| Position: |
Attorney; Partner, Tabet DiVito & Rothstein LLC. Chicago, IL, USA |
| Education: |
J.D. Loyola University of Chicago School of Law
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| ADR Experience: | Extensive experience in both arbitration and mediation. Founding member of Judicial Resolution, Inc. |
| General Experience: |
President of the Appellate Lawyers Association (2002-03); President of the
Illinois Judges Association (1992-93); President of Markey/Wigmore Inn
of Court (1992-93); Chairman of the Illinois chapter of the American
Judicature Society (1992-2002); Member Board of Directors of the
Association for Conflict Resolution – Chicago Chapter (“ACR-Chicago,”
formerly known as Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution
(“SPIDR”)) (since 1998); Member of the Illinois Supreme Court Planning
and Oversight Committee for a Judicial Evaluation Program (since 1998);
Member of the Special Supreme Court Committee to Study Supreme Court
Rule 23 (2003); Member of the Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Rules
of Evidence (1975-79); Member of Board of Governors of the Illinois
State Bar Association (1984-90); Member of Board of Managers of the
Chicago Bar Association (1993-95); Member of Board of Directors of
Chicago Bar Foundation (1994-95); Member of Board of Directors of the
Illinois Lawyers' Assistance Program (1996-98); Member of Board of
Directors of the John Howard Association (1997-2001). |
| Government Experience: |
1963-1977 Cook County Assistant State's Attorney; Chief of the Criminal Division and supervisor of 330 attorneys (1974-77). |
| Judicial Experience: |
1989-1997 Justice, Illinois Appellate Court; 1977-1989 Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County. |
| Teaching Experience: |
Adjunct Professor, Loyola University of Chicago School of Law (since 1979);
Instructor, Willamette Law School in Salem, Oregon (since 1982);
Instructor National Judicial College in Reno, Nevada (1990-94);
Instructor, Illinois New Judges Seminar (1986-2000); Instructor for NITA
and IILCE. |
| Miscellaneous: | Honors and Awards: Loyola Medal of Excellence from Loyola University of
Chicago School of Law (1995); Award of Excellence in the Field of Law
from St. Ignatius College Prep (1997); Award of Excellence from the
Justinian Society of Lawyers (1997); Lifetime Achievement Award from the
Illinois Judges Association (2002); Board of Governor’s Award from the
Illinois State Bar Association (2000); Virgil E. Tipton, Jr.
Publications Award from the Illinois State Bar Association (1999);
Certificate of Appreciation from the Appellate Lawyers Association
(2003). |
| Lectures: |
Frequent speaker and lecturer on a variety of topics related to trial and appellate advocacy and the justice system in general |
| Publications: |
Author of numerous papers, including the more-than-180-page Sentencing and Disposition Guide published annually by the Illinois State Bar
Association |
| Areas of Expertise: |
Trial Litigation and Appeals |
| Additional Resource: |
Web
Site |