The Center for Advocacy & Dispute Resolution

Trial Advocacy & Dispute Resolution Faculty

Adjunct Faculty

Robert Adelman
Attorney
Levin Riback Law Group

Sophia Atcherson
Assistant Public Defender
Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender

Shauna Boliker
Assistant State’s Attorney
Cook County State's Attorney's Office

Christa Bowden
Assistant State’s Attorney
Cook County State's Attorney's Office

Marc Boxerman
Senior Counsel
City of Chicago Department of Law

Carl R. Buck
Attorney
Rathbun, Cservenyak & Kozol, LLC

Joseph M. Cataldo
Assistant State's Attorney
Cook County State's Attorney's Office

Dr. Bryan Clark
Professor
University of Strathclyde School of Law (Scotland)

Hon. John Darrah
Judge
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Christine Dekker
Attorney
McDonald's Corporation

Hon. Anna H. Demacopoulos
Judge, Sixth Municipal District
Circuit Court of Cook County 

Tinos Diamantatos
Federal Prosecutor
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois

Hon. Deborah Dooling
Judge, Law Division (Jury Section)
Circuit Court of Cook County

Mark A. Ertler
Assistant State's Attorney
Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office

Stephen Feldman
Attorney
Law Offices of Stephen J. Feldman

Lester Finkle
Assistant Public Defender
Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender

Hon. Lawrence E. Flood
Judge, Criminal Division
Circuit Court of Cook County

Hon. Margaret O'Mara Frossard (Ret.)
Director, Professionalism and Engagement
The John Marshall Law School

James Geocaris, Jr.
Attorney
The Geocaris Law Firm, Ltd.

Veryl Gambino
Assistant State's Attorney
Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office

Hon. Gilbert J. Grossi
Associate Judge
Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office

Hon. Deborah Gubin
Judge, First Municipal District
Circuit Court of Cook County

Hon. William Haddad
Judge, Law Division (Jury Section)
Circuit Court of Cook County

Hon. Rosemary Grant Higgins
Judge, Criminal Division
Circuit Court of Cook County

Hon. Arthur Hill
Judge, Criminal Division
Circuit Court of Cook County

Hon. James F. Holderman
Chief Judge
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Paula H. Holderman
Chief Attorney Development Officer
Winston & Strawn LLP

Gary P. Hollander
Attorney
Strauss & Malk LLP

Scott M. Horwitz
Assistant State's Attorney, Trial Technology Unit
Visualization Specialist
Cook County State's Attorney's Office

Kevin Hull
Principal
Hull Partners Ltd.

Charlie Irvine
Visiting Lecturer
University of Strathclyde School of Law (Scotland)

Iain Johnston
Partner
Johnston Greene LLC

John F. Kennedy
Attorney
Shefsky & Froelich

Hon. Charles P. Kocoras
Judge
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Jeffrey Kroll
Attorney
Law Offices of Jeffrey J. Kroll

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Eric Leafblad
Assistant State's Attorney, Gang Crimes Unit
Cook County State's Attorney's Office

Hon. Joan Humphrey Lefkow
Judge
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Roger K. MacDougall
President/CEO
ADR International, LLC

Marron Mahoney
Judicial Law Clerk
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Kenneth A. Malatesta
Attorney
Malatesta Law Offices LLC

Evan J. McGinley
Assistant Attorney General, Environmental Bureau
Illinois Attorney General's Office

Hon. Raymond J. McKoski (Ret.)
Judge, Civil Law Division
Circuit Court of Lake County

Hon. Clare McWilliams
Judge, Law Division (Jury Section)
Circuit Court of Cook County

Sheri Mecklenberg
Assistant U.S. Attorney
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois

Peter D. Michling
Attorney
Michling Hofmann Vinton Plaza & Wick PC

Christopher Mickus
Attorney
Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

Hon. Michael M. Mihm
Judge
U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois

Anne Chestney Mudd
Attorney
Law Offices of Anne Chestney Mudd

Kelly Navarro
Associate Director, Center for Advocacy & Dispute Resolution
The John Marshall Law School

Catherine A.T. Nelson
Attorney
Law Offices of Catherine A.T. Nelson

Kristi Nelson
Attorney
Chen Nelson Roberts Ltd.

Hon. Charles R. Norgle
Judge
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Angelique Palmer
Staff Attorney, Office of General Counsel
Illinois Commerce Commission

Morris Pasqual
Assistant U.S. Attorney
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois

Donald J. Pechous
Assistant State's Attorney
Deputy Chief, Civil Actions Bureau
Cook County State's Attorney's Office

Victoria Peters
Assistant U.S. Attorney
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois

Hon. Angela M. Petrone
Associate Judge
Circuit Court of Cook County

Hon. Paul E. Plunkett
Judge
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Hon. Richard J. Quinn
Judge, Chancery Division (Mortgage Foreclosure/Mechanics Lien Section)
Circuit Court of Cook County

Ashley Rafael
General Counsel
Midway Moving & Storage, Inc.

Hon. Erica L. Reddick
Judge, First Municipal District
Circuit Court of Cook County

Amy Rettberg
Executive Law Clerk
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Edward Robles
Attorney
Sanchez, Daniels & Hoffman, LLP

Steven J. Rosenblum
Cook County State's Attorney's Office

Paul Sabin
Attorney
The Sabin Law Group, LLC

John H. Scheid, Jr.
Attorney
Murphy & Hourihane LLC

Mark A. Shlifka
Executive Assistant State’s Attorney
Cook County State's Attorney's Office

Mark Solock
Director, Countywide Operations
Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender

Chanté D. Spann
Associate Director, Career Services Office
The John Marshall Law School

John Spieske
Attorney
Moore & Spieske, P.C.

Richard M. Stanton
Attorney/Mediator

Hon. David P. Sterba
Appellate Judge, First District (Fourth Division)
Illinois Appellate Court

Daniel Thies
Judicial Law Clerk
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Anthony J. Thomas
Assistant Public Defender
Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender

Andreana Turano
Assistant State's Attorney
Circuit Court of Cook County

Hon. Richard Walsh
Judge, Juvenile Justice Division
Cook County State's Attorney's Office

Kim Ward
Assistant State's Attorney
Cook County State's Attorney's Office

John F. Winters, Jr.
Attorney
Winters Enright Salzetta & O'Brien, LLC

Derek S. Witte
Attorney
Talcott Franklin, PC

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