Law Firm Overview

Practice Areas :

• Mediation
• Mediation Training
• Mediation Internships

Statement of Practice :

• Mediation and Mediation Training

Areas of Practice

• Child Support
• Custody & Visitation
• Divorce
• Family Law

Classes and Seminars

• Visiting Lecturer, Undergraduate and Graduate Level Conflict Resolution, North Central College, 2000 - Present
• Instructor, DePaul University College of Commerce, 1980-1981, 1987
• Lecturer, Legal Writing and Research, ITT Chicago Kent College of Law, 1973 - 1976
• "The Ethics of Mediation Style" (Co-Presenter), Emerging Issues in Mediation Conference, University of Wisconsin and Wisconsin Association of Mediators, Madison, Wisconsin, 2003
• "Divorce Mediation -- The Civilized Alternative", The Lilac Tree, Evanston, Illinois, 2003
• Guest Lecture, "Power, Power Imbalances and Caucus", Combined Conflict Resolution Classes, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, April 22, December 2, 2002 and April 28, 2003
• "What Lawyers Can Do to Facilitate Mediation", Family Law Seminar, Lake County Bar Association, 2003
• Mediator Training, "Screening for Impairments to Mediation", 19th Judicial Circuit Family Mediation Program, Grayslake, Illinois, April 12, 2003
• "Power Imbalances and Anger in Mediation - No Problem", Family Law Seminar, Lake County Bar Association, 2002
• "Working with Attorneys in Mediation" (Co-Presenter), Association for Conflict Resolution Seminar, Family Section Conference, Savannah, Georgia, March 2, 2002

Representative Clients

• United States Postal Service REDRESS Program
• Key Bridge Foundation, Washington, DC

West Practice Categories

Family Law, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Divorce