Chicago International Dispute Resolution Association

CURRICULUM VITAE

JOHN W. COOLEY

2106 Orrington Ave.
Evanston, Illinois 60201
847-328-7285
Cell: 847-975-7285
FAX: 847-864-1586
E-mail:

Rated by Peers as a “Leading Lawyer in Illinois”

Birth Date: October 28, 1943
Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri

Legal Career:

Mediator, Arbitrator, Consultant in Dispute Resolution; general trial and appellate practice and consulting in dispute resolution systems (presently). Currently, a mediator and arbitrator on the JAMS Chicago panel of neutrals and a panel member for the American Arbitration Association, and the Chicago International Dispute Resolution Association. Formerly, a partner, Law Firm of Stone, McGuire & Benjamin, Chicago, Illinois. (General trial and appellate practice; federal and state courts) (1981-1984).

Adjunct Professor of Law, Northwestern University School of Law; Chicago, Illinois; (Negotiation and Mediation)

Formerly, Adjunct Professor of Law, Loyola University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois; (Courses: "Litigation Thinking Skills," "Alternatives to Litigation," and "Appellate Advocacy"); appointed as the Law School's first Dooley Scholar, Fall,1984.

United States Magistrate for the Northern District of Illinois (1979-1981).

Senior Staff Attorney for the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (1977-1979)

• Conducted Preappeal Conference program for Federal Judicial Center Study.
• Supervised Central Staff of Law Clerks.

Assistant United States Attorney, Northern District of Illinois (1974-1977).

• Appellate Division
• Criminal Receiving and Appellate Division
• Civil Division
• Recipient of U.S. Justice Department's Special Achievement Award

Law Clerk for the Honorable Roger J. Kiley, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (1973-1974).

Admitted to Practice in:

• U.S. Supreme Court
• Illinois Supreme Court
• Missouri Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the N. D. of Illinois

Law School:

University of Notre Dame:

• Graduated, 1973 (J.D.);
• Articles Editor, Law Review;
• Participant in Year Abroad Program, studying international and comparative law, London, England.

Undergraduate:

United States Military Academy at West Point; Graduated 1965 (B.S.)

Military Service:

1965-1970

• Captain in the Army Artillery; airborne-ranger
• Combat duty as artillery battery commander near DMZ in Vietnam (1967-68)
• Decorations: Air Medal, Bronze Star Medal, Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster

Professional and Other Affiliations:

Presently:

Fellow, American Bar Foundation

Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London England

Fellow, International Academy of Mediators

Council Member, American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution

Member, Chicago Lincoln American Inn of Court

Associate, Dispute Resolution Research Center, Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management

Panel Member, JAMS, Chicago

Panel Member, American Arbitration Association

Panel Member, Chicago International Dispute Resolution Association

Member, Illinois Appellate Lawyers Association

Biographee, Who's Who in American Law

Listed in Leading Illinois Attorneys Consumer Law Guidebook

 

Formerly:

Chair, Mediation Committee, American Bar Association’s Section of Dispute Resolution

Secretary, International Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution

President, Chicago Chapter of the Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution

Member, Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Group for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Member, Appellate Practice Committee, Appellate Judges Conference, American Bar Association

Past Chairman, Chicago Bar Association's Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee.

Board Member, Chicago Chapter of the Society for Professionals in Dispute Resolution

Member, Seventh Circuit Ad Hoc Committee to Study the High Cost of Litigation

Chairman, Subcommittee on Alternatives to the Present Federal Court System Member, Magistrate Utilization Committee, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Member, Committee on Court-Annexed Arbitration, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Panel Member, Hearing Board, Illinois Registration and Disciplinary Commission of the Supreme Court of Illinois

Panel Member, Inquiry Board, Illinois Registration and Disciplinary Commission of the Supreme Court of Illinois

Panel Member, JAMS-ENDISPUTE, Chicago

Panel Member, Judicial Dispute Resolution, Inc., Chicago, Illinois

Panel Member, Resolution Resources Corporation

Panel Member, Resolute Systems, Inc.

Panel Member, Settlement Dynamics, Inc.

Panel Member, Judicate

Panel Member, ADR Systems of America, Inc.

Panel Member, National Association of Securities Dealers Arbitration Program

Panel Member, Midwest Stock Exchange Arbitration Program

Mediator, The Mediation Group

Arbitrator, Private Adjudication, Inc.

Chairman-elect, ABA's National Committee of Appellate Court Staff Counsel

Member, Seventh Circuit Advisory Committee on Circuit Rules

Chairman, Senior Staff Attorney Committee to Draft Code of Conduct for Federal Staff Attorneys.

