Providing superior mediation services to resolve legal disputes
Why ADR Options?
Decades of Experience in Resolving Disputes
With a career spanning almost fifty years in complex civil litigation, Dale transitioned into helping other attorneys resolve their cases through mediation. He selected ADR Options as the dispute resolution company to affiliate with because of its stellar reputation and its history of providing quality mediation and arbitration services for over 30 years. ADR Options was founded by Thomas Rutter, J.D. and Michael Carney, M.B.A. in 1993 and it quickly earned the respect of litigation attorneys from both the plaintiff and defense bars in Pennsylvania. Maggy Carney, the current President, has continued to provide high-quality mediation and arbitration services, drawing on the skills and experience of former judges and exceptional trial attorneys with expertise in dispute resolution. In 2016, ADR Options was selected by the readers of the Legal Intelligencer for the 16th consecutive year as the Best ADR Company. Dale chose ADR Options as the company best positioned to help him transition from a trial attorney to a mediator who could deliver a nuanced path to settlements that honor the integrity of all parties.
Strategic Neutrality
Volunteering as a Judge Pro Tem for the Philadelphia courts, Dale applied his knowledge of law and procedure to assist attorneys in assessing the merits and liabilities of each party’s position. Dale’s alternative dispute resolution expertise also includes over 40 years of service as an arbitrator in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia, and numerous selections as a plaintiff’s or neutral arbitrator in private insurance claim arbitrations. Long recognized for his ethical standards and reasonableness, Dale carefully examines the facts of each matter he mediates to identify the strengths and weaknesses of each party's position. With ADR Options, he avoids the 'one-size-fits-all' approach, crafting mediation strategies tailored to the specific facts and circumstances presented in each case he mediates.
Dedicated to Helping Attorneys
Dale has consistently received the AV-Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest peer-review rating from attorneys and judges, representing a superior standard of professional excellence, legal knowledge, communication skills, and ethical conduct. Throughout his career, he has advanced legal education by teaching law school students, learn the law, supporting attorneys in staying current in legal developments, and helping them enhance their professional skills. As a mediator, he continues to help attorneys resolve difficult disputes through reasonable compromise. Dale began serving as a mediator with ADR Options in January 2025. In his first year, he obtained settlements in numerous cases, including several where the parties were more than $750,000 apart before mediation.
Superior Mediation Results
As a member of the bars of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and the Supreme Court of the United States, Dale has earned the respect of attorneys representing both plaintiffs and defendants. After almost 50 years of practicing law in Philadelphia, Dale has now been recognized as a premier facilitator of sophisticated settlements. His approach combines a detailed review of submitted documents with empathetic listening to identify the factors that have prevented resolution. Dale's background combines a detailed knowledge of the law with a strong understanding of human dynamics. In each mediation or arbitration at ADR Options, he takes the time to understand the soundness of each party's arguments and their supporting exhibits. By encouraging an environment of courtesy and fairness, he enables parties to reach agreements that preserve both value and dignity.
Scheduling a Mediation
Dale Larrimore's mediation services are provided through his affiliation with ADR Options in Philadelphia, either in person or online via Zoom. ADR Options has been helping to resolve claims in an equitable and cost-effective manner since 1993, repeatedly receiving the Legal Intelligencer's Silver Award for best Alternative Dispute Resolution company in its Best of the Year survey. ADR Options is recognized as one of the top ADR service providers in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware.
To schedule a mediation or arbitration,
please email mcarney@adroptions.com or call ADR Options at 215-564-1775
Bio
Meet Dale Larrimore
Dale Larrimore, a graduate of Swarthmore College and Villanova University School of Law, spent his career focused on representing seriously injured people in motor vehicle and other personal injury claims. He continues to be listed by Super Lawyers® as one of the top attorneys in Pennsylvania and by Best Lawyers® as one of the best plaintiffs’ personal injury lawyers in Philadelphia. He has a detailed knowledge of the rules of civil procedure and their application in all phases of civil litigation. For the last 30 years, Dale has been senior partner of Larrimore & Farnish, LLP in Philadelphia. He retired in 2025 and is now Of Counsel to Haggerty, Goldberg, Schleifer & Kupersmith in Philadelphia.
In October 2024, Dale became a Certified Mediator with the National Association of Certified Mediators. He began work as a mediator with ADR Options in January 2025.
Dale is the author of Pennsylvania Rules of the Road and Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Litigation, both published by the West Group, a division of Thomson Reuters, and he continues to update Rules of the Road annually. He taught Pennsylvania Civil Procedure at Temple University Beasley School of Law from 1998 to 2014, and at Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law from 2010 to 2022. He regularly provides updates on the law in CLE programs for Pennsylvania attorneys.
For 40 years, Dale helped thousands of law school graduates pass the bar exam as director of the BARBRI bar review programs in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. He taught BARBRI students Pennsylvania Civil Procedure, Pennsylvania Evidence, and Pennsylvania distinctions in all Multistate Bar Exam subjects.
Dale served on the Board of Governors of the Philadelphia Bar Association, the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, and he currently sits on the Board of Governors of the Pennsylvania Association for Justice. For many years, Dale has been on the Editorial Boards of The Verdict, published by PTLA, and The Bencher, published by the American Inns of Court, an organization of judges and attorneys dedicated to developing professionalism, ethics, civility, and excellence.