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SSAM ADR is a mediation and arbitration firm built for attorneys and their clients who need cases resolved, and resolved now. SSAM's panel of neutrals has settled over $100M in disputes this year alone. When your next case needs a faster path, SSAM is probably the better name to remember.

You can’t fake local. Not in Buffalo. The cases, the counsel, the carrier dynamics—it all plays differently here. SSAM’s Buffalo neutrals know the landscape, know the players, and know how to move cases through it.

Hon. Mark J. Grisanti and Michael Iacono, Esq. team-up as SSAM’s homegrown panel of Buffalo neutrals. Where ADR excellence and experience join unparalleled Case Management and Client Service. Where deep legal knowledge and regional sensibilities meet express-lane scheduling and ADR efficiencies. Why has SSAM grown into the 2nd largest ADR firm in NYS? It always starts with neutrals, like Grisanti and Iacono, who project pride and respect for the communities and attorneys they serve.

Senator. Judge. Litigator. Mediator. Hon Mark J. Grisanti has dedicated his life to fighting for what’s right. Former New York State Senator. Former State Supreme Court Justice. 3rd generation WNY attorney-at-law. Judge Grisanti defines mediator credibility, authority, and trust…for lawyers and their clients, alike. Thoughtful resolution strategies and experience that echoes from the Senate Chamber to the Judge's Chamber and back to the pressure chamber of running a law firm. In Buffalo and across NY, that kind of perspective shapes conversations and settles cases.

Michael Iacono, Esq. is an icon of ADR exceptionalism in Buffalo and WNY. Homegrown, well-connected, and with thousands of successful mediations to his credit. Iacono has earned the NY legal community’s respect and trust spanning from Buffalo to Babylon, from Rochester to Riverhead. As a neutral, Iacono is the bridge connecting the people, values, and expectations of upstate and downstate. All the while, Iacono operates in his own constant state of navigation… forging paths toward thoughtful-compromise and consistent-resolution.

Some mediators facilitate discussions. Others bring the experience needed to move cases toward resolution. Philip Di Pippo, Esq. combines decades of litigation experience with meticulous preparation and a relentless focus on settlement. Mediating with SSAM ADR.