President, Chicago Chapter of the Society for Professionals in Dispute Resolution

Panel Member, Alternative Dispute Resolution Service, National Health Lawyers Association

Member, Task Force on ADR and the Unauthorized Practice of Law (Association for Conflict Resolution)

Member Task Force on Mediator Certification (Association for Conflict Resolution)

 

Media Appearances:

WCIU-TV: (Channel 26, Chicago) Live interview re arbitration and mediation; Linda Marshall, Nov. 21, 1997

WTMX-FM: 25 minute taped interview on arbitration and mediation; Barry Keefe, "Insight" December 4, 1997

WLIT-FM: 25 minuted taped interview on arbitration and mediation; Anne Hengehold "Consumer Network"; December 10, 1997

 

Publications:

Fiction:

Queen of Battle
Xlibris Corporation
1-888-7-Xlibris
Hardback: ISBN 0-7388-0313-8
Paperback: ISBN 0-7388-0314-6

Trial and Appellate Publications:

Callaghan's Appellate Advocacy Manual, (Lawyer's Edition)
Callaghan & Company (1989) (Two Volumes; supplemented annually through 1995)

Callaghan's Appellate Advocacy Manual, (Student Edition)
Callaghan & Company (1989)

Federal Appeals Chapter, Wisconsin Appellate Practice, 1978

"Query: Should Court Reform Begin in the Classroom?"
76 Judicature 221 (Feb-Mar 1993)

"Attention Consumers of Justice: It's Time to Get Creative
About Court System Design," (Part I) Loyola Consumer Law Reporter, Vol 4, No. 4, Fall 1992.

"Attention Consumers of Justice: Court Reform Should Begin
in the Classroom" (Part II) Loyola Consumer Law Reporter,
Volume 5, No. 1, Fall 1992.

"Teaching Lawyers to Think Like Judges: A New Approach to
Appellate Advocacy," 29 The Judges' Journal 33, Winter, 1990

"What Every Seventh Circuit Trial Lawyer Should Know to Avoid Appellate Malpractice," Appellate Practice in State
and Federal Courts, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal
Education, June 7, 1985

"Neutralizing the Threat of the Hidden Judiciary," 18 The
Judges'Journal 44, Fall 1979

"How Decisions Are Made in Appellate Courts," 26 The Judges'
Journal 2, Spring 1987

"Trial Delay Indemnity: Insuring Our Criminal Justice
Machinery," 48 Notre Dame Lawyer 936 (1973)

Expediting Discovery, An Ex-Magistrate's View," Ill. State
Bar Assn. Section of Antitrust Law, Fall, 1981

"Designing an Efficient Magistrate Referral System; The
Key to Coping with Expanding Federal Caseloads in the
1980s, Civil Justice Quarterly, April, 1982

Alternative Dispute Resolution Publications:

Books and Book Chapters:

The Creative Problem Solver’s Handbook for Negotiators
and Mediators Two Vols. (American Bar Association, 2005).

The Mediator's Handbook, (National Institute for Trial
Advocacy, 2000.(Second Edition, 2006).

The Arbitrator's Handbook: (National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1998)(Second Edition, 2004).
Arbitration Advocacy, (with Professor Steven Lubet;
National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1997)(Second
Edition, 2003).

Arbitration Advocacy, translated and published in Portuguese Advocacia de Arbitragem, University of Brasilia, Brazil (2001).

Mediation Advocacy, (National Institute for Trial Advocacy,
1996)(Second Edition, 2002).

Mediation Advocacy, translated and published in Portuguese,
University of Brasilia, Brazil (2002).

"Effective Mediation Advocacy: Perspectives Around the
Table", Chapter 4 Alternative Dispute Resolution, Illinois
Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2001

"Mediation", Chapter 22 in Donner & Crowe, Attorney's
Practice Guide to Negotiations (Clark Boardman Callaghan,
1995).

"Computer-aided Mediation in Federal Court,"in Applications
of Decision-Aiding Software, Chap 9, S. Nagel (ed.)
(Mac Millan, 1992).

"Merging of Minds and Microcomputers: The Coming of Age of
Computer-Aided Mediation of Court Cases," in Systematic
Analysis in Dispute Resolution, S. Nagel and M. Mills (eds.),(Quorum Books, 1991)

Mediator Profile, ADR Personalities and Practice Tips
(American Bar Association, 1998).

