35+ Years of Litigation experience in Trial and Appeals Court Practice in state and federal courts, and 25+ years as a highly accredited Arbitrator and Hearing Office/Administrative Law Judge.

Attorney-at-Law (Retired) formerly engaged in complex civil litigation and Trial and Appeals Court Practice, on behalf of both plaintiffs/claimants and defendants/respondents. Admitted to practice in the State and Federal Courts of Illinois (1982-2008); and admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court Bar, (1983-2008).  Formerly, served as Assistant Attorney General for the State of Illinois, and in Law Enforcement as a part-time sworn Police Officer in northern Illinois.

Robert B. Morton is a highly experienced commercial Arbitrator, presided in more than 100+ Arbitration hearings, and has been accredited by these national & international ADR Organizations (past and present):

• Vancouver International Arbitration Centre (VanIAC) – International Arbitrator panelist
• National Arbitration Forum (“The Forum”), U.S.A. – Arbitrator Panelist
• United States Council for International Business (USCIB) — List of approved Arbitrators
• American Arbitration Association – National Roster of Arbitrators (past)
• Chicago International Dispute Resolution Association (CIDRA) – accredited Arbitrator
• Indonesian National Board of Arbitration (BANI) – International Arbitrator panelist
• World International Property Organization (WIPO) – approved List IP Arbitrators
• Arbitration Center of Mexico (CAM) – International Arbitrator Register
• China International Economic & Trade Arb. Commission (CIETAC) – Int’l Arbitrator Panelist
• Indonesia’s BANI Arbitration Center (BANI) – International Arbitrator Panelist
• Malaysia’s Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) – International Arbitrator Panelist
• Thailand Arbitration Centre (THAC) – International Arbitrator Panelist
• Philippine Dispute Resolution Centre (PDRC) – International Arbitrator Panelist
• Arbitration Court for Economic Chamber of Czech Republic (Prague) – Int’l Arbitrator Panelist
• Vienna International Arbitration Centre of Austrian Fed. Econ. Chamber (VIAC) – Arbitrator
• Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arb. (CRCICA) – Int’l Arbitrator Panelist
• Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) – International Arbitrator Panelist
• Venice Chamber of Arbitrators (Camera Arbitrale di Venezia) – Register of Arbitrators
• Beijing International Arbitration Center (BIAC) – Foreign Arbitrator Panelist
• Shanghai International Arbitration Center (SHIAC) – Foreign Arbitrator Panelist
• Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (SCIA) – Foreign Arbitrator Panelist
• International Commercial Arbitration Court of Ukraine (ICAC) – Int’l Arbitrator Panelist
• National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) (a/k/a FINRA) – certified public Arbitrator (past) —and- Former invited Speaker at National Arbitrator Skills Training Conference re: Interim Injunctions
• New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) – certified (public) Arbitrator  (past)
• Chicago Board Options Exchange- certified (public) Arbitrator (past)
• National Future’s Association- certified public Arbitrator (past)
• State of Illinois Board of Education – Administrative Law Judge (Hearing Officer) for appeals of tenured Teachers employment disciplinary actions (terminations & suspensions) (past)
• Circuit Court of Cook County, State of Illinois – certified Arbitrator & Chairman (past)

Representative Arbitration Cases:

• Chair/Sole-Arbitrator in 1st-ever nationwide NASD emergency injunction case involving claims of broker employer raiding, interference with contract, and non-compete agreement
• Chair/Sole-Arbitrator in $20 Million partnership dissolution of real estate developers
• Chairman of 3-Arbitrator Panel in case of corporate executive claim for wrongful termination, breach of employment agreement, and counterclaim for trade secret & non-compete violations
• Chair/Sole Hearing Officer in public school tenured teacher employment dismissal appeals
• Chairman of 3-Arbitrator Panel in case of securities brokerage Vice-President’s multi-million dollar severance compensation dispute, and counter-claim of non-compete violations
• Chairman of 3-Arbitrator Panel – wrongful employment termination & discrimination
• Chairman of 3-Arbitrator Panels in numerous multi-million dollar securities disputes
• Litigated $10 Million+ claim for wrongful franchise termination – counterclaim for breach of agreement
• Litigated $15 Million claim for breach of officers’ fiduciary duty and claims for dissolution of LLC
• Litigated $5 Million claim for breach of purchase and sale of business and security agreement
• Litigated $1 Million claim for Architectural Malpractice and Construction Design Defect

Honours and Licensure

• Judicial Candidate for Election for State of Illinois Circuit Court Judge. Rated “Well-Qualified” for State Judge by Supreme Court Blue-Ribbon Judicial Screening Committee.
• Licensed as Attorney-at-Law in State of Illinois (1982-2008), U.S. District Court for N.D. IL. (Trial Bar), U.S. Court of Appeals for Seventh Circuit, and admitted to the Bar of the U.S. Supreme Court.
• Law Enforcement experience – former part-time sworn Police Officer – northern Illinois suburbs
• Licensed Real Estate Broker in State of Illinois (1997 – 2008)

B.A., Political Science, University of Michigan, 1978- Summa Cum Laude and Pho Beta Kappa
J.D., Harvard Law School, 1982