Before founding The Workplace Mediators, Mr. Rotter created The Workplace Counsel to help businesses of all sizes navigate employment law issues.
His background includes employment litigation with two Am Law 100 firms, a federal prosecutor, a postal services litigator, and a human resources consultant.
After graduating from Northwestern University with a Psychological Services degree, Mr. Rotter co-founded a recruiting and consulting firm to assist companies with workplace issues, talent development, and hiring practices. His background and experience in working with human resource personnel to confidentially identify and evaluate internal resources and needs directly translates to his ability to assist in workplace relationships and settlement efforts.
Mr. Rotter attended the University of Denver Sturm College of Law and focused his studies on workplaces and alternative dispute resolution. Mr. Rotter joined the United States Postal Service Employment Law Department where he investigated, litigated and mediated numerous discrimination and retaliation charges.
In 2008, Mr. Rotter was appointed as a Federal Prosecutor in Chicago and worked closely with Federal agents to investigate, indict, and sentence employees and federal contractors engaged in fraud, waste, and abuse. Mr. Rotter participated in numerous plea deal agreements - finding an avenue for settlement between the government and those charged with crimes.
In 2013, Mr. Rotter returned to focusing on the workplace; his clients appreciate his practical advice, leading to efficient and successful results whether involving litigation, investigations, or settlement. Mr. Rotter provides advice and counsel on everyday employment issues in addition to complex problems affecting the workplace. Mr. Rotter also conducts human resources and management training in an effort to assist clients with creating and developing positive workplaces and litigation avoidance.
Mr. Rotter takes pride in helping repair employment relationships where the parties hope to continue working together, but they happen to run into a few obstacles preventing them from doing so for whatever reason. Mr. Rotter has vast experience on both sides of the table, as well as a mediator, with achieving settlement when a claim is brought and the parties engage in litigation. Mr. Rotter is also very involved with settling business disputes between parties that once shared a common goal, but need to go their separate ways in an amicable manner.
Education
University of Denver Sturm College of Law, J.D., 2005
Northwestern University, B.S., Psychological Services, 1995
Bar Admissions
Colorado, 2006
Illinois, 2013
U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois