Margarita Echevarria, Esq.

M. Echevarria, ADR LLC.

43 W 43rd St Suite 178

New York, New York, 10036

Languages: Spanish

States Served: New Jersey, New York

Biography

Independent Arbitrator and mediator in private practice with memberships on the following
panels: FINRA Commercial Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association: Commercial &
Insurance Panels, CPR Institute, ARIAS, Federal Courts (USDC-NJ, ED-NY, & SDNY
Mediation, New Jersey Superior Court Civil Mediation (R.1:40) & New York Commercial panels
(NYC, Westchester & Rockland). With more than 25 years experience in the financial services
industry, I have served as either Corporate Counsel or Chief Compliance Officer in New York
and New Jersey. Member of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals. Admitted to
practice in New Jersey and New York. Available for in person and virtual proceedings.

Professional Memberships and Activities

Professional Memberships

ABA, ADR Section

NYSBA, ADR Section

Women in Dispute Resolution (former member of Leadership Council)

ARIAS Certified Arbitrator

AAA Arbitrator and Mediator

NY & NJ Federal and State Court Rosters

National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals

VP, NJ Association of Professional Mediators

National Academy of Mediators

“Women belong in all places where decisions are being made… It shouldn’t be that women are the exception.”

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”

Helen Keller

“Every woman’s success should be an inspiration to another. We’re strongest when we cheer each other on.”

Serena Williams

“I always believed that one woman’s success can only help another woman’s success.”

Gloria Vanderbilt

“I can promise you that women working together – linked, informed, and educated – can bring peace and prosperity to this forsaken planet.”

Isabel Allende

“Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women.”

Maya Angelou

“A woman with a voice is, by definition, a strong woman.”

Melinda Gates

“Do not wait for someone else to come and speak for you. It’s you who can change the world.”

Malala Yousafzai

“Fight for the things that you care about. But do it in a way that will lead others to join you.”

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

“The courts of this country should not be the places where resolution of disputes begins. They should be the places where the disputes end after alternative methods of resolving disputes have been considered and tried.”

Sandra Day O'Connor

“There is a special place in hell for women who don't help other women.”

Madeleine Albright

“I was once afraid of people saying, ‘Who does she think she is?’ Now I have the courage to stand and say, ‘This is who I am.’”

Oprah Winfrey

“The power of visibility can never be underestimated.”

Margaret Cho

“Technique and ability alone do not get you to the top; it is the willpower that is most important.”

Junko Tabei

“My mother did not raise me to ask for permission to lead.”

Ayanna Pressley

"A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don't necessarily want to go, but ought to be."