the PEACE is in the PROCESS
FAMILY & DIVORCE
CONFLICT RESOLUTION
Manage Your Family Your Way
If you agree on only one thing, make it the desire to retain control over your lives.
Welcome to R.I.S.E., where we make that possible.
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 goes as fast as you like.
Keep more of your hard-earned dollars.*
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 made your own terms, mediation lasts.
80% of court-decided divorces return to court.*
80% of mediated agreements stay out of court for good.*
*See FAQ.
REASONABLE
Mediation keeps things reasonable, when it comes to both time and money.
The process goes as fast as you like.
Keep more of your hard-earned dollars.*
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 made your own terms, mediation lasts.
80% of court-decided divorces return to court.*
80% of mediated agreements stay out of court for good.*
*See FAQ.
Did You Know...
...That Mediation Is Also Confidential?
This is a major advantage over going to court.
The U.S. court system is taxpayer-funded, which gives taxpayers the right to obtain your divorce records and read all about you and your conflict and your finances. Mediation is a private process. What’s more, nothing that happens in mediation—none of the offers you make, information you share, things you say, or ideas that get tossed around—can be used against you later, in court or elsewhere.
What happens in mediation stays in mediation!
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.
About Your Mediator
Anne MacIver is an Illinois attorney, entrepreneur, and mediator with 25+ years of advocacy, negotiation, writing, communications, and strategic advising at a high level among various industries.
A former practicing litigator at 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, cross-partisan political strategist, and travel and business writer, Anne serves her personal clients with keen strategic insights, uncommon versatility, and a unique combination of outside-the-box thinking and expertise. Today, she is a couples and divorce mediator, a selectively practicing lawyer, and a private consultant for women with specialized needs who are referred to her via word of mouth.
In particular, Anne welcomes couples 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 and a member of the Academy of Professional Family Mediators, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, IAPO International Association of Professional Divorce Coaches, American Bar Association, and the Illinois State Bar Association. She resides with her family in greater Chicago.
