1997-1998
1997
- Roundtable discussion organized with London-based Academy of Experts. Brings together leaders of the bench and bar in Illinois to discuss use of mediation in complex commercial and tort litigation.
- Judicial Institute conducted for judges who refer major civil cases to mediation.
- RSI Service to the Community Award presented to Illinois Supreme Court Justice and former RSI Executive Committee member Howard C. Ryan (ret.)
- First full-time Executive Director, Susan M. Yates, hired.
1998