Join the CPR Institute
The CPR Institute community is a global, multi-stakeholder membership base comprising in-house counsel, outside counsel, neutrals, and academics who all share a common interest in early dispute prevention and resolution. An organizational membership offers all colleagues in your organization’s legal team exclusive opportunities for networking and professional development, in addition to member-exclusive programming and a wide range of resources and publications. The various membership levels are listed below. To learn more and discuss options for joining, please contact Elizabeth (Lizzi) Merrill, Director of Membership.Participate in the Premier ADR Thought Leadership Community!
Corporate Membership
CPR Institute membership is your “one-stop shop” for practical tools, training and support to implement and maintain a highly effective end-to-end dispute resolution process and encourage a culture of early dispute prevention and resolution throughout your organization.
“CPR Institute has been an invaluable business partner providing us with creative, practical, and actionable measures to transform how we approach and manage disputes.”
-Duncan Ross MacKay, Deputy General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, Eversource Energy
| Membership Type | Tier Rate | Criteria |
| Global Corporate | $10,000 | Greater than $20B in annual revenue |
| Sustaining Corporate | $8,000 | $5B - $20B in annual revenue |
| Contributing Corporate | $5,000 | Less than $5B in annual revenue |
| Associate Corporate | $3,000 | No or negligible operations in U.S. |
Law Firm Membership
Joining the CPR Institute serves as a signal to your clients that you have their best interests in mind as experts in dispute resolution. The thought leadership created by the CPR Institute and leveraged by CPR Dispute Resolution Services provides your firm with key resources to guide your clients through resolving their disputes successfully.
“It’s valuable to be affiliated as a board member with an organization at the cutting edge of ADR research and services. It’s helpful to me as a litigator to be at the forefront of dispute resolution so my clients avoid costly disputes that don’t need to go to trial or beyond when they don’t have to.”
– Taj Clayton, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
| Membership Type | Tier Rate | Criteria |
| Global Law Firm | $10,000 | 500 attorneys and/or global presence |
| Sustaining Law Firm | $8,000 | 200-499 attorneys |
| Supporting Law Firm | $6,000 | 50-199 attorneys |
| Associate Law Firm | $3,000 | Fewer than 50 attorneys |
| International Law Firm | $3,000 | Based and operating outside the U.S. |
A special international rate is available for firms headquartered in a single office outside of the U.S. Please contact Elizabeth (Lizzi) Merrill, Director of Membership.
Individual Corporate Counsel
This membership is for corporate counsel who wish to become involved with CPR Institute at a non-institutional level.
Individual Corporate Counsel Membership Contribution: $895/year
Individual Practitioner
This membership is for attorneys, solo practitioners, and neutrals who are not on CPR Dispute Resolution Services’ Panel of Distinguished Neutrals, and who wish to become a CPR Institute member at a non-institutional level.
Individual Practitioner Membership Contribution: $1,795/year
Panelist Membership
This membership is exclusively for neutrals already on the CPR Dispute Resolution Services Panel of Distinguished Neutrals who want to enjoy the benefits of CPR Institute membership (and are not part of a larger organizational member). To apply to join the Panel see Become a CPR Neutral | CPR Dispute Resolution Services. There are two levels for this panelist membership:
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Neutrals on the CPR Dispute Resolution Services Panel of Distinguished Neutrals who practice on their own (or with one other partner) |
$500/year |
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Neutrals on the CPR Dispute Resolution Services Panel of Distinguished Neutrals who practice at a firm with more than two practitioners |
$1,605/year |
Please note: Membership with CPR Institute is billed completely separate from panel fees associated with serving on the CPR Dispute Resolution Services Panel of Distinguished Neutrals. CPR Institute membership is not included with acceptance to the Panel, and has no bearing whatsoever on the number of cases or appointments you may receive.