the PEACE is in the PROCESS
FAMILY & DIVORCE
CONFLICT RESOLUTION
SERVING CHICAGOLAND CLIENTS IN PERSON AND REMOTE CLIENTS THROUGHOUT ILLINOIS.
What Does R.I.S.E. Stand For?
R.I.S.E. stands for four ways in which mediation helps families rise above litigation.
Mediation is reasonable, informed, self-determined, and enduring.
REASONABLE
Mediation keeps things reasonable, in terms of both time and money.
The process moves at your pace.
Spend less & spend smarter.*
INFORMED
Informed decision-making is the cornerstone of the process.
Get the information you lack.
Make the decisions you need.
SELF-DETERMINED
You, rather than a court, determine your family’s outcome.
Control how long resolution takes.
Control how much you spend.
Control the shape of your future.
ENDURING
Most importantly, because you make your terms, the results last.
The vast majority of mediated divorce agreements stand.*
The vast majority of litigated divorces return to court.*
*See FAQ.
REASONABLE
Mediation keeps things reasonable, when it comes to both time and money.
The process moves at your pace.
Spend less & spend smarter.*
INFORMED
Informed decision-making is the cornerstone of the process.
Get the information you lack.
Make the decisions you need.
SELF-DETERMINED
You, rather than a stranger, determine your family’s outcome.
Control how long resolution takes.
Control how much you spend.
Control the shape of your future.
ENDURING
Most importantly, because you make your terms, the results last.
80% of court-decided divorces return to court.*
80% of mediated agreements stay out of court for good.*
*See FAQ.
Why Us?
Put simply, because we are good at what we do,
and what we do is set you up for your own success.
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We have a genuine passion for helping couples and families
find creative ways to resolve differences and surmount obstacles
in a way that permits them to move into the future with peace.
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Your regrets are our regrets,
so we go beyond expectations to minimize the risk you will have them!
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We humbly add that few people have a diversity of experience
as exceptionally suited to successful conflict resolution
as Anne MacIver, founder of R.I.S.E.
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Anne is a proud member of the Amicable Divorce Network, the only international organization qualitatively vetting divorce professionals for fair billing practices, commitment to out-of-court resolution, and experience in the field.
Did You Know...
...That Mediation Is Also Confidential?
This is a major advantage over going to court.
Our court system is taxpayer-funded, which gives taxpayers the right to obtain your divorce records and read about your conflict and your finances. Mediation is a private process. Nothing that happens in mediation—not the offers made, information shared, things said, nor ideas tossed around—can be used against you later, in court or elsewhere.
What happens in mediation stays in mediation.
About Your Mediator
Anne MacIver is an Illinois attorney, entrepreneur, and mediator with 25+ years of advocacy, negotiation, communications, and strategic advising at a high level among various industries.
Anne serves her clients with keen strategic insights, deep empathy, uncommon versatility, and a unique combination of outside-the-box thinking and expertise. Today, she is an Illinois family and couples mediator, an individual divorce consultant for clients nationwide, and a selectively practicing lawyer. Previously, she was a litigator with one of the world’s leading law firms, in-house counsel at a Big Five accounting firm, award-winning screenwriter, communications director for non-profit organizations, travel and business writer, and cross-partisan political strategist.
Anne welcomes families from unique and varied backgrounds and invites you to share your cultural upbringing and challenges with her in a frank and educational way. She has an international background, a fondness for languages, and an appreciation for families from all corners of the globe.
Anne holds an A.B. with Honors from Princeton University and a J.D., cum laude, from The University of Michigan Law School. She is a Northwestern University-certified divorce and family mediator (now on Northwestern’s coaches panel) and proud practitioner member of the Academy of Professional Family Mediators. She belongs to the Amicable Divorce Network, IAPO International Association of Professional Divorce Coaches, American Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, and resides in the northwest suburbs of Chicago.
