SEMINAR TO INFORM BUSINESSES HOW PRE-SUIT MEDIATION CAN BE A COST-EFFECTIVE MEANS OF AVOIDING LITIGATION

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – On Wednesday, June 15, 2011, at 7:30 a.m., attorney Ross E. Rudolph will present, “Stay Out of Court! Learn How to Reduce Risk and Save Cost through Pre-Suit Mediation”. This is the third in a series of six business law seminars hosted by the law firm Rudolph, Fine, Porter & Johnson, LLP and the Southwestern Indiana Small Business Development Center. The seminar begins at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at the offices of The Chamber of Commerce of Southwestern Indiana, Innovation Point, 318 Main Street, Suite 401, downtown Evansville. To register, contact SBDC Administrative Assistant/Training Coordinator Debbie Albin at 812/425-7232 or via email at dalbin@isbdc.org. There is a charge of $25 to attend the seminar.

This seminar focuses on the trend in mediation toward the use of pre-suit mediation and how Indiana has evolved from an Alternative Dispute guideline regarding pre-suit mediation to a rule.  This seminar will identify what procedures apply to pre-suit mediation under Indiana law and how, in effect, many litigated matters are actually "pre-suit" compared to lawsuits from just a few years ago.

Rudolph is a registered Indiana civil mediator and partner in the litigation department at Rudolph, Fine, Porter & Johnson, LLP, where he focuses his practice in the areas of mediation and arbitration, corporate and commercial litigation, injunctions, product liability, insurance defense, and appeals.

Southwestern Indiana Small Business Development Center, hosted by The Chamber of Commerce of Southwest Indiana, offers free business counseling and low cost seminars to assist businesses in Southwestern Indiana. The SW IN SBDC is one of 10 centers across the state of Indiana. Their office is located at Innovation Pointe, on the downtown Evansville walkway.

Rudolph, Fine, Porter & Johnson, LLP is located at 221 N.W. 5th Street in Evansville, Indiana, and 132 E. Main Street, Suite 301 in Crawfordsville, Indiana. The firm was founded in 1987 and currently has 20 attorneys. Rudolph, Fine, Porter & Johnson, LLP is a general practice law firm including practice in the following areas: Insurance Defense, Commercial and Civil Litigation, Family Law/Domestic Relations, Corporate and Business Law, Real Estate Law, Land Use and Zoning, Probate and Estate Planning, Trust Administration, Tax Law, Health Care, Employment Law and Worker’s Compensation Defense.

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