Mediator Resume

Over 40 years of experience in providing excellent judgment and professional advice to avoid and resolve disputes efficiently. Have the ability to cut to the issues that matter most and guide creative solutions that benefit all parties. Substantively, handled a broad array of cases including malpractice, products liability, commercial and business disputes ranging in value from a few thousand to millions of dollars. Counsel lawyers and legal tech companies about emerging products, delivery mechanisms, and ethical and regulatory compliance.

FisherBroyles LLC - Partner and Deputy General Counsel

Attorney, Arbitrator, Mediator

Partner and Deputy General Counsel, FisherBroyles LLC, 2023 - Present, Principal, Jayne R. Reardon LLC, 2022 - 2024; Executive Director, Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism, 2009 - 2022; Deputy Director 2006 - 2009; Disciplinary Counsel, Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission, 1996 - 2006; Litigator, Kelley Drye & Warren, 1990 - 1996; Litigator, Locke Lord (f/k/a Wildman Harrold Allen & Dixon), 1983 - 1990. Guest Lecturer, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law 2017 - 2020; Guest Lecturer, Loyola University School of Law Chicago, 2014 - 2020.

Has tried dozens of cases before administrative panels, arbitrators, judges, and juries. Broad experience handling complex cases in multiple state and federal courts and ADR settings. Has extensive appellate experience in state and federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court. Cases ranged from those seeking TROs to those seeking millions in damages. Commercial cases: shopping center and other property leasing; non-competition agreements; construction and architect breach of contract matters; bankruptcy; sale and purchase of businesses; business disputes; financial and professional services industry including broker-dealer disputes; entertainment; secured and unsecured debt. Administrative matters: accreditation and regulatory compliance in the healthcare industry; internal corporate investigations including employee and third party theft. Insurance: coverage disputes; reinsurance matters; Errors and Omissions (E & O); Comprehensive General Liability (CGL); handled first party and third party claims under automobile, health, and homeowner policies. Will contests and probate litigation involving guardianships, conservatorships, will and trust contests, breach of trustee's fiduciary duties. Intellectual Property: handled trademark, trade secrets, and copyright disputes including obtaining temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions. Products liability issues involving guns, medical devices, power tools, automotive industries. Malpractice: wide-ranging cases for multiple insurers, including medical, dental, and psychological. Civil rights litigation including excessive force, qualified immunity, alleged color of law for private individuals. Education: discrimination claims including under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA); Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Developed and delivered numerous educational programs on facilitation, effective communication and collaboration techniques, and driving consensus among stakeholders.

Mediated consumer and commercial disputes, probate litigation matters including mental capacity, prenuptial agreements and family matters, alleged breach of fiduciary duties, and Title IX matters.

Representative issues mediated included whether someone had the mental capacity to enter into a prenuptial agreement, whether a contract was valid and enforceable when amended by one party when the other was incapacitated, the amount of damages recoverable in a clear liability case.

I approach each mediation with the attitude to assist the parties to a resolution they can feel comfortable with. I stress that parties should drive the process in an open and transparent way and not import the more cumbersome processes that sometimes characterize traditional litigation. I expect the parties to provide mediation summaries and provide pertinent information in advance to aid an efficient process. In the appropriate case, I encourage EDR (Early Dispute Resolution) procedures that often can help the parties assess case value more realistically and streamline the mediation itself.

Proficient and comfortable with virtual platforms including Zoom, Webex, Teams, and Google Hangout. Willing to conduct mediations virtually.

University of Michigan Law School (JD - 1983); University of Notre Dame (BA - 1979); Harvard Law School Program on Negotiation (2006).

Admitted to the Bar: Illinois (1983); U.S. District Court: Northern District of Illinois (1984); U.S. Court of Appeals: Seventh Circuit (1988); U.S. Supreme Court (1990).

American Bar Association, Chair, Standing Committee on Professionalism 2012-2018 and Member, 2015-2018; ABA Law Practice Division, Co-chair Working Group on Emerging Ethical and Practical Issues on AI in the Practice of Law; ABA Public Protection in the Provision of Legal Services (member); Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers, Future of Lawyering Committee (member); Institute for the Future of Law Practice, Board member; National Attorney Well-Being Task Force, 2016-2017; Illinois State Bar Association, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section (member); Supreme Court, Committee on Professionalism/Accountability in the Judicial Branch; Chicago Bar Association; Chicago Bar Association/Chicago Bar Foundation Task Force on the Sustainable Practice of Law & Innovation; Women’s Bar Association of Illinois (member); Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity; Responsive Law (Board member).

