Updated List - Civil Mediators - July 7, 2026
Updated List - Family Mediators - July 7, 2026
Master Series presented by the Illinois State Bar Association
Live Webcast via Zoom (A link to the Zoom classroom will be emailed to registrants.)
Each Monday from September 14, 2026 – December 14, 2026
4:00 - 7:15 p.m. each session
(Please Note: the last two sessions in this 13-part series will add an additional 30 minutes.)
40.0 hours MCLE credit, including 40.0* hours Professional Responsibility MCLE credit in the following categories:
• 39.5 Hours Professional, Civility, and Legal Ethics credit
• 0.50 Hours Diversity and Inclusion Credit
Mediation under these rules involves a confidential process whereby a neutral mediator, selected by the parties or appointed by the court, assists the litigants in reaching a mutually acceptable settlement agreement. It is an informal and non-adversarial process. The mediator does not decide the issues or bind the parties to a decision after a contested hearing. The role of the mediator includes assisting the parties in identifying the issues, fostering joint problem solving, exploring settlement alternatives, and aiding the parties in reaching an agreement. Parties and their representatives are required to mediate in good faith.
Additional information on Civil Mediation can be located in Article VIII of the LOCAL RULES OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT OF ILLINOIS - JANUARY 10, 2025.
Pursuant to Illinois Supreme Court Rule 905, the judges of the First Judicial Circuit of Illinois provide a mandatory circuit-wide mediation program of all contested issues of parental responsibility, custody, visitation, parenting time, removal, or relocation or access to children arising in all actions to which the Supreme Court Rules apply.
Additional information on Civil Mediation can be located in Article VII of the LOCAL RULES OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT OF ILLINOIS - JANUARY 10, 2025.
Application for Inclusion as an Approved Mediator - updated 2022
Contact Brenda Sprague with questions: email: b.sprague.fjc@gmail.com phone: 618-997-1234