"Super-Optimum Mediation", Chapter in Part V, S. Nagel,
Research in Public Policy Analysis and Management,
Volume 8, Super-optimizing Policy Analysis, (JAI Press
Inc., 1998)

Articles:

"Puncturing Three Myths About Litigation," 70 A.B.A.J. 75 (1984)

"Query: Could Settlement Masters Help Reduce the Cost of Litigation and the Workload of the Federal Courts?" 68 Judicature 59, Aug.-Sep. 1984

"Using Settlement Masters," 90 Case & Comment, March-April 1985

"Arbitration vs. Mediation -- It's Time to Settle the Differences," 66 Chicago Bar Record 204, Jan.-Feb. 1985

"Arbitration vs. Mediation -- Explaining the Differences," 69 Judicature 263, Feb.-March 1986; reprinted in A Peace Reader: Essential Readings on War, Justice, Non-Violence and World Order, J. Fahey & R. Armstrong (Eds) (Paulist Press 1987)

"Neuro-negotiation: Using Both Sides of Your Brain for Optimal Effectiveness in Negotiations," Illinois C.P.A. Foundation, Aug. 1985

Book Review, "Dispute Resolution and Everyone," a review of Dispute Resolution and Lawyers by Leonard Riskin and James Westbrook (West, 1987), 71 Judicature 291 Feb.- March 1988)

"Alternative Dispute Resolution and Consumer Protection" An `Odd-Couple' Thriving in the Offices of State Attorneys General," Loyola Consumer Law Reporter, Vol. 1, No. 1 (1988)

"Using Your Brain in Negotiation: Both Sides of It," Chicago Bar Record, Feb. 1989, p. 24.

"The Better Business Bureau: Over Three-Quarters of a Century of Service to the Consumer and Business Communities," Loyola Consumer Law Reporter, Vol. 1, No. 2 p. 40 (1989)

"Alternative Dispute Resolution: What's Happening in Chicago," West Suburban Bar Journal, (Chicago) Vol.3, p. 9 (1989)

"Interaction and Decisionmaking on Collegial Courts: A Panel Discussion," 71 Judicature 339, April-May (1988)

"Super-optimum Mediation," 4 Public Budgeting and Financial Management 217 (1992)

"Mediation and Joke Design: Resolving the Incongruities," 1992 Missouri Dispute Resolution Journal 249

"Descartes' Analytic Method and the Art of Geometric Imagineering in Negotiation and Mediation," 28 Valparaiso University Law Review 83 (1993).

"Classical Rhetoric and the Art of Persuasion in Mediation," Part I of "A Classical Approach to
Mediation," 19 The University of Dayton Law Review 83 (1993).

"The Socratic Method and Conflict Reframing in Mediation," Part II of "A Classical Approach to Mediation," Volume 19, No.2, The University of Dayton Law Review, Winter 1994.

"The Geometries of Situation and Emotions and the Calculus of Change in Negotiation and Mediation," 29 Valparaiso University Law Review 1 (1994).

"Winning through Mediation", Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, November 15, 1995.

"Fifteen Reasons for Using Mediation Besides Settlement," Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, July 31, 1996.

"Fifteen Reasons for Using Mediation Besides Settlement," reprinted in Res Gestae, a publication of the Indiana State Bar Association, January 1997.

"Keeping Employment ADR Alive and Well with Employee Fairness Standards", Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, October 15, 1997.

"Mediation Magic: Its Use and Abuse," 29 Loyola Law Review 1 (Fall, 1997).

"Med-Arb vs. Binding Mediation: A Neutral Evaluation", Chicago Daily Law Bulltein, February 23, 1998.

"Joke Structure: A Source of Creative Techniques for Use in Mediation", 33 University of San Francisco Law Review 85 (1998).

"Defining the Ethical Limits of Acceptable Deception in Mediation", in the Brief, The Journal of the Dupage County Bar Association (August, 1998).

"The Role of Parties in Mediation," Chicago Daily Law Bulletin's 2000-2001 Midwest Alternative Dispute Resolution Guide; June, 2000.

"Shifting Paradigms: The Unauthorized Practice of Law or the Authorized Practice of ADR," Dispute Resolution Journal (American Arbitration Association) August-October, 2000, p. 72.

Book Review, "On Becoming an Realistic Optimist in Negotiation," American Bar Association Journal (2000), review of Beyond Winning: Negotiating to Create Value in Deals and Disputes by Robert H. Mnookin, Scott R. Peppet, Andrew S. Tulumello (Harvard Negotiation Project).

Book Review, "A New Book on E-Commerce and the Law: A Must- Read for Every Future-Thinking Lawyer and ADR Practitioner, review of @Risk: Internet and E-commerce Insurance and Reinsurance Legal Issues, edited by Robert Hammesfahr (Reactions Publishing Group Ltd, London 2000)

"Cut Weeds of UPL; Don't Trample Flowers of ADR", Illinois State Bar Association News, December 15, 2000.

