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Who Is Dominic Fulco?
Providing alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services has been a cornerstone of Dominic’s legal career for over thirty years. His involvement with ADR began in the early days of its prominence, when he was appointed to the commercial arbitration panel of the American Arbitration Association (AAA). Since then, he has distinguished himself in the field of ADR and as a lawyer representing clients in “business centric” trials and appeals in state and federal courts and before arbitration panels. After a successful four- decade career in private legal practice, including twenty-five years as a shareholder at a prominent Hartford law firm where he also served as its in- house general counsel, Dominic transitioned to focus exclusively on providing ADR services. In 2024, he founded Resolve Disputes ADR, LLC, leveraging his extensive experience to provide independent arbitration and mediation services.
His deep experience spans multiple industries and professions, including financial services, franchise, insurance, legal, manufacturing, medical, real estate, and technology. Dominic has repeatedly earned an AV Preeminent® rating from Martindale-Hubbell®, signifying that organization’s highest caliber peer rating in legal knowledge, communication ability, and ethics as a lawyer. He has also been named over a dozen times as one of the Super Lawyers® for business litigation. In 2024, he was invited to join the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals Connecticut chapter as an arbitrator following that organization’s vetting process. He was named as one of The Best Lawyers® for 2025 in arbitration.
Why Dominic?
From his work with many clients in selecting arbitrators and mediators to resolve their disputes and as an ADR provider, Dominic understands the needs of clients as they seek to resolve their legal disputes outside of a courtroom. He knows that clients choose ADR as an alternative to the expensive, time-consuming, lengthy and very public proceedings in the courts. He is committed to fairness, neutrality and efficiency in each case that he takes on. One of his guiding principles is thorough preparation before arbitrating or mediating a case.
To that end, as an arbitrator, he spends time early in a case working with the parties and their counsel to carefully establish a case management plan. That plan is designed to deal with issues and the process in the case, such as the exchange of information (discovery) and motions that the parties may wish to file. The goal is to reach a hearing on the merits of the case as quickly and efficiently as possible. Dominic’s skills as an arbitrator are exemplified by a notable federal court decision, William Clark, et al. v. OMG Holdings, LLC, et al. In that case, involving a complex financial dispute, the court upheld Dominic’s lengthy award, praising his decision as “careful and well-reasoned.”
Regarding mediation, beside receiving formal training, he has experienced both successful and failed mediations and knows what leads to positive results. As a mediator, he relies on his broad knowledge in many areas of substantive law and his practical experience in the outcomes of trials and appeals of cases, while recognizing that he is not a judge but a facilitator.
Top-Tier Recognition By His Peers
Dominic’s commitment to his profession has earned him accolades from his peers:
Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent®: Peer review recognition for legal knowledge, communication skills, and ethical standards.
Super Lawyers® : 2011–2016, 2018–2020, 2022–2024 for business litigation.
National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals: Inducted into its Connecticut chapter in January 2024 for arbitration.
The Best Lawyers in America®: 2025 for arbitration.
James W. Cooper Fellow, Connecticut Bar Foundation: Acknowledged for significant contributions to the legal community.
Significantly, Dominic’s colleagues at his law firm chose him to be the firm’s in -house general counsel, where he acted as the “lawyer to the lawyers”. In that capacity he provided critical guidance on legal ethics, professional liability, risk management, and compliance.
Areas of Legal Experience
During his forty years in the private practice of law, Dominic handled a wide variety of “business centric” cases for clients in the courts and before arbitration panels. In doing so, he acquired a working knowledge of many substantive areas of the law including
Commercial and financial contracts
Corporate governance
Creditor and debtor rights
Employment
Environmental
ERISA
Fiduciary relationships
Franchise
Insurance and reinsurance
Probate and trust
Real estate
Shareholder contests
Tax
Technology
Trademark
Unfair trade practices
A list of Dominic’s reported cases, including one that achieved national recognition in the area of trust law, can be found here
In-Depth Interview with Dominic
Dive into this insightful interview with Dominic, featured by the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals (NADN), where Dominic shares his perspectives and experiences, offering a deeper understanding of his approach and industry knowledge.
What Is ADR & How Does It Work?
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) involves several methods of resolving disputes between parties outside of a courtroom. The most common methods are arbitration and mediation. Several of the benefits of ADR are: control in the resolution process, cost savings, confidentiality and a quicker end to the dispute.
Mediation
Mediation is where the parties hire a neutral third party (the mediator) to facilitate a dialogue between the parties in an effort to settle their dispute. The mediation discussions are confidential. A mediator does not make any decision in the case.
Arbitration
Arbitration involves hiring a neutral third party, the arbitrator, to act like a judge, to make a binding decision after hearing both sides of a dispute through a hearing or written submissions. Parties can agree to a non-binding arbitration as an aid in settlement. Unlike court cases, arbitration is confidential and not public.
