ROBERT B. MORTON, International Arbitrator Adjudicates Disputes

ROBERT B. MORTON, ESQ.

ARBITRATOR

NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY CERTIFIED AND ACCREDITED COMMERCIAL ARBITRATOR OFFERS HIS SERVICES FOR BINDING ARBITRATION (I.E. AS PRIVATE JUDGE) TO SETTLE PRIVATE DISPUTES. MEDIATION AND OTHER ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION SERVICES ALSO AVAILABLE. YOU CAN SAVE COURT COSTS, TIME AND UNENDING ATTORNEYS FEES. NO MORE ENDLESS COURT DELAYS. HEARINGS MAY BE CONDUCTED IN PERSON, BY TELEPHONE, OR ON PAPER. REASONABLE RATES. WILL TRAVEL WORLDWIDE.

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RESUME OF QUALIFICATIONS:

Attorney-at-Law (now 'retired') formerly engaged in complex civil litigation and Trial and Appeals Court Practice, on behalf of both plaintiffs/claimants and defendants/respondents. Admitted to practice in the State and Federal Courts of Illinois (1982-2008; present status: voluntary 'Retirement'); and admitted practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court Bar, (1983-2008). Formerly, served as Assistant Attorney General for the State of Illinois, and more recently serving in Law Enforcement as a sworn Police Officer (part-time). Also, formerly licensed as Real Estate Broker in State of Illinois (1997-2008).

25+ Years of Litigation experience in Trial and Appeals Practice in state and federal courts, and as an accredited National/International Commercial Arbitrator:

Litigation and Dispute Resolution Experience includes the following areas: Contracts; Injunctions and TRO's; Securities and Investments; Finance and Trade; Real Estate; Corporations; Partnerships; Intellectual Property rights -- including Trade Secrets, Trademarks, Copyrights and Non-Compete Agreements; Probate/Estate/Will/Trust Contests; Labor and Employment Law -- including Discrimination, Civil Rights, Wrongful Discharge; Negligence, Personal Injury and Insurance Coverage disputes -- including Automobile Accidents, Product Liability, Malpractice, Construction & Design Defects; Consumer Rights, Creditor, Fraud, RICO; and Class Actions.

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HARVARD LAW SCHOOL, J.D. (1982)

University of Michigan (Ann Arbor), B.A. (1978)

PHI BETA KAPPA

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HIGHLY ACCREDITED AND EXPERIENCED ARBITRATOR:

ROBERT B. MORTON is a highly experienced commercial Arbitrator, presided in more than 100++ Arbitration hearings, and has been accredited by these national & international ADR Organizations (past and present):

ICC International Court of Arbitration/US Council for International Business (USCIB) – list of approved International Commercial Arbitrators
International Bureau of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) – list of approved Arbitrators
Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) - International Arbitrator panelist
Indonesian National Board of Arbitration (BANI) – International Arbitrator panelist
Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA) - International Arbitrator panelist
Beijing Arbitration Commission – Panel of International Commercial Arbitrators
China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) - International Commercial Arbitrator panelist
British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Center (BCICAC) - International Commercial Arbitrator panelist
World International Property Organization (WIPO) - approved list of Intellectual Property Arbitrators
Arbitration Center of Mexico – International Commercial Arbitrator Panelist
Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC) - approved List of Arbitrator Practioners
The Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA) - International Arbitrator panelist
Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) - Arbitrator Panelist
Venice Chamber of Arbitrators (Camera Arbitrale di Venezia) – approved Register of Arbitrators
The Association of Arbitrators of Southern Africa – International Arbitrator Panel member
American Arbitration Association – commercial Arbitrator
ADR Systems – Commercial and Employment Arbitrator
Mauritius Chamber of Commerce and Industry Permanent Court of Arbitration - International Arbitrator panelist
NASD Arbitrator Training Lecturer – Former invited Speaker at National Arbitrator Skills Training Conference on presiding as Arbitrator/Chair in cases involving Emergency Interim Injunctions, Trade Secrets and Non-Compete Agreements
National Future’s Association- certified public Arbitrator
New York Stock Exchange - certified (public) Arbitrator
Chicago Board Options Exchange- certified (public) Arbitrator
Cook County Court Mandatory Arbitration Program- certified Arbitrator and Chairman
Illinois State Board of Education - certified Hearing Officer for tenured Teacher dismissal cases

EXPERIENCED ARBITRATOR/CHAIR - chaired and presided in excess of 100++ Arbitration Hearings.

ARBITRATOR TRAINING LECTURER -- Former invited Speaker at N.A.S.D. National Arbitrator Skills Training Conference - Topic: presiding as Arbitrator in cases involving Injunctions, Trade Secrets, and non-compete agreements.

JUDICIAL CANDIDATE in 2002 for Circuit Court Judge of the 19th Judicial Circuit Court (Lake & McHenry Counties, IL.).

Rated "WELL-QUALIFIED" for Circuit Court Judge by Supreme Court Blue-Ribbon Judicial Screening Committee for Lake County.
See Campaign Website: http://mortonforjudge.com

FORMERLY:

     Assistant Attorney General for State of Illinois

   Associate Attorney - Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon (Chicago, IL.)

   Sworn Police Officer (part-time) - Round Lake Area, IL.

REPRESENTATIVE LEGAL AND ADR MATTERS:

Chair/Sole-Arbitrator in 1^st-ever nationwide NASD emergency injunction case involving claims of broker employer raiding, interference with contract, and non-compete agreement

Chair/Sole-Arbitrator in $20 Million partnership dissolution of real estate developers

Chairman of 3-Arbitrator Panel in case of corporate executive claim for wrongful termination, breach of employment agreement, and counterclaim for trade secret & non-compete violations

Chair/Sole Hearing Officer in several public school tenured teacher employment dismissal appeals

Chairman of 3-Arbitrator Panel in case of securities brokerage Vice-President’s multi-million dollar severance compensation and commissions dispute, and counter-claims of non-compete violations

Chairman of 3-Arbitrator Panel in case of wrongful employment termination and sex discrimination

Chairman of 3-Arbitrator Panels in numerous multi-million dollar securities industry disputes

Chair/Sole Arbitrator in numerous lender liability claim disputes

Chair/Sole Arbitrator in numerous liability insurance coverage disputes

Litigated $10 Million lawsuit for wrongful franchise termination and counterclaim for breach of agreement

Litigated $15 Million lawsuit for breach of officers’ fiduciary duty and claims for dissolution of LLC

Litigated $5 Million lawsuit for breach of purchase and sale of business and security agreement

Litigated $1 Million Product Liability lawsuit for female burn victim from flammable liquid due to inadequate warnings/instructions on use

Litigated $1 Million Architectural Malpractice and Building Design Defect Construction case

Litigated $500,000 lawsuit - condominium association versus unit owner dispute regarding damage to common areas and counterclaim for breach of fiduciary duty by board members