{"id":242,"date":"2021-09-22T19:42:04","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T19:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/judgeduncan-brice.com\/biography-2\/"},"modified":"2021-09-23T13:35:33","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T13:35:33","slug":"biography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/judgeduncan-brice.com\/biography\/","title":{"rendered":"Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"242\" class=\"elementor elementor-242\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-38980cef elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"38980cef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-40a7eb61 animated-fast elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"40a7eb61\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ced2519 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ced2519\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 24-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Biography<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b6c4071 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b6c4071\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 24-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Judge Jennifer Duncan-Brice<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-77ffa80a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"77ffa80a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2dc92ffd\" data-id=\"2dc92ffd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c058bb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6c058bb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 24-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2100\" src=\"https:\/\/judgeduncan-brice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Duncan-Brice_Jennifer.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-283\" alt=\"Jennifer Duncan-Brice photo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/judgeduncan-brice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Duncan-Brice_Jennifer.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/judgeduncan-brice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Duncan-Brice_Jennifer-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/judgeduncan-brice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Duncan-Brice_Jennifer-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/judgeduncan-brice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Duncan-Brice_Jennifer-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/judgeduncan-brice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Duncan-Brice_Jennifer-1097x1536.jpg 1097w, https:\/\/judgeduncan-brice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Duncan-Brice_Jennifer-1463x2048.jpg 1463w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" style=\"width:100%;height:140%;max-width:1500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-79c31321\" data-id=\"79c31321\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b1bc30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b1bc30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Judge Jennifer Duncan-Brice serves as a mediator, arbitrator, Discovery Facilitator and Case Evaluator in substantial civil tort litigation. She has resolved thousands of civil matters through the mediation and pre-trial mediation process. Judge Duncan-Brice is a certified e-Discovery mediator by the American College of e-Neutrals.<\/p><p>Judge Duncan-Brice concentrates her mediation practice in the areas of:<\/p><ul><li>Substantial Personal Injury<\/li><li>Wrongful Death<\/li><li>Medical Malpractice<\/li><li>e-Discovery Disputes<\/li><li>Employment Disputes<\/li><li>Product Liability<\/li><li>Construction Defect<\/li><li>Business &amp; Commercial<\/li><li>Toxic Tort<\/li><li>Class Actions<\/li><li>FELA Cases<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-425c4ad4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"425c4ad4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ee6b4ff\" data-id=\"1ee6b4ff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a360f9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a360f9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Judicial Experience<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b4cd4d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b4cd4d7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b992d5\" data-id=\"0b992d5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33adfdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33adfdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom: 2.2rem; border: 0px; font-size: 17px; vertical-align: baseline; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word; color: #171717; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Judge Jennifer Duncan-Brice developed a reputation for settling cases as a highly successful pre-trial judge during her 18\u00bd-year tenure in the Cook County Law Division. She brings her pre-trial mediation expertise, along with her judicial and litigation experience to her private ADR practice. She spent her entire judicial career in the Law Division, presiding over a General Calendar Call for the last 15 years of her career. Prior to that she presided over a Motion Call. She has extensive experience trying, managing and mediating personal injury, professional malpractice, wrongful death, construction, products, premises and toxic tort litigation among others. Judge Duncan-Brice is one of a few judges to begin their career in the Law Division, and serve their entire career presiding over substantial civil tort litigation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-29b2de6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"29b2de6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b128f97\" data-id=\"b128f97\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-233e417 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"233e417\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Professional Experience<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32a7b24 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32a7b24\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0b9ccc\" data-id=\"e0b9ccc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2024c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2024c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prior to being elected to the Circuit Court of Cook County, Judge Duncan-Brice was Deputy Corporation Counsel (DCC) of the Torts Division for the City of Chicago. In this capacity, she was responsible for defending the City of Chicago in wrongful death and personal injury litigation. She started working at the Corporation Counsel\u2019s Office as a law clerk. In 1976 she became Assistant Corporation Counsel, working in the Litigation Division and primarily representing the Chicago Police Department and police officers on civil rights actions in federal court. In 1982 she was transferred to the Real Estate Division, handling condemnation cases and representing the Landmark Commission. In 1985 she was promoted to Chief Assistant Corporation Counsel and was assigned to reorganize the Torts Division, ultimately being promoted to the DCC.<\/p><p>Judge Duncan-Brice coauthored the book Illinois Pretrial Practice for James Publishing in 2004, which the authors have revised annually since. The 1200+-page book provides information on how to prepare a civil case for trial, including discovery, motions, privileges, depositions and strategy. The book\u2019s issue-oriented outline format is supported by 1,900 citations, 110 forms, advice from the bench, recent case-based illustrations, practice-proven strategies, step-by-step procedures, pattern language, and a full-text CD. Coverage runs from taking the case up to trial.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9fbd500 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9fbd500\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d603480\" data-id=\"d603480\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a1d8aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a1d8aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Education<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f9acd2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f9acd2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a8c63e7\" data-id=\"a8c63e7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fea27c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fea27c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>J.D., John Marshall Law School<\/li><li>B.A., With Honors, Denison University<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-697ec5d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"697ec5d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f3fb369\" data-id=\"f3fb369\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-318f4f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"318f4f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Professional Memberships<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f8e4c06 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f8e4c06\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-644892c\" data-id=\"644892c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94796e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94796e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Fellow, American College of e-Neutrals<\/li><li>Chicago Chapter of the Federal Bar Association (President 1988-1989)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c7cb929 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c7cb929\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb9e6f9\" data-id=\"fb9e6f9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c80336 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c80336\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To schedule mediation or arbitration with Judge Duncan-Brice, please call Mike Weinzierl at 312.346.3770, x125 or\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"mailto:\/\/mweinzierl@resolutesystems.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mweinzierl@resolutesystems.com<\/a><\/span>\u00a0by email.<\/p><p>Click here for\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/judgeduncan-brice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DUNCAN-BRICE-BIO-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jennifer Duncan-Brice\u2019s printable resume \/ 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She has resolved thousands of civil matters through the mediation and pre-trial mediation process. Judge Duncan-Brice is a certified e-Discovery mediator by the American College of e-Neutrals. 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