"Ten Rules of Netiquette for Online Mediation and Negotiation," Chicago Daily Law Bulletin's 2001-2002 Midwest Alternative Dispute Resolution Guide; June, 2001.

"New Challenges for Consumers and Businesses in the Cyber-Frontier: E-Contracts, E-Torts, and E-Dispute Resolution, 13 Loyola Consumer Law Review 102 (2001).

"The Art of True Imaging in Legal Writing", Appellate Law Review Vol. 8, p. 1, Spring 2002.

"A Dose of ADR for the Health Care Industry," Dispute Resolution Journal, (American Arbitration Association), February-April 2002, p. 14.

"Cybermediation -- The World Shrinker: It's Coming. Will You Be Ready?" Law Bulletin 2002-2003 ADR Midwest Alternative Dispute Resolution Guide, September 2002.

“Cyberarbitration: Benefits and Limitations” Law Bulletin 2003-2004 Midwest Alternative Dispute Resolution Guide, Fall, 2003.

“Attention All Commercial Litigators: Thinking of Using Online Dispute Resolution? First Consider Its Benefits and Limitations,” Business Litigation, Vol. 5 No. 2 p. 5 (ABA Section of Litigation, Summer 2004).

“Mediator Practice Tip: Experiment with New Ground Rules,” Just Resolutions, Vol. 9, No. 3, p. 13 (ABA Section of Dispute Resolution, June, 2004).

“Ethical Requirements for Party-appointed Arbitrators in Commercial Cases,” Law Bulletin’s Midwest
Alternative Dispute Resolution Guide, Summer 2005.

“Advanced Techniques for Breaking Impasse and Bridging Gaps in Mediated Settlement,” Law Bulletin’s Midwest Alternative Dispute Resolution Guide, Winter 2006.

Co-author, “The Intersection of Evaluation by Mediators and Informed Consent,” Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution,” Vo. 21, No. 1 (2005).

“Advanced Techniques for Breaking Impasse and Bridging Gaps in Mediated Settlement,” Alternative Resolutions, State Bar of Texas, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, Vol. 15, No. 2, Spring 2006.

“Music, Mediation, and Superstrings: The Quest for Universal Harmony,” Journal of Dispute Resolution, University of Missouri School of Law, Volume 2005, No. 2.

“Advanced Techniques for Breaking Impasse and Bridging Gaps in Mediated Settlement,” Dispute Resolution Alert, JAMS, Summer 2006.

“Health Care Disputes Create New Challenges for Corporate Counsel,” Corporate Counsel: The Business Magazine for the Chief Legal Officer, June, 2006.

 

Training Experience:

Law Firm Seminars:

Presenter: Hinshaw & Culbertson, “Deception: The Magic of Mediation,” (September, 2005).

Presenter: Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, Chicago, Ill for DuPont's litigation counsel nationwide, "Mediation Advocacy" (June, 2000).

Facilitator: Morgan, Lewis, Bochius; Philadelphia, Pa, "Mediation Advocacy" (May, 2000)

Facilitator: Morgan, Lewis, Bochius; Washington, D.C. "Mediation Advocacy" (May, 2000)

Facilitator: Mayer, Brown & Platt; Chicago, Illinois, "The Art of Clear Writing" (June, 1999)

Facilitator: Jacobowitz Garfinkel & Lesman; New York, New York, "Negotiations" (May, 1998); two
days

Facilitator: Jacobowitz Garfinkel & Lesman; New York, New York, "Negotiations" (November, 1998); two days

Facilitaor: Jones, Day, Reavis, and Pogue, Cleveland Ohio, Advanced Negotiation Seminar, September 1998 Two and one-half days

Facilitator, Baker & Daniels Law Firm, Indianapolis, Indiana, "Mediation Advocacy", September, 1997,
Day and a Half Seminar

Facilitator, Mayer Brown & Platt, Chicago, "Transactional Negotiation" December, 1994, Day and a Half Seminar

Facilitator, Lord, Bissell & Brook, Chicago, Negotiation Seminar

International Training Experience:

Brazil: Conducted five-day mediation and arbitration training program at the invitation of the U.S. Embassy, Brazil. (June, 1997).

Brazil: Conducted three-day negotiation, mediation advocacy, and arbitration advocacy at the invitation
of the Center for Mediation and Arbitration of Pernambuco; Recife, Brazil (November, 1998).

Brazil: Presented speech on the Use of ADR in Banking and Health Care Industries in the United States, International Conference on Arbitration and Mediation; Recife, Brazil (November, 2001).

 

Seminar Presenter/Trainer:

Presenter, “Creative Problem Solving for Negotiators and Mediators,” Chicago, Circuit Court of Cook County Mediation Program Nov. 2005.

