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About Crawford Conflict Resolution Services LLC

Experience matters.

Whether at work or at home, each day is an exercise in problem-solving, negotiation, and conflict resolution. From high-powered merger or financial negotiations to employee complaints to solving the age-old dilemma of "what's for dinner," we are constantly navigating conflict and potential conflict. Our capacity to find solutions that don't simply "split the difference" but create new value is what separates positive change from perpetual status quo. At Crawford Conflict Resolution Services we offer: 

  • Facilitative and Evaluative Mediation Services
  • Workplace Change Strategies and Solutions
  • C-Suite Advisory Services   
Our founder and CEO, David Crawford, knows the challenges businesses and not-for-profit organizations face each and every day. He has spent his legal and business career solving difficult problems, resolving complex conflicts, and navigating transformational change. Whether representing Fortune 500 businesses during his years at the world-class law firm of Kirkland & Ellis, building a culture of collaboration and conflict-solving as Senior Vice President, Administration and General Counsel for Property Operations at the late Sam Zell's Equity Office Properties Trust, starting and taking public an internet services that grew from a handful of founders to 900 employees across the country as CEO of Allied Riser Communications Corporation, advising and investing in early stage technology companies, running a nearly 200-year-old seminary as President of McCormick Theological Seminary, or serving on multiple corporate and not-for-profit boards, David has seen and helped resolve a range of disputes and conflicts that few others have seen. He has deep knowledge and four decades of experience resolving conflicts and solving problems in higher education, commercial real estate, not-for-profit and faith-based institutions, corporate governance, and Human Resources. 

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