
Robert Berliner


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55 West Monroe Street
Suite 2455
Chicago, IL 60603
USA
312 482 8100
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Description of Practice

Active mediator of various disputes, both pre-litigation and during litigation. Mediated cases involving numerous types of disputes, including the following: intra-family business disputes; partnership conflict; employment/trade secrets; personal injury; breach of fiduciary duty; conversion of personal property; contract interpretation and breach; construction defects; title to real property; insurance subrogation; property line and encroachment disputes; landlord/tenant; nuisance; chattel lien; debtor/creditor; family, including custody, visitation, child support and related debt issues.
Active arbitrator of various disputes, including American Arbitration Association, FINRA and other private cases.
Professional Background
- 1997-present:
Self-employed Mediator/Arbitrator, Expert Witness, Attorney, and Real Estate Developer and Investor - 1984-2016:
Various Related Real Estate Limited Liability Companies/Partnerships - 1989-1996:
Jupiter Industries, Inc., and Subsidiaries -- Jupiter Realty CorporationSecretary and General Counsel, 1991-1996; Associate General Counsel, 1989-1991
Shareholder and Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, 1991-1996; Associate General Counsel, 1989-1991. Partner in various affiliated real estate partnerships
- 1974-1989:
Practiced Law
Experience
Degrees
- Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, J.D. magna cum laude, 1974
- Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, A.B. magna cum laude, 1967
Fees
Other Information
- Illinois Super Lawyer (Alternative Dispute Resolution) 2013-2020
- Charter Member and Member of Executive Committee, Illinois Chapter, National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals (invitation only selective organization)
- Member, National Roster of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association
- Member, Panel of Mediators, American Arbitration Association
- Adjunct Professor, Stuart Graduate School of Business, Illinois Institute of Technology, "Real Estate Investment," 2003-2008
- Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, REAL 447, Legal Issues in Real Estate:
- Lecturer, Department of Finance, College of Commerce, DePaul University, "Taxation of Real Estate" in Finance 530, Real Estate Investment and Finance, 2007
- Faculty, Law Seminars International, CLE Conference on Construction Law, "Primary Contracts" 2007
- Member, Roster of Arbitrators, FINRA Dispute Resolution
- President, Illinois Chapter, Association of Attorney-Mediators
- Court-certified mediator, Law Division Major Civil Case Mediation Program, and Chancery Division's Mediation Program, Circuit Court of Cook County
- Court-certified mediator, Civil Division, 12th Judicial Circuit, Will County, Illinois
- Presenter in many continuing legal education and other programs
- Member, American, Illinois and Chicago Bar Associations
Areas of Practice
- Adult Family
- Boundary Disputes
- Business
- Civil (general)
- Commercial
- Construction
- Contracts
- Divorce (all issues)
- Employment
- Estate Planning
- Foreclosure
- Hospitality
- Intellectual Property
- Land Use
- Landlord - Tenant
- Legal Malpractice
- Partnership
- Probate
- Professional Fees
- Real Estate
- Trust Management
Professional Services
- Mediator
- Mediation Consultant
- Representational Lawyer
- Online Mediator
- Online Arbitrator
- Mediating Lawyer
- Arbitrator