Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. Point out to them how the nominal winner is often a real loser — in fees, expenses, and waste of time.
— Abraham Lincoln
July 1, 1850 – the Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln
About Quatman ADR
Quatman ADR offers impartial, efficient, and effective alternative dispute, expert witness and other related services in civil design and construction cases both nationwide and internationally. As an architect and lawyer, Bill Quatman uses his 40 plus years of legal and practical experience to guide all sides of any dispute to a fair and balanced resolution.
Bill Quatman, FAIA, FDBIA, Esq. is a lawyer, architect, author, and trained arbitrator/mediator. His highly honored career of over 40 years has focused on resolving design and construction disputes, including work as a licensed architect, 24 years as an AV-Preeminent® Rated trial lawyer (Martindale-Hubbell), and over 12 years as general counsel to one of the nation’s leading design and construction companies. Quatman ADR, LLC offers his experience as an Arbitrator, Mediator, Dispute Resolution Board Member, and Expert Witness on legal aspects of design and construction. Bill has received the distinguish Fellow designation from the American Institute of Architects (AIA), Design-Build institute of America (DBIA), and The Construction Lawyers Society of America (CLSA).
Bill is uniquely qualified to help you resolve your construction dispute.
Confidentiality and Settlement
An ADR process is generally regarded as settlement negotiations. Any communication relating to the subject matter of such dispute made during the ADR process by a participant or any other person present at the process shall be a confidential communication. What you tell a mediator in confidence, remains confidential unless you authorize the mediator to convey that information or offer to another party. I understand the importance of confidential discussions and evaluations. No admission, representation, statement or other confidential communication made in an ADR process is generally admissible as evidence or subject to discovery. However, no fact independently discoverable (i.e. outside of the ADR process) is immune from discovery by virtue of having been disclosed in such confidential communication. No individual or organization providing ADR services (or any agent or employee of the individual or organization), including me, shall be subpoenaed or otherwise compelled to disclose any matter disclosed in the process of setting up or conducting the alternative dispute resolution process.
A Word About COVID-19
We understand and share your concerns about in-person gatherings and individual contact given the current situation and that each person has a different attitude or level of concern about it. We will comply with any applicable federal, state or local laws regarding COVID-19 restrictions and protocols. Your safety and comfort are important to us, and we appreciate and respect those concerns. As a result, arbitration and mediation sessions may be held in-person or virtually via secure online video conferencing. If in-person, the arbitration or mediation will be held at a neutral third-party site or at any party's facility, if agreed by the parties. Quatman ADR also has conference facilities on site in Kansas City, Missouri for an additional fee.
Bill’s 2015 Lecture on “The Fall of Richmond
DBIA’s 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award presentation