Presenter: 17th Annual Conference, Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution, Greenbelt Maryland, “Creative Problem Solving in Mediation and Negotiation,” June, 2005

Presenter: Training Day for the Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago; “Negotiating Successful Outcomes”, November 2004

Presenter: Mediation Council of Illinois; “Tools and Skills for Peacemaking and Family Mediation” Conference; “Creativity in Mediation and Negotiation”, September 2004. Presenter: University of Wisconsin "Emerging Issues in Mediation" Conference, "Creative Problem Solving in Mediation and Negotiation", November, 2003.

Presenter, "ADR and ERISA: Challenges and Opportunities" Loyola University School of Law, Institute for Health Law and the Patient Advocate Foundation's National Legal Symposium, April, 2002.

Presenter: "Overcoming the Barriers to Successful Negotiations," Defense Research Institute Annual Conference, Chicago, October 2001.

Presenter: Two-day Workshop, "Evaluative Mediation," Hamline University Law School, St. Paul, Minnesota, July, 2001.

Presenter: National Association of Realtors' National Mediation Training, Chicago, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003.

Panelist: Dupage County Bar Association Mediation Advocacy Training Program, December 7, 2000

Trainer: Section 1983 Mediation Advocacy Skills Building Workshop," ADR Consortium, Center for Employment Dispute Resolution, Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois, November, 2000

Presenter: "The Magic of Mediation," International Academy of Mediators, Scottsdale Arizona, Fall 2000

Presenter: "OIG Position on the Adequacy of Current Health Care Fraud and Abuse Compliance Plans," Health Care Compliance and Fraud Symposium, Chicago, Illinois, Illinois CPA Foundation, October, 2000, 2002.

Presenter: Mediation Training Program for Seventh Circuit Bankruptcy Judges, September 20, 2000: "Creating the New Paradigm, Redefinition of Interests"; Chicago, Illinois

Presenter: "Designing the Mediation Process", Minnesota SPIDR Conference; June 16, 2000; Keynote Speaker: "Shifting Paradigms: The Unauthorized Practice of Law or the Authorized Practice of ADR".

Presenter, "Mediation Advocacy for Lawyers," Utah Council on Conflict Resolution, Salt Lake City, Utah, April 6, 2000

Presenter, "Arbitration", Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.; Legal Division Training Conference; September 15, 1999, Chicago, Illinois Designer and Moderator of Matrimonial Fee Arbitration
Project Training, Chicago Bar Association, September, 1998

Illinois State Bar Association and the Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution Seminar, "Advocacy in Mediation and Arbitration: What to Do When Strategy and Ethics Collide?" November, 1997

Pubtech 98 National Publishing Conference, "Negotiation: The Vendor, The Publisher, The Contract Maker" Chicago, Illinois, Rosemont Convention Center, February, 1998.

Panelist, and Program Developer, ABA Section of Dispute Resolution, "Making Mediation Work for You," Chicago, Illinois September, 1997.

Illinois Paralegal Association Education Seminar, "Mediation and Arbitration," October, 1997

Illinois CPA Society & Foundation, "Arbitration
and Mediation," November, 1997.

University of Wisconsin "Emerging Issues in
Mediation" Conference, "The Power of Humor and Creativity
in Mediation", November, 1997

Humor and Creative Problem Solving in Mediation, Northern California Mediation Association (1995)

Appellate Advocacy, Continuing Legal Education Satellite Network (CLESN)

Builders Association of Greater Chicago, "Negotiating Strategies Seminar" 1994

Illinois Association of Health Care Attorneys, "ADR: A Closer Look at the Processes" October, 1994

Negotiation and Mediation: The Tough Issues, Continuing Legal Education Satellite Network (CLESN) 1993

Effective Negotiating Strategies, Wisconsin State Bar Association 1993

Alternative Dispute Resolution Overview, Young Lawyers' Section, Chicago Bar Association 1993

Mid-America Regional Bargaining Association, "Negotiating Strategies Seminar" 1993

Lawyer Mediation Training, Indianapolis Indiana

Lawyer Mediation Training, Chicago, Illinois

Lawyer Mediation Training, Seattle, Washington

Lawyer Arbitration Training (Court-annexed), Rockford, Illinois

Lawyer ADR Orientation, Galena, Illinois

Arbitration Training, American Arbitration Association

Midwest Conference on Legal Writing

Mandatory Arbitration Program, Cook County Ill.

Creative Problem Solving, Illinois Department of Human Rights

 

Faculty Member for ADR Educational Programs:

Faculty Member, American Bar Association Advanced Mediation and Advocacy Skills Training, Chicago, Illinois, October, 2004.

