MEDIATORS

Joan Protess, Joan Protess & Associates

Joan Protess has been a member of the Illinois bar since 1980. She is a graduate of Northwestern University School of Law where she served as an editor of the Law Review. Upon graduation from law school, Ms. Protess practiced as an associate of Sidley & Austin in Chicago in the areas of futures, securities and antitrust litigation. In 1985, she became employed at National Futures Association (NFA) as a staff attorney and was later promoted to assistant general counsel and then associate general counsel. Ms. Protess left NFA to start her own dispute resolution firm in 1991. She now specializes in providing dispute resolution services in futures, securities, employment, and other commercial matters.