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Larry Rute

Partner and Co-founder

“Senior Mediator”

Topeka, Kansas
53+Years Exp
5000Cases Resolved

Core Practice Areas

23 Verticals
✓Family Law Mediation
✓Divorce & Separation
✓Child Custody & Visitation
✓Elder Law & Care Disputes
✓Commercial Contracts
✓Partnership Dissolution
✓Securities Litigation
✓Franchise Disputes
✓Employment Discrimination
✓Workplace Harassment
✓ADA Compliance Disputes
✓Personal Injury Claims
✓Medical Malpractice Claims
✓Legal Malpractice
✓Insurance Coverage Disputes
✓Real Estate Transactions
✓Construction Disputes
✓Environmental Claims
✓Inheritance Disputes
✓Patent Infringement
✓Public Policy Disputes
✓Education & School Disputes
✓International Commercial Disputes
✓Certified Neutral
✓Court-Approved ADR

About & Mediation Philosophy

Neutral Profile

Larry R. Rute is the founding member of Associates in Dispute Resolution LLC, with offices in Topeka and Kansas City, Missouri. Larry has mediated over 5,000 matters involving commercial law, consumer protection, employment law, personal injury, intellectual property, workplace disputes and high-conflict/high-asset divorce, and other complex, high-profile cases. ADR, LLC provides a wide range of dispute resolution services, including mediation, commercial arbitration, special master/parenting coordination proceedings, and conflict resolution system design. ADR, LLC maintains an interdisciplinary team of attorneys, former judges, business executives and mental health professionals whose sole focus is settling difficult disputes.

Credentials & Institutional Standing

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License

Senior Mediator

Education

Washburn University School of Law

Work History

7 Positions

Adjunct Professor

Washburn University School of Law

2007 – 2010

Alternative Dispute Resolution (Interviewing & Counseling, Negotiation, Mediation and Arbitration)

Partner and Co-founder

Associates in Dispute Resolution LLC

1999 – Present

Director/Mediation Coordinator

Midland Mediation & Settlement Services

1995 – 2001

Special General Counsel/Legislative Liaison

Midland Group

1990 – 2003

Litigation Director

Farmer Assistance Counseling and Training Service (FACTS)

1984 – 2001

General Counsel/Litigation Director

Kansas Legal Services, Inc.

1973 – 2001

Officer

United States Air Force

1966 – 1970

Honors & Recognition

No honors on file.

Fees & Availability

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