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Gary Cole

Senior Mediator

“Certified Mediator, Arbitrator, Attorney & Licensed Architect”

Chicago, IllinoisRemote available
80Cases Resolved

Core Practice Areas

13 Verticals
✓Elder Law & Care Disputes
✓Commercial Contracts
✓Partnership Dissolution
✓ADA Compliance Disputes
✓Real Estate Transactions
✓Construction Disputes
✓Landlord-Tenant Disputes
✓Zoning & Permitting Issues
✓Environmental Claims
✓Trademark Disputes
✓Copyright Infringement
✓Foreclosure Mediation
✓International Commercial Disputes
✓Certified Neutral
✓Court-Approved ADR

About & Mediation Philosophy

Neutral Profile

Gary L. Cole AIA, Esq. is a Certified Mediator (15 years) and Arbitrator (15 years), a Chicago based Illinois attorney (27 years) and Florida licensed attorney (24 years), and Illinois licensed architect (32 years). He draws upon his dual expertise in law and architecture to provide Certified Mediator, Arbitrator and Administrative Law Judge services for parties in construction, real estate, commercial, consumer, ADA and historic preservation disputes. His combined legal and construction industry experience allows him unique insights into disputes that result in fairer arbitration awards and mediations with a high record of settlement. His dual professional backgrounds allow him to fluently communicate with disputing parties and their counsel in the industry-specific languages of law, design and construction. He is also an experienced member of the American Arbitration Association’s (AAA) construction, commercial and consumer panels of arbitrators and mediators, including its Fast Track, Regular Track, Large, Complex Construction Dispute Panel and its Large Complex Commercial Dispute Panel. He has served as Chair Arbitrator for numerous large, complex arbitrations. He can also serve ad hoc as arbitrator and mediator if so requested.

Credentials & Institutional Standing

Primary Verifications

License

Senior Mediator

Education

Loyola University Chicago

Juris Doctor · Law

Class of 1998

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Master of Architecture · Architecture

Class of 1992

University of Illinois at Chicago

Bachelor Of Architecture · Architecture

Class of 1988

Work History

6 Positions

Attorney

Florida

2001 – Present

24 years experience

Attorney

Illinois

1998 – Present

27 years experience

Licensed Architect

Illinois

1993 – Present

32 years experience

Certified Mediator

15 years experience

Arbitrator

15 years experience

Arbitrator and Mediator

American Arbitration Association (AAA)

Member of construction, commercial and consumer panels.

Honors & Recognition

No honors on file.

Fees & Availability

Rate Schedule

Standard rates. Contact for custom arrangements.

FormatDurationRateNotes
IN_PERSONDAILY$2,800—
IN_PERSONHOURLY$325—

$325/hr

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