Accord Mediation & Arbitration

What Accord Mediation & Arbitration does

Accord Mediation & Arbitration is a privately held alternative dispute resolution (ADR) firm founded in 2018 by Ted Sherwood, headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with a second office in Oklahoma City. The firm provides mediation and arbitration services to attorneys, law firms, businesses, and individuals throughout Oklahoma, leveraging a panel of 12 experienced trial lawyers who have collectively served as lead counsel in over 785 jury trials to verdict. Founder Ted Sherwood has personally mediated over 2,000 cases since 2010 and holds multiple peer-reviewed credentials, including being the only Oklahoma Fellow of the American College of Civil Trial Mediators.

The firm offers two core services. Mediation is a confidential, settlement-focused process featuring prompt scheduling, flexible formats (in-person, online, or small group), and ongoing follow-up until resolution. Arbitration is a binding process in which parties agree to abide by a neutral arbitrator's decision, structured to be less formal and faster than a court trial. The technology stack is minimal: the firm uses Zoom Pro for virtual mediations and a standard website with online booking functionality, reflecting a professional services business model in which value derives from human expertise rather than proprietary technology. Revenue is generated on a per-engagement professional services basis; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, with rates likely varying by case complexity, mediator experience, and session length.

The go-to-market motion is sales-led, relying on direct website engagement, phone and email inquiries, online booking, and referrals from the Oklahoma legal community. The firm markets through its website, educational blog content, client testimonials, and prominently displayed professional recognition badges (Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent, American College of Trial Lawyers, NADN, ACCTM, Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers in America). It is a small, privately held, founder-controlled operation with no disclosed institutional investors, funding rounds, or parent company, and no public revenue figures.

Name

Accord Mediation & Arbitration

Legal name

Accord Mediation & Arbitration

Website

https://accordadr.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Accord Mediation & Arbitration is a privately held Oklahoma-based alternative dispute resolution firm providing mediation and arbitration services to attorneys, businesses, and individuals through a panel of 12 experienced trial lawyers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Alternative Dispute Resolution Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Litigation & Dispute Resolution (BPAHAAAB)

Keywords

• Alternative dispute resolution
• Mediation services
• Arbitration services
• Commercial litigation
• Neutral case evaluation

Headquarters

HQ city

Tulsa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Mediation Services: The company provides mediation services to resolve disputes outside of courtroom litigation. Services include prompt scheduling, flexible meeting formats (in-person, online, small group sessions), and ongoing follow-up until settlement is reached.
2. Arbitration Services: The company offers arbitration services for complex disputes where parties agree to abide by the neutral arbitrator's decision, which is final and enforceable in court. The process is tailored to suit parties' needs, including choosing hearing dates and rules.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Accord Mediation & Arbitration provides alternative dispute resolution services, specifically mediation and arbitration, to attorneys, businesses, and individuals primarily in Oklahoma. Mediation involves confidential facilitation of dialogue between parties to reach settlement, with prompt scheduling, flexible meeting formats (in-person, online via Zoom Pro, small group sessions), and ongoing follow-up. Arbitration provides binding decisions by a neutral arbitrator, conducted as a less formal, faster, and cheaper alternative to a court trial.

Product overview

Accord Mediation & Arbitration offers two core alternative dispute resolution services: Mediation and Arbitration. The company provides comprehensive ADR services serving attorneys, businesses, and individuals throughout Tulsa and Oklahoma City, OK. Their mediators have collectively served as lead counsel in over 785 jury trials to verdict. Services include prompt scheduling, flexible meeting formats (in-person, online via Zoom Pro, small group), ongoing follow-up until settlement, and creative solutions for complex disputes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mediation Confidential dispute resolution service that facilitates open dialogue between parties to reach fair settlements outside the courtroom. Includes prompt scheduling, flexible meeting formats (in-person, online via Zoom Pro, or small group), extensive trial-experienced mediator support, and ongoing follow-up until settlement is reached. Designed for attorneys, businesses, and individuals involved in personal injury, professional negligence, commercial, construction, healthcare, and insurance disputes.
• Arbitration Binding dispute resolution in which both parties agree to abide by the neutral arbitrator's decision, which is final and enforceable in court. The process mirrors a court trial but is less formal, has fewer procedural complexities, and is typically faster and cheaper. Parties can choose hearing dates and procedural rules. Tailored for complex disputes where a definitive, enforceable resolution is required.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 785 jury trials as lead counsel experience on the panel
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• American Arbitration Association (AAA): AAA is a long-established nonprofit ADR organization administering commercial, labor, and consumer arbitrations and mediations nationally. It competes directly with Accord for arbitration mandates, particularly from corporate and insurer clients, and offers institutional scale Accord cannot match.
• JAMS: JAMS is the largest private alternative dispute resolution provider in the world, with thousands of neutrals and a national/international footprint. It is a broad incumbent serving the same mediation and arbitration market as Accord, but at materially greater scale and with standardized administrative infrastructure.

Direct peers

• ADR Systems: ADR Systems is a private ADR firm providing mediation and arbitration services with a roster of experienced neutrals. It is a direct peer in business model and target customer (attorneys and litigants) and represents the type of firm Accord could evolve into with further panel and geographic expansion.
• National Arbitration and Mediation (NAM): NAM is a mid-sized national ADR firm providing mediation and arbitration services across the U.S. with a roster of vetted neutrals. It is a direct peer in business model (panel-based ADR services targeting attorneys) and offers both a benchmark for growth path and a competitive threat as NAM expands into Oklahoma markets.
• Resolute Systems: Resolute Systems is a Midwest-rooted ADR provider offering mediation, arbitration, and special master services. It is a direct peer in panel structure and geographic footprint, and competes with Accord for complex commercial and personal injury matters in overlapping markets.
• Miles Mediation & Arbitration: Miles is a regional-to-national ADR firm with a panel of retired judges and experienced attorneys providing mediation and arbitration. It is a direct peer competing for the same attorney-client base and serves as a useful comparison for panel-growth strategy and pricing.
• Mediation Arbitration Professional Systems (MAPS): MAPS is a regional ADR firm operating in the South Central U.S. with a roster of trial-experienced mediators. It is a direct peer in panel model, target market (attorneys and litigants), and geographic scope, and represents the most directly comparable firm to Accord in size and operating model.
• Signature Resolution: Signature Resolution is an ADR provider based in Texas with a panel of distinguished neutrals handling complex commercial, employment, and tort matters. It is a direct peer in regional scope and panel-credentialing model, and is geographically adjacent to Accord's footprint.

Regional players

• McEwen Group Mediation & Arbitration: McEwen Group is a Pacific Northwest-based ADR firm offering mediation and arbitration services. It is a regional peer with comparable panel-credentialing approach, useful as a comparable for the type of mature, regionally dominant ADR firm Accord could become.

Others

• International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR): CPR is a nonprofit membership organization providing ADR neutrals and panel administration for complex commercial disputes. It is not a direct competitor but is an adjacent ecosystem participant whose panel and rules Accord could integrate with to expand credibility and access larger matters.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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