Background And Professional Experience
Mediation Services:
Based on his extensive experience and training, Jerry is often recruited to mediate other types of disputes by attorneys and government agencies, including: EEO, Americans With Disabilities Act cases, family business disputes, probate disputes, school disputes, employment disputes, disputes arising in and between not-for-profits, contracts, and adult guardianship disputes.
Teaching:
2022 – present: Train mediators in family and civil mediation for the Illinois State Bar Association.
1997 – 2013: Guest lectures to undergraduate and graduate mediation students, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
2008: Visiting professor, IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, LLM Mediation class.
1998 – 2003: Lecturer, undergraduate and graduate mediation courses, North Central College, Naperville.
1979 – 1983: Visiting professor, DePaul College of Commerce.
1973 – 1976: Instructor, IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law.
1996 – present: Periodic in-service presentations for mental health practitioners dealing with couples and elder care.
Other Mediation Activities:
President, Mediation Council of Illinois, 1994 – 1999, 2020 – present.
Representative for Illinois at Convention to draft Model Standards of Practice for Family Mediation, 1998 – 2000, adopted by the three major professional organizations – American Bar Association, Association for Conflict Resolution, and Association of Family and Conciliation Courts.
Volunteer Mediator, Domestic Relations Division, Lake County Circuit Court, 2006 – present.
Convenor of monthly consultation group for other mediators, 2006 – present.
Advanced mediation training for local, state and national organizations, 1994 – present.
Mediation Internship and mentoring for new mediators, 1999 -present.
Consultant for various mediation programs, 1998 – present
Judge for International Law School mediation competitions, 2012 – present.
Professional Associations:
Academy of Professional Family Mediators, Founding Member, 2010 – present, Advanced Practitioner.
Association for Conflict Resolution (formerly Academy of Family Mediators), 1992 – present, Advanced Practitioner Member (and approved consultant).
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, 1991 – present. (Multi-disciplinary, international professional organization of mediators, judges, lawyers, custody evaluators).
Collaborative Divorce Illinois, 2002 – present. Incorporator, Founding Secretary, and Fellow.
American Bar Association, 1973 – present. Section of Dispute Resolution and Family Law.
Illinois State Bar Association, 1973 – present. Appointed to Section Council of Alternative Dispute Resolution, 2000 – 2002, 2016 – present.
Chicago Bar Association, 1973 – present.
Lake County Bar Association, 1992 – present. Family Law Committee. Committee to establish a mediation program for LCBA and Drafting Mediation Rule for Lake County Circuit Court.
Association of Women Attorneys of Lake County, 1994 – present. Secretary, 1999 – 2009.
Wisconsin Association of Mediators, 1992 – present, board member 2018 – present.
Appointed to mediate cases for various federal agencies, 1996 – present.
Honors And Professional Status:
Certified Mediator, Mediate.com
Certified Mediator, Circuit Court of Lake County, Illinois
Certified Mediator, Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois
Advanced Practitioner/Referral Member, Mediation Council of Illinois, Academy of Professional Family Mediators, Association for Conflict Resolution, Wisconsin Association of Mediators
Super Lawyer, 2013 – present, Alternative Dispute Resolution-Family
Leading Lawyer, 2013 – present, Alternative Dispute Resolution-Family