Resolute Systems, LLC

Resolute is pleased to welcome Peggy Van Horn to its team of dispute resolution professionals in Wisconsin. After a distinguished 34-year career as a litigation attorney, Peggy transitioned from the courtroom to the conference room to pursue mediation and arbitration full time. Throughout her legal career, Peggy represented individuals, corporations, school districts, municipalities, and construction industry professionals throughout Wisconsin. Her practice encompassed a broad range of routine and complex litigation, including automobile accidents, construction litigation, municipal and school liability, premises and general liability, contract disputes, and workers’ compensation. Peggy’s extensive litigation experience brings valuable real-world perspective to her work as a mediator and arbitrator. www.vanhornmediation.com #mediation #arbitration #disputeresolution

Resolute is pleased to welcome Thomas Halkowski to its team of dispute resolution professionals. Mr. Halkowski previously served as a neutral evaluator for the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) before establishing his full-time mediation and arbitration practice. Earlier in his career, he was nominated by President Obama to serve as a federal judge. As a neutral evaluator at the ITC, Mr. Halkowski assessed the merits of disputes and worked with multiple parties to resolve a wide variety of issues involving different technologies in Section 337 investigations. His mediation practice focuses on commercial disputes, including intellectual property matters, contract disputes, unfair business practices, and data security and data breach matters. www.halkowskimediation.com

We’re pleased to highlight Chicago-based Judge Jeffrey L Warnick (Ret.), who brings more than 45 years of legal experience to his work as a mediator and arbitrator. Judge Warnick served as an Associate Judge in the Circuit Court of Cook County from 2009 to 2025. During his judicial career, he conducted more than 75 jury trials and 500 bench trials, providing him with extensive trial and litigation experience across a wide range of disputes. With a career spanning more than four decades as both a litigator and judge, Judge Warnick brings deep insight, practical perspective, and seasoned judgment to every mediation and arbitration. https://lnkd.in/gc9isb_V #mediation #arbitration

Resolute congratulates Milwaukee based mediator John Griner for recognition by Best Lawyers in construction law and insurance litigation. During more than 40 years as a trial lawyer, John has represented both plaintiffs and defendants and has litigated nearly 400 cases to verdict, decision and/or through appeal. After retiring from full-time litigation in April of 2025, John now focuses on helping parties resolve disputes through mediation and arbitration. www.grinermediation.com

Judge Jerry Stokes (Ret.) is a former trial judge of the 30th Circuit Court in Memphis, who now serves as a mediator, arbitrator, and special master. While serving 17 years as a trial judge (2005-2022), he presided in over 200 jury trials covering a wide array of civil disputes including; personal injury, medical malpractice, professional malpractice, products liability, insurance (including coverage and bad faith), business/commercial, employment, eminent domain, and financial matters. His background, experience and skill make him a highly effective mediator and arbitrator with a proven track record of resolving disputes. www.memphismediators.com

Chicago based Hon. Jennifer Duncan-Brice (Ret.) developed a reputation for settling cases as a highly successful pre-trial judge during her 18½-year tenure in the Cook County Law Division. She has extensive experience trying, managing and mediating personal injury, professional malpractice, wrongful death, construction, products, premises and toxic tort litigation among others. She brings her pre-trial mediation expertise, along with her judicial and litigation experience to her private ADR practice. www.judgeduncan-brice.com

While serving over 29 years on the bench as a Connecticut trial judge, Hon. Peter Emmett Wiese (Ret.) had substantial experience in judicial mediations and presided over countless jury and bench trials. His law career acquired in over four decades of private practice and on the bench makes him exceptionally well-qualified to assist parties and their counsel in resolving disputes through arbitration or mediation. www.wieseadr.com

Chicago based Judge John Curry, Jr. (Ret.) served as a Circuit Judge in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois from 2014 to 2025. During his tenure, he presided over hundreds of bench and jury trials involving complex business, commercial, and administrative law matters in the Court’s Law Division. Judge Curry now serves as a full-time neutral for mediation and arbitration, concentrating his practice on the resolution of complex business, commercial, and civil matters. Judge Curry’s extensive experience as a jurist and litigator instill confidence during the mediation process, as he combines the evaluative and facilitative mediation styles to help resolve civil disputes. www.curryadr.com

We are excited to welcome former Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Thomas J. McAdams (Ret.) to Resolute’s team of dispute resolution professionals. Judge McAdams brings 13 years of experience on the bench, most recently serving four years in the Civil Division handling the Large Claims calendar. He has presided over a wide range of complex matters, including personal injury, construction, commercial and business disputes, contracts, malpractice, products liability, insurance, and employment matters. We are proud to have Judge McAdams join our panel and look forward to putting his extensive legal and judicial experience to work helping parties resolve their disputes. www.judgemcadamsadr.com

On Wednesday, September 3rd, Jeffrey T. Zaino will interview Resolute’s Faustin "Frosty" Pipal “Frosty” Pipal on “Preparing for Mediation” at the ABA Business Law Fall Meeting in Chicago. The discussion will offer valuable insights into effective mediation preparation and strategies for achieving successful outcomes. www.pipalmediations.com