Buffalo, N.Y. – Phillips Lytle LLP Partners James D. Donathen, Kevin J. English and Kenneth A. Manning have been selected as members of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York (“the Court”) Mediator Panel.Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) is a vehicle for encouraging earlier, less costly resolutions of disputes than are otherwise attainable by trial. Mediation is the primary ADR intervention utilized under the “Plan for Alternative Dispute Resolution in the United States District Court for the Western District of New York” (the ADR Plan).View entire release here.