Work Experience & Education
- Mediator, Chicago Mediation LLC, 2003 – present.
- Certified Trainer, Center for Conflict Resolution, 2005 – present.
- Volunteer Mediator, Center for Conflict Resolution, 2002 – present.
- Adjunct Professor, DePaul University College of Law, 2006 – 2018
- Faculty, Mediation and Advanced Mediation.
- Member of the DePaul University College of Law Center for Dispute Resolution, 2006 – 2016
- Faculty, 40-hour Mediation Certificate Training Course.
- Contract Mediator, Cook County Mediation Foreclosure Program, 2011 – 2017.
- Lead Trainer, Cook County Mediation Foreclosure Program, Center for Conflict Resolution, 2010 – 2017.
- Mediate cases for Cook County Foreclosure Mediation Program, Chancery, Law, Probate and Domestic Relations Division and Municipal Department of the Cook County Circuit Court.
- Facilities Manager at the Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School, 1998 — 2001
- Coordinated the design and construction of a new school building and general facilities management.
- Partner and Associate, Sachnoff & Weaver, 1977 – 1985
- Specialized in real estate, condominium and general corporate law..
- JD degree from the University of Chicago, 1977.
- BA, Summa Cum Laude, from Lafayette College, Easton, PA, 1972.
- Elected to Phi Beta Kappa in 1972.
Publications
- Jill S. Tanz, Martha K. McClintock, and Rae Kyritsi, Can early caucus improve a community mediation model? Counteracting stressors prior to joint session, (2022) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/15411508
- Jill S. Tanz, “Using Neuroscience to Understand Stress and Improve Mediation,” (2019), https://www.mediate.com/using-neurocience-to-understand-stress-and-improve-mediation.cfm, (last visited 6/24/22).
- Jill S. Tanz, Using Neuroscience to Understand Stress and Improve Mediation, Just Resolution Newsletter of the ABA, November 2018.
- Jill S. Tanz and Martha K. McClintock, The Physiologic Stress Response During Mediation, 32 O.S.J. Disp. Res.29 (2017).
- Jill S. Tanz, Using Mediation to Minimize Stress During Community Association Disputes, Common Interest, Spring 2017, at 14.
- Beth Fawyer, Several ways for mediators to deal with stressful client situations, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, Collaborative Concepts column, March 8, 2016.
- Jill S. Tanz, Mediation in Turnover Disputes, Common Interest, Magazine of CAI-Illinois Chapter, Spring, 2010.
- Jill S. Tanz, Law Division Major Case Court-Annexed Mediation Program, Caucus, Fall, 2005.
Speaking Engagements
- “Staying Neutral in a Biased World: The Neuroscience of Implicit Bias,” 2019 Southeast Conference on Conflict Management, Nashville, TN, May 2019.
- “How Understanding Neuroscience and Stress Can Improve Your Mediation Skills,” Association of Attorney Mediators, Advanced Mediator Training, Charleston, SC, April 2019.
- “Staying Neutral in a Biased World: The Neuroscience of Implicit Bias,” ABA Section of Dispute Resolution Spring Conference, Washington, DC, April 2018.
- “Early Caucus: Using Neuroscience to Adapt Community and Family Mediation Models,” ABA Section of Dispute Resolution Spring Conference, San Francisco, California, April 2017.
- “Gender, Bias and Implicit Bias,” JAMS New Panelist Training, Chicago, Illinois, April 2017.
- “Venting in Mediation: Helpful or Harmful? Insights from Neuroscience,” Webinar for the American Bar Association, October, 2016.
- “Venting in Mediation: Helpful or Harmful?” ABA Section of Dispute Resolution Spring Conference, New York, New York, April 2016.
- “Effective Communication Skills,” Cook County Elder Law Justice Center volunteer training, Chicago, Illinois, November 2015.
- “Emotions, Stress and Mediation Workshop,” ABA Section of Dispute Resolution Spring Conference, Seattle, Washington, April 2015.