Faculty Member, NITA Trial Advocacy Program, Loyola University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, March, 2003. Faculty Member, ABA Mediation Training for Judges, Chicago, Illinois (November, 2002).

Faculty Member, Direct Selling Education Foundation International Consumer Conference On-Line Transactions and Dispute Resolution, Chicago, Illinois June 25-27, 2000 Topic: "Dispute Resolution: Legal Issues and Challenges".

Faculty Member, U.S. Department of Justice, Advanced Alternative Dispute Resolution Seminar; Columbia, South Carolina (June 1-2, 2000).

Faculty Member, U.S. Department of Justice, Advanced Alternative Dispute Resolution Seminar; Columbia, South Carolina (October, 1998).

Faculty Member, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, "Negotiation and Mediation Skills Program", Washington University Law School, St. Louis, October 1998.

Faculty Member, American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution's "How to Succeed With Mediation" Program, Denver Colorado, May 1, 1998.

Faculty Member, Northern Illinois University Law School Mediation Advocacy Competition, March, 1998 Faculty Member, U.S. Department of Justice, Dispute Resolution/Enhanced Negotiations Seminar, Minneapolis, September 1997

Faculty Member, U.S. Department of Justice, Dispute Resolution/Enhanced Negotiations Seminar, Chicago, July, 1996

Faculty Member, National Institute for Trial Advocacy: "Negotiation and Mediation: A Systematic Approach," 1995 and 1996.

Faculty Member, National Institute for Trial Advocacy: "Negotiation and Mediation: A Systematic Approach," 1995 and 1996.

Faculty Member, Lawyers for the Creative Arts Mediation Seminar, October, 1996 Faculty Member, Political Science Department, Northwestern University, Senior Seminar on Dispute Resolution

Faculty Member, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (negotiation, appellate advocacy, magistrate practice)

Faculty Member, Illinois CPA Foundation (negotiation)

 

Guest Speaker/Lecturer:

Guest Speaker, “Creative problem Solving in Patent (And Other IP) Disputes,” Chicago Bar Association’s Intellectual Property Committee, November, 2005.

Guest Speaker, “Ethical Issues in Alternative Dispute Resolution,” Chicago Bar Association, Professional Responsibility Committee, November 2004

Guest Speaker, “Creative Problem Solving for Lawyers,” ABA Section of Litigation, Atlanta, Georgia, August 6, 2004.

Guest Speaker, International Visitors Center of Chicago, Presentation to conflict resolution practitioners, academics, government officials and community leaders from 15 African countries on "ADR from the Point of View of the Legal Profession," November, 2000

Guest Speaker, Chicago Chapter of SPIDR Annual Meeting, "Shifting Paradigms: Unauthorized Practice of Law or the Authorized Practice of ADR June, 2000

Guest Speaker, Northern Illinois College of Law, "Mediation Advocacy," March, 2000

Guest Speaker, Chicago Kent College of Law, "Mediation Advocacy," March, 2000

Guest Speaker, Chicago Kent College of Law, "Mediation Advocacy," November, 1999

Guest Speaker, Illinois State Bar Association program, "Litigating Tort Cases Without Going Bankrupt", segment on "Effective Settlement Techniques", October, 1999.

Guest Speaker, Northwestern University School of Engineering, "Negotiation Introduction for Environmental Engineers" November, 1998

Guest Speaker, University of Chicago International Roundtable, Chicago, Illinois (November, 1998)

Guest Speaker and Conductor of Mock Mediation, "Employment Law Update 1998" Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education; Peoria, Illinois (October, 1998).

Guest Speaker and Conductor of Mock Mediation, "EEO Mediation and Mediation Advocacy Skills Building Conference," Center for Employment Dispute Resolution (CEDR) and The ADR Consortium (April, 1997).

Guest Speaker, Chicago Bar Association's ADR Committee, "Mediation Advocacy," November, 1997.

Guest Speaker, "A Step-by-Step Approach to an ADR Career Path", Chicago Bar Association's Career Assistance Committee (November, 1996).

Guest Lecturer, Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management (mediation)

Guest Lecturer, Chicago-Kent Law School (negotiation)

Guest Lecturer, Northwestern University Law School (mediation)

Guest Lecturer, University of Wisconsin Law School (appellate practitioner as artist and scientist)

Guest Lecturer, DePaul Law School (special masters)

Guest Lecturer, Northern Illinois College of Law, (mediation)

Guest Lecturer, John Marshall Law School, (Creative Problem Solving), July 2006.

