Alternative Dispute Resolution industry)

  January 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)

  Alternative Dispute Resolution Services including serving as an Arbitrator or Mediator of commercial , Iinsurance, reinsurance or professional disputes with the goal of resolving the disputes in a cost effective, confidential , party directed , informal manner outside the more formal and structured manner required by the court system.

• Partner, Commericial Litigation Department.

  White and Williams LLP

  (Partnership; 501-1000 employees; Law Practice industry)

  January 1973 — January 2008 (35 years 1 month)

  Chaired Commercial Litigation Department and the firm's ADR, Insurance Coverage,and Rinsurance Practice Groups. Served on Executive and Compensation Committees. Broad based experience in resolving commercial disputes through litigation,arbitration, negotiation, mediation and other ADR processes.

• Associate Litigation Department

  White and Williams, LLP

  (Partnership; 501-1000 employees; Law Practice industry)

  February 1968 — December 1972 (4 years 11 months)

  Handled all types of litigation , including jury trials,.as first or second chair.

• Capt. JAGC

  United States Army

  (Military industry)

  February 1965 — January 1968 (3 years )

  Capt. U.S. Army JAGC. Military procecutor

Richard Shusterman’s Education

• University of Pennsylvania Law School

  J.D. , Law , 1961 — 1964

  Activities and Societies:

  Moot Court. Graduated cum laude,

• Lafayette College

  B.A. , History , 1957 — 1961

  Activities and Societies:

  President Watson Social Club, Steven Crane Society,Phi Betta Kappa, magna cum laude with honors in history. Edward John Noble Scholar.

Additional Information

Richard Shusterman’s Websites:

• Pa."Super Lawyers"(Law & Polit
• CPR Intern'l Inst.
• ARIAS-US

Richard Shusterman’s Interests:

Resolviong disputes; arbitration; mediation.; travel; family gatherings; films; theater

Richard Shusterman’s Groups:

Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; Association for Conflict Resolution; American Bar Association; Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel; ARIAS-US; Phi Beta Kappa; Law School of the University of Pennsalvania; Lafayette College.

•    Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
•    Arbitration
•    Philadelphia Networking Group
•    International Arbitration
•    European Business Mediation and ADR
•    Penn Law Alumni
•    Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Professionals
•    Super Lawyers Network
•    ABA Section of Dispute Resolution
•    Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
•    ADR Resources > Dispute Resolution > Arbitration & Mediation
•    CPR Institute
•    Reinsurance Disputes
•    Insurance and Reinsurance Arbitration and Mediation
•    Commercial and Industry Arbitration and Mediation Group
•    Effective Negotiation and Settlement Subgroup

Richard Shusterman’s Honors:

CPR International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution--- Panel of Distinguished Neutrals;
International Who's Who of Business Lawyers (Law Business Research Ltd.) ,2000-2009;
Pennsylvania "Super Lawyer"(Law & Politics Magazine) ,2004-2009..

Richard Shusterman’s Contact Settings

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• career opportunities
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• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
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