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Kessler, Jerald A.

Jerald A. Kessler
14047 Petronella Drive
Ste. 202B
Libertyville, IL 60048-9429
Phone: (847) 367-4500
Fax: (847) 367-9424
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Summary
Current Employment Position(s)
Attorney and Mediator
Lawyer Overview
Areas of Practice
- Mediation
- Child Support
- Custody & Visitation
- Divorce
- Family Law
Representative Clients
- Families and Family Businesses
- United States Postal Service REDRESS Program
- Key Bridge Foundation, Washington, D.C.
- U.S. Department of Agriculture-Illinois Agriculture Mediation Program
West Practice Categories
Family Law, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Divorce
Qualifications
Certification/Specialties
- Advanced Practitioner Member, Association for Conflict Resolution
- Approved Panelist for ACR Referral List
- Approved Panel Member, Mediation Council of Illinois Referral Service
- Approved Panel Member, Lake County Bar Association Mediation Program
- Certified Mediator, 19th Judicial Circuit, Lake County, Illinois - Family Mediation Panel
- Illinois Agriculture Mediation Program, USDA
- Mediation, Center for Conflict Resolution, Chicago
- Certified Mediator, 19th Judicial Circuit, Lake County, Illinois - Civil Mediation Panel
- Mediator, Americans With Disabilities Act Claims, Key Bridge Foundation
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Mediation Council of Illinois, 1995 - 1999 (President)
- Mediation Council of Illinois, 1993 - Present (Board of Directors)
- Association for Conflict Resolution (formerly AFM) (Advanced Practitioner Member)
- Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
- North Suburban Service Council, 1994 - Present (Board Member)
- North Suburban Service Council, 2001 - 2003 (President)
- Collaborative Law Institute of Illinois, 2002 - 2004 (Fellow and Board Member)
- Lake County Bar Association (Member, Family Law Committee)
- Lake County Bar Association (Chairman, Lawyer Referral Committee, 1994-1996, 1998)
- Chicago Bar Association (Member, Matrimonial Law Committee)
- Association of Women Attorneys of Lake County, 2000 - Present (Secretary)
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
- Annual Guest Lecture, "Power, Power Imbalances and Caucus", Combined Conflict Resolution Classes, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1998 - Present
- "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
- ADR: "Appropriate Dispute Resolution", Association of Women Attorneys, Lake County Illinois, Approved Continuing Legal Education Seminar, January 11, 2008
- Mediating in the Face of Strongly Held Beliefs, National Conference Association for Conflict Resolution, Philadelphia, 2006
Past Employment Positions
- Cook County, Assistant State's Attorney, 1973 - 1975
- Justice Joseph J. Drucker, Illinois Appellate Court, Law Clerk, 1972 - 1973
Education
- University of Chicago Law School, Chicago, Illinois,
1972
J.D. - University of Chicago,
1969
B.A.
Honors: Special Honors, Political Science
Office Information
Address
14047 Petronella Drive
Ste. 202B
Libertyville, IL 60048-9429
Phones
(847) 367-4500
Faxes
(847) 367-9424