Biography

Judge Gerlach has been a member of the Select Judiciary of Resolute Systems, LLC the national mediation, arbitration and consulting firm since 1996 and serves as the firm’s chief Wisconsin neutral. Judge Gerlach specializes in the resolution of complex commercial, insurance coverage, substantial personal injury and wrongful death, employment and construction matters. Judge Gerlach has had a State of Wisconsin Real Estate Broker’s License for over 30 years. He has mediated and arbitrated numerous real estate and construction disputes.

Judge Gerlach has served as an external EEOC mediator, and has successfully mediated numerous EEOC charges and employment disputes to conclusion. He has also mediated age, race and gender discrimination cases.

Judge Gerlach has been named to the “Best Lawyers” for mediation and arbitration in 2019, the seventh time he has been listed in an ADR category. Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. Judge Gerlach has previously been ranked among the top mediators in Milwaukee by Milwaukee Magazine, and among the best mediators in the state by the Wisconsin Law Reporter survey. Judge Gerlach has previously been ranked among the top mediators in Milwaukee by Milwaukee Magazine, and among the best mediators in the state by the Wisconsin Law Reporter survey. He has authored several articles on the mediation process, as well as lectures on ADR for the Milwaukee and Wisconsin bar associations. He served as adjunct professor at the Marquette University School of Law Mediation Clinic, and was a director of the Wisconsin State Bar Association Alternative Dispute Resolution Section from 2002-2008.