- “Saving the Joint Session: The Power of Face-to-Face Mediation,” Cook County Circuit Court ADR Seminar, Chicago, Illinois, April 2015.
- “The Venting Myth Revisited,” Center for Conflict Resolution, Chicago, Illinois, February 2015.
- “How Neuroscience Helps Mediators Resolve Conflict,” The Supreme Court of Ohio Dispute Resolution Section Symposium, full day workshop, Columbus, Ohio, October 2014.
- “The Neuroscience of Conflict: Lessons for Mediators,” National Mediation Conference, keynote address, Melbourne, Australia, September 2014.
- “Workshop: Neuroscience and Mediation,” National Mediation Conference, Melbourne, Australia, September 2014.
- “Mediation and Neuroscience,” Marquette University Law School, February, 2014.
- “How Neuroscience Helps Mediators Resolve Conflict,” Fourth Annual ADR Institute, full day workshop, Albuquerque, New Mexico, November, 2013.
- “How Understanding Neuroscience Helps Mediators Resolve Conflict,” DePaul University College of Law Center for Dispute Resolution, October 2013.
- “Neuroscience of Conflict: Lessons for Lawyers” DLA Piper Marbury Institute, international simulcast, October 2013.
- “Can Neuroscience Help Mediators? Neural and Hormonal Events During Conflict,” American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution Spring Conference, Chicago, Illinois, April 2013.
- “Strategic Approaches to Mediation: Understanding Your Options,” American Bar Association Annual Meeting, August, 2012 and Cook County Circuit Court Court-Annexed Mediation Program, October 2012.
- “Getting Along: Conflict Resolution for Boards & Managers,” Chicagoland Cooperator’s Condo Expo, November, 2011.
- “Conflict & Communication in Today’s Tense Environment,” Community Association Institute Annual Conference, January, 2011.
- “A Demonstration of Different Approaches,” Association of Conflict Resolution National Meeting, September, 2010.
- “Living in the Question,” Association of Attorney-Mediators, Chicago Chapter, July, 2010.
- “Dealing with Conflict,” Community Association Institute, April, 2010.
- “Mediation: A Demonstration of Different Approaches,” Cook County Circuit Court Court-Annexed Mediation Program, December, 2009.
- “What’s Your Style? Divergence from and Convergence with the Facilitative Model,” Association for Conflict Resolution – Chicago Chapter, September 2009.
- “Mediation Skills,” Chicago Bar Association, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, April, 2007.
- “Mediation Skills,” Association for Conflict Resolution – Chicago Chapter, March 2007.
Training & Certification
Mediation Certifications
- Circuit Court of Cook County Chancery Division Mediation Program, 2007
- Circuit Court of Cook County, Law Division Court-Annexed Major Case Mediation Program, 2004
- Circuit Court of Cook County Mandatory Arbitration Program, 2003
- Center for Conflict Resolution, Performance-based certification, 2002
Mediation Training
- Advanced Commercial Mediation Institute, 2012
- Mediation Training and Consultation Institute, 40-hour Basic Training Workshop in Domestic Relations Mediation, July, 2009.
- Pepperdine University, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Mediating Complex Construction Disputes, June, 2005.
- Center for Conflict Resolution, Train the Trainer Course, August, 2005.
DePaul University, Center for Dispute Resolution, 40-hour Mediation Training, April, 2005. - American Bar Association, Section of Dispute Resolution, Advanced Mediation and Advocacy Skills Training, October 2004.
- Center for Conflict Resolution, 40-hour Performance Based Mediation Skills Training, May, 2002.
Professional License
- Admitted to the Bar, Illinois, 1977.
Professional Associations
- American Bar Association (Dispute Resolution Section)
- Association of Attorney Mediators
- Association of Conflict Resolution Chicago Chapter, Professional Development Committee, Past Co-Chair