 

Panel Member/Panel Moderator:

Panelist, “A Neutral’s View of the World of Civil Mediation and Arbitration,” Joint ADR Conference,
Chicago Illinois (Museum of Science and Industry), December 2005.

Panelist, Law Seminars International, “Mediation of Intellectual Property and Non-Compete Disputes,” Chicago Illinois, September 23, 2005

Moderator, “Mediation Advocacy Skills Training,” Circuit Court of Cook County Law Division, May 12 and June 9, 2005.

Panelist, “The Merits of Mediation in Employment Litigation and “Good Faith,” Who Needs It?” Louisville Bar Association,Louisville, Kentucky, March 24, 2005.

Panelist, “Mediation & Arbitration for Corporate Counsel,” Association of Corporate Counsel, 2004 Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, October, 2004.

Panelist: “Creative Problem Solving Techniques in Mediation and Negotiation,” Chicago Chapter, Association for Conflict Resolution, September, 2004.

Panelist, “Hot, Hotter, and Sizzlin’ Topics in Mediation,” ABA Section of Dispute Resolution, Atlanta, Georgia, August 7, 2004.

Panel Moderator: “Caught in a Round-About: What Direction Should We Go From Here to Foster Good Faith Participation in Mediation by Mediators and Mediation Advocates?” ABA Section of Dispute Resolution, New York City, April 16, 2004.

Panel Moderator, “Issues in Mediation and Arbitration for Neutrals and Corporate Counsel”, Chicago Chapters of the Association of Corporate Counsel, American and the Association for Conflict Resolution, October 21, 2003.

Panelist, “Tips from the Masters: Effective Mediation In the Federal Courts”, Seventh Circuit Bar Association and the Indianapolis Bar Association, Indianapolis, Indiana, September 29, 2003,

Panelist, “Mediation in Bankruptcy Court”, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Chicago, Illinois, September 25, 2003.

Panel Moderator, “Mediation Update: Late-Breaking News on Cutting Edge Topics,” American Bar Association’s Section of Dispute Resolution, San Francisco California, August 10, 2003.

Panelist, "Advanced Mediation: When the Going Gets Tough ..." American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution Conference, San Antonio, Texas, March, 2003.

Panelist, "2002 Health Care Compliance & Fraud Conference", October 29, 2002, Chicago Illinois.

Panelist, "The How, Why, and When of Mediation in the Federal Courts: Questions (and Answers) for Practitioners." Seventh Circuit Bar Association Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution, September, 2002

Panelist, "The Use of ADR in Banking and Health Care Industries in the United States," International Conference on Arbitration and Mediation, Recife, Brazil, November, 2001

Panelist, Plenary Session: "Ethical Challenges for Mediators", Emerging Issues in Mediation, Wisconsin Association of Mediators, Madison, Wisconsin, November
2, 2001

Panel Moderator, "Mediation Advocacy in Commercial Disputes", 10th Annual Symposium of Northern Illinois University Law Review, "Hot Topics in Dispute Resolution: What Advocates, Neutrals, and Consumers Need to Know," NIU, March 8, 2001

Panelist, "Unauthorized Practice of Law and Uniform Mediation Act Mini-Plenary," SPIDR/CREnet International Conference,September 15, 2000, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Panelist, "Applying ADR to Settlement of Employment Class Actions," SPIDR/CREnet International Conference, September 16, 2000, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Panelist, "When We Listen, People Talk" , Chicago Chapter, Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution, November 30, 1999, Chicago.

Panelist, "Alternative Dispute Resolution: Making it Work for Tort Litigators," Illinois State Bar Association Mid-Year Meeting, December, 1998.

Panelist, "Different Approaches to Common Mediation Issues" Chicago Chapter, Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution (November, 1998).

Panelist, "Advanced Mediation Training," Center for Conflict Resolution; Chicago, Illinois (October, 1998).

Panelist, "Mediation Advocacy," Chicago Bar Association Seminar (April, 1997).

Panel Moderator, "Tour Guide for the Occasional Appellate Lawyer, Part I", Chicago Bar Association, October, 1996

Panel Member, "Settling Your Case in Court or Out: Everything You Need to Know and More," ISBA Alternative Dispute Resolution and Bench and Bar Section Councils, Illinois State Bar Association, October, 1996

Panel Moderator, "Tour Guide for the Occasional Appellate Lawyer, Part II", Chicago Bar Association, November, 1996

Panelist, "Mediation Advocacy", Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Inn of Court, November, 1996, Chicago

Panelist, "Effective Use of Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods -- Helping Your Client Make the Right Choice", Illinois State Bar Association (December, 1996).

Panelist, "Regulation of ADR Professionals: Is It Coming and Are We Ready for It?" Chicago Chapter SPIDR (December, 1996).