Publications: • May 2026 Chapter author Ethics And Professionalism, American Bar Association • July 1, 2024 Non-Lawyer Ownership is Not the End of Professionalism, American Bar Association • December 12, 2023 Litigation Funding, American Bar Association • May 16, 2023 Can Bots Commit UPL? Practicing Law Institute • August 13, 2021 As Lawyers, We Must Further the Public Interest, American Bar Association Solo, Small Firm and GP Solo Division • December 5, 2019 How Reregulation Could Benefit Lawyers, Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System • July 31, 2018 Does the Adoption of the Uniform Bar Examination Foreshadow Uniform Regulation? ABA Journal • Spring 2017 Alternative Business Structures: Good for the Public, Good for the Lawyers, St. Mary’s Law Journal, Vol. 7, Issue 2, Spring 2017 • January 2017 LegalZoom May Become New Apple; Adapt or Face Growing Obsolescence, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, • The Relevant Lawyer: Re-imagining the Legal Profession, chapter “Professionalism as Survival Strategy” American Bar Association, 2015 • The Essential Qualities of the Professional Lawyer chapter “Civility: The Core of Professionalism” American Bar Association, 2013; Teacher’s Manual 2017 Speaking Engagement (Highlights): • March 2026 Pros, Cons, and Promises of Technology-Driven Dispute Resolution, TechShow 2026, Chicago IL • Jan 2026 Alternative Practice Structures for Delivery of Legal Services—Today and in the Future, moderator for webinar sponsored by ABA Law Practice Division • Dec 2025 Ethics and Professionalism in the Age of Generative AI, Porter & Wright Ethics Seminar, Columbus, OH • Oct 2025 Civility: The Foundation of Effective Lawyering, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section of Oklahoma Bar Association, Oklahoma City, OK • Sept 2025 Legal Services Without Lawyers: Do We Need It & Where Do We Draw the Line? ABA Webinar for Litigation Section, Law Practice Division, GP Solo • June 2025 The Practical Use of AI by Lawyers, panelist, Legal Netlink Alliance Global Meeting, Chicago, IL • April 2025 Ethics of Generative AI, webinar for Virginia State Bar Association • March 2022 Is Civility Dead? American Bar Association webinar • November 2020 Bleeding Edge Ethics: Re-Regulation Roundtable American Immigration Lawyers Legal Tech Summit webinar • September 2020 Regulatory Reform Update, Connecticut Bar Association Annual Meeting, Hartford, CT • Jan 2025 Ethics Update: Illinois’ AI Policy, Civility and Conflicts in Business Divorce, Chicago Bar Association webinar • July 2020 Legal Landscape and Status of Regulatory Reform, Task Force on the Sustainable Practice of Law Chicago Bar Association, Chicago IL • June 2020 Girding for the Future: the Ethics of Lawyer Re-Regulation, American Bar Association • Feb. 2020 Reversing Presumptions and Changing Minds: Rethinking Regulation of Legal Services Delivery for the 21st Century, Conference of the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers, Austin TX • Oct. 2019 Legal Landscape and Status of Regulatory Reform, Task Force on the Sustainable Practice of Law, Keynote address, Chicago, IL • Sept. 2019 Putting it all Together: The Client-Driven Lawyer in the Age of Technology, Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, IL • Sept. 2019 HELP! Bringing Regulatory Reform of Legal Services Delivery to the New World, moderator, International Conference of Legal Regulators, Edinburgh, Scotland • Sept. 2019 Civility: It’s More Than Playing Nice, Keynote address, Asian American Bar Association 32nd Annual Installation and Awards Dinner, Chicago, IL • Aug. 2019 Bar as Navigator of New Legal Services Model, National Conference of Bar Presidents • Aug. 2019 Fee Sharing and Referral Services: Revolution in the Wild West, moderator, Conference of Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers, San Francisco, CA

Chicagoland region, i.e., Chicago, Cook County and collar counties to Cook.

Hourly Rate: $650.00 Daily Rate: Not provided Study Rate: $650.00/hr Cancellation: $1,000.00/Day Cancellation Period: 2 Days Comment: No travel compensation will be sought for the Chicagoland region, actual expenses will be sought both for and outside the Chicagoland region. No cancellation compensation will be sought in case of settlement before the scheduled mediation date.

English

United States of America

Chicago, Illinois