Resolute is pleased to welcome former Cook County Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey L. Warnick. (Ret.) to our distinguished team of dispute resolution professionals in Chicago. Judge Warnick joins Resolute after serving as an Associate Judge in the Circuit Court of Cook County from 2009 to 2025. During his tenure, he presided over a wide range of civil bench and jury trials, motion hearings, and settlement conferences.

He also served in the Chancery Division, where he managed a high-volume docket of more than 7,000 commercial and residential mortgage foreclosure cases. His responsibilities included overseeing a daily contested call involving 25 to 40 fully briefed motions in complex commercial litigation, as well as appointing and supervising approximately 100 receiverships involving commercial properties.

Judge Warnick brings extensive trial and litigation experience to his work, having conducted more than 60 jury trials and over 300 bench trials. He also has substantial appellate experience. Before his judicial appointment, Judge Warnick was a partner at a litigation firm, where he represented insurance carriers, insureds, and businesses in matters involving arson and fire claims, construction disputes, subrogation, insurance coverage, and serious personal injury litigation.

With a legal career spanning more than 45 years as both a litigator and judge, Judge Warnick offers deep insight and seasoned judgment in his current practice as a mediator and arbitrator, helping parties resolve disputes efficiently and effectively outside the courtroom. He is known to be a workaholic and be completely prepared before trials and settlement conferences.

To schedule a mediation or arbitration with Judge Warnick, please contact Mike Weinzierl at (312) 346-3770, x125 or [email protected] by email.