Panel Member, Chicago Bar Association Seminar, "Effective Negotiations: Strategies and Tactics," April, 1996

Panel Member, ALI-ABA National Conference on Using Personal Computers for Decision-Making in Law Practice (Section on Negotiation and Mediation)

Panel Member, Chicago Bar Association CLE Program (negotiation, appellate practice).

Panel Member, Appellate Lawyers Association, "Perspectives on Brief Writing," Chicago: November, 1994

Panel Member, Chicago Bar Association Mediation Seminar, October, 1995

 

Training Attended:

Conflict Management Inc., Harvard Negotiation Project, Conciliation Training, Chicago, Illinois, 1989

Resolution Resources, Inc., Mediation Training, Chicago, Illinois, 1995

Louisiana-Pacific Siding Litigation Arbitration Training, JAMS-Endispute, Atlanta, Georgia, August, 1996

JAMS-ENDISPUTE training on Employment Dispute Mediation, and Arbitration, Chicago, October, 1996.

World Law Institute, "Transnational Arbitration", Carefree Arizona, January, 1998

Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; Advanced Special Fellowship Course, Chicago, Illinois (November, 1998) Advanced Mediation Skills Training for Postal Service Mediators, (Transformative Mediation Model) Chicago Illinois, March 1999.

"Mediating EEO Lawsuits Filed in Federal District Court," Institute of Human Resources and Industrial Relations and Center for Employment Dispute Resolution/ADR Consortium; October, 1999, Chicago, Illinois.

"Mediation of Claims and Lawsuits Against Law Enforcement Officers," ADR Committee of the Federal District Court and the Center for Employment Dispute Resolution, and the ADR Consortium, Chicago, Illinois, September 21 and 22, 2000, Institute of Human Resources and Industrial Relations, Loyola University of Chicago.

 

International Case-specific ADR Training Experience:

Arbitrator, International Commercial Arbitration Moot, Loyola Law School, November 2000. Issue: International dispute arising out of commercial contract between manufacturer of sporting goods and distributor; third-party trademark infringement claim.

Judge, 1998 Niagra International Law Moot Court Competition, Kent Law School, Chicago, Ill. Issue: international dispute over water exports from Canada to the United States.

Observer, Mock Arbitration, World Law Institute's 1998 Transnational Arbitration Conference, in Arizona. Issue: claim of Hungarian aluminum processing company and its Argentine parent company against a Russian aluminum smelter for breach of certain contracts for the long-term supply of aluminum ingots.

 

Types of Dispute Resolution Experience:

In Government:

• Service as mediator (or settlement) as Senior Staff Attorney for the Seventh Circuit and as U. S. Magistrate
• Service as an adjudicator in both capacities

In Private Practice:

• Service as special master for federal court to conduct settlement conferences, to supervise
  discovery, and to conduct objector proceedings in multi-million dollar class action settlement
• Service as special master for federal court to conduct the first computer-aided mediation of
  a million dollar products liability case
• Service as an arbitrator in commercial and construction cases administered by the American Arbitration Association and the National Association of Securities Dealers
• Service as a mediator in commercial and construction cases administered by the American Arbitration Association and the American Intermediation Service
• Service as an arbitrator and as mediator in many varieties of contract, commercial, employment and business disputes
• Consultant to the Office of the Illinois Attorney General on the design of a Mediation Program for the Consumer Protection Division
• Consultant to the Appraisal Institute during the merger of the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers and the Society of Real Estate Appraisers
• Consultant to the Appraisal Institute in the design of the appeals systems for its admissions process and its good moral character investigation process
• Service and mediator and conciliator for the Office of Conciliation, Archdiocese of Chicago
• Appointed by the Librarian of Congress to serve as an arbitrator on a Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel to set the compulsory license royalty rate for the retransmission of broadcast network and superstation signals by satellite carriers; Claims were in excess of $500 million in value.
• Service as a mediator of $150 million contract dispute between a class of plaintiffs consisting of most of the Indian tribes in the U.S. and several agencies of the federal government.
• Service as a negotiation consultant to assist in the settlement of a 14 million dollar race-discrimination class action lawsuit.
• Service as an investigator for Federal Courts of Appeals to inquire into and report on alleged judicial misconduct of federal judges.
• Service as a State Court-appointed independent expert to determine the fairness of a proposed multi-million dollar class action settlement involving the cellular telephone industry.
• Service as a State Court-appointed independent expert to determine the reasonableness of
  an attorney fee request in a multi-million dollar class action settlement involving the cellular telephone industry.
• Service as a special master in federal court to determine the reasonableness of an attorney fee request in a multi-million dollar securities class action

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