January 2013 to present President, Richard Hurford Dispute Resolution Services (Troy, Mi.)June 2009 to January 2013 Shareholder, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Birmingham, Mi.)June 1994 to June 2009 Director of Litigation Masco CorporationJanuary 1980 to June 1994 Dykema Gossett (Partner 1987 to 1994)Richard Hurford Dispute Resolution ServicesSpecializes in providing mediation and arbitration services, proportionate and effective ADR methodologies, and neutral services to disputants; works with organizations to develop strategic dispute resolution systems with critical stakeholders; conducting internal, confidential investigation of potential violations of corporate policies, state and federal laws; consults with legal departments and law firms in process improvement, project management, and the development of best practices.Recent Awards and RecognitionsDistinguished Service Award (2014) Michigan State Bar Alternative Dispute Resolution SectionDistinguished Service Award (2014) Macomb County Bar AssociationBest Lawyers in America (2010 through 2014)dBusiness Top Lawyer (2014)Martindale Hubbell AV Preeminent Rating (1995 through the present)Recent Publications and PresentationsTaxonomy of ADR (2013, 2015) ADR Within ADR: The Business Courts -- a Laboratory for Litigation Process Improvement (Michigan Bar Journal, February 2015)What the Business Courts Mean to Litigators and their Clients (Seminar October 2014)Are Fast Track Jury Trials Another ADR Option (ADR Quarterly August 2014)The Trial Courts as Dispute Resolution Advisors (Michigan Lawyers Weekly July 2014)ANDRI 15th Annual Conference, Moderator and Presenter Litigation Track (May 2014)Michigan Judicial Institute, ADR Processes in the Courts (Judicial Serminar, October 2013)National Judicial College/Michigan Judicial Institute, Early ADR in the Courts (Judicial Seminar October 2013)Michigan Judicial Institute, Interest Based Bargaining (Judicial Seminar July 2013)Recent Professional Activities and AssociationsCurrent Chair of the Macomb County Bar Association ADR CommitteeCurrent Vice Chair of the Oakland County Bar Association ADR CommitteeMember of Michigan Supreme Court's Task for on Summary Jury TrialsMember of the Office of Dispute Resolution Task Force on Early ADRMember, Professional Resolution Experts of MichiganMember of the State Bar of Michigan ADR Section (past chair)Member of the State Bar of Michigan Negligence, Business Law, Litigation and Insurance SectionsMember Association for Conflict ResolutionMember American Association for JusticeMember MDTC