2001-2002

2001

• RSI Service to the Community Award presented to Illinois Supreme Court Justice Michael A. Bilandic (ret.).
• RSI adds its court ADR resource center database to its website in searchable and annotated form.
• RSI collaborates with Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education to publish Alternative Dispute Resolution, a handbook for lawyers on ADR.
• Domestic Relations Conflict Resolution Seminar provided to judges from 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Judicial Circuits.
• RSI publishes first edition of Analyzing the Alternatives, its semiannual newsletter focused on court ADR in Illinois.

2002

• Major Civil Case Mediation Program established in 14th Judicial Circuit. RSI provides training, evaluation services, and monitoring software.
• Civil Case Mediation Program established in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Western Division). RSI provides training, evaluation services, and monitoring software.
• "Mediating Lanham Act Cases: The Role of Empirical Evaluation", written by RSI Director of Research Jennifer E. Shack, is published in Northern Illinois University Law Review.
• RSI Service to the Community Award presented to Mediator/Attorney H. Case Ellis.