Abigail Pessen Dispute Resolution Services

     Abigail Pessen started her dispute resolution firm in 2000, after more than twenty years as a litigator at a New York City law firm.   She mediates complex business and employment disputes, and serves as an arbitrator and mediator for the American Arbitration Association's Large, Complex Case, Commercial, and Employment Panels.  Abigail is consistently selected as a "Super Lawyer" in the field of Dispute Resolution, is ranked a top-tier neutral in U. S. News and World Report, and included in New York Magazine's Best Lawyers for Dispute Resolution for 2013.  

   Abigail's years as an advocate taught her what our legal system can accomplish.  Her experience as an arbitrator of difficult business and employment disputes has underscored her conviction that a fair and efficient arbitrator can make arbitration a superior alternative to litigation in court.  She has also learned that, often, the risks, unwelcome publicity and prohibitive cost of litigation - - in dollars, time, and energy - - can be avoided by working with a skillful mediator to resolve the underlying problem.