Ive worked with C.E.L. & Associates for about nine years. Im impressed with Brians ability to focus on whats best for young children and at making efficient use of all parties time. He says current on Illinois law and will strongly contribute to a less expensive and fair agreement. He will help you think of and talk through things during mediation, which you may not have otherwise, which will save you time down the road. My advice is to bring it all to the table. Brian is no stranger to parental challenges with substance abuse, for example, and will be an excellent advocate for your child. I found him to be very fair and solutions-focused.

I can not speak highly enough of Brian and how much he helped the divorce process go smoothly. Major life changes are stressful and it made a difference having a non-biased person in the middle to help. I feel like half the stress level was taken away by his assistance. Divorces can become ugly and I can’t say we had too many obstacles. We were able to complete the divorce within six months. This included tackling parental agreement scheduling as well. Brian is logical and offers the least complicated solution. Without Brian so much more money would have been waisted into the court system. When all that was needed was a little counseling between the two parties to come to a compromise. Brain is professional and does an outstanding job with his profession. I would highly recommend Brian, could not imagine doing the divorce without him.

Brian and Ellen made a great team to help us work through the various issues involved in separating out our lives, finances, and custody issues. They were empathetic and understanding and did not push us one way or the other but were willing and able to provide advice and possible solutions based on their experience. They made the process relatively painless in the scheme of things. I highly recommend them as divorce mediators.

I can never thank Mr. Brian James enough for the service and knowledge he has provided me. He was and still is very helpful and supportive to my ex- husband and I. He didn’t take sides or place blame. Mr. James was very direct and went over every line of our divorce agreement so know one would be surprised or feel like they where taken advance of.Please don’t waste your time and money on divorce attorneys!! I know for a fact I will never need Mr. James services as far as divorce is concerned but know if I have any issues with my current situation even after everything is said and done I will be running back lol.Thanks again to Mr. James and the C.E.L Team.Tamica Magee

Brian did a great job helping us through our recent divorce. He was patient, empathetic, & knowledgeable and helped us through this extremely difficult process as well as we could have ever imagined. We will definitely recommend both the mediation process and specifically, Brian himself, if we have any friends that have to go through a divorce in the future.