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.

• 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 Corporation

  Secretary 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

• Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, J.D. magna cum laude, 1974
• Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, A.B. magna cum laude, 1967

• 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