AV Rated Attorney
Certified Mediator and Arbitrator
45 Years Legal Experience

Admitted to the Bar 1977, Arbitrator since 1990, Mediator since 2000

Employment

Thomas P. Valenti
Attorney, Arbitrator (FCIArb), Mediator, Facilitator
350 W. Hubbard Street, Suite 630, Chicago, Illinois 60654

Experience

Have served as a mediator in medical malpractice, personal injury and other cases at the request of members of the bar

Alternative Dispute Resolution Experience/Qualifications

• Private Mediation and Arbitration Practice
• Mediator with the Medical Malpractice Mediation Program at Rush University Medical Center/Chicago
• Circuit Court of Cook County approved Mediator
• Circuit Court of Cook County Commercial Calendar Arbitrator
• American Arbitration Association – National Roster Commercial Disputes, Asbestos Panel, Personal Injury,
• New Era ADR - Neutral
• National Arbitration Forum, Neutral Arbitrator and Mediator
• Center for Resolution, LLC - Neutral Arbitrator and Mediator
• American Board of Neutrals (ABNA) – Neutral
• Chartered Institute of Arbitration – Fellow (FCIArb)
• FINRA – Arbitrator on Public Panel
• Center for Arbitration and Mediation of the Chamber of Commerce Brazil-Canada (“CAM-CCBC”)- Mediator
• CPR Panel of Distinguished Neutrals – Mediator and Arbitrator Panels
• Federation of Integrated Conflict Management (FICM) :Representative Neutral to serve as Mediator, Arbitrator, Negotiator, Ombudsman.
• Title IX Decision Maker Trained

Alternative Dispute Resolution Teaching Experience

• Northwestern University School of Professional Studies, Adjunct Instructor, Mediation Skills
• Loyola University Chicago School of law, Adjunct Professor, Part-time, Client Counseling
• ADRGroup- London - numerous 40-hour mediation trainings for members of the bar as well as UK Law Schools as part of the required curriculum for UK Bar
• Loyola Law School Chicago – numerous Final Exam Mediations   in Mediation Advocacy class
• Law School Mediation Competitions – train and judge at numerous competitions in USA and abroad including, ICC, CPR, INADR, CDRC, Lex Infinitum, and numerous other

Alternative Dispute Resolution Training

• Mediation Certification (40 hours) The Institute for Conflict Management, LLC, Santa Monica, CA
• Conflict Transformation Skills Training, focusing on Systems Dynamics, 2012
• ABA 40 Hour International Family Mediation Training including Hague Convention Child Abduction cases November 11-15, 2013
• TechCred Credentialed in 2025, a formal indicator of successful completion of the TechCred Certification Examination and signifies demonstrated proficiency in Digital Arbitration Practice. Conferred by New York Law School.

Professional Associations

• American Bar Association - Member - Section on International Law –
• Lawyers Abroad Committee
• International Mediation & Arbitration Committees
• Illinois State Bar Association
• Chicago Bar Association - Member - Dispute Resolution Committee
• Chicago International Dispute Resolution Association (CIDRA)
• Member, International Bar Association – Member – Mediation Committee
• Sole Practitioner Member, Arbitration and ADR, North America ICC International Court of Arbitration
• Member, Advisory Board – AMATI - Association of Mediation Assessors, Trainers and Instructors (UK)
• Center for Conflict Resolution
• Association for Conflict Resolution – National and Chicago (ACR)
• Mediation Now
• Mediate.com
• FINRA- Public Panel Chairperson/Arbitrator
• Thailand Arbitration Center/Arbitrator
• Indian Institute of Arbitration & Mediation (IIAM) Mediator Panel (International)
• Indian Institute of Arbitration & Mediation (IIAM) Arbitrator Panel (International)
• US Institute of  Diplomacy and Human Rights Trained in Human Rights & Trafficking