About Lawrence W.
There are lawyers who prefer the courtroom and those who prefer the conference table. Lawrence W. Lobb belongs to the latter group. He built a practice that centers on resolving disputes before they balloon into full trials, and he brings formal mediation credentials to that work.
Lobb earned certificates in Divorce Mediation and Mediation from Northwestern University. Those credentials sit at the core of his professional training. They inform how he approaches parties who arrive at the table with competing stories and high emotions. He has taken continuing education seriously and translates that study into the practical mechanics of negotiation and settlement.
His legal career spans multiple jurisdictions. He is admitted to practice in Illinois and Michigan and is also admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court. Those admissions have given him a cross-border perspective on practice and procedure. In local bar circles he has been active for many years. He served as president of the Kane County Bar Association in 2007 and has maintained involvement with the organization since then. He is also a member of the Illinois State Bar Association since 2007 and the Michigan Bar Association since 1997.
Colleagues describe his courtroom presence as measured. He prefers to de-escalate disputes rather than escalate them. That temperament is a natural fit for mediation work. His Northwestern certificates cover both family-related dispute resolution and broader mediation techniques. Those skills help him manage sessions, move conversations forward, and identify practical settlement paths.
Over time his practice has included both negotiation and advisory work. He spends time preparing parties before mediation sessions and following up afterward to ensure agreed terms are clear. He also handles the paperwork and procedural steps that finalize settlements. The work requires attention to detail. It also requires patience and an ability to explain legal implications in plain language.
Outside of sessions he has remained engaged with bar organizations where policy, practice and professional standards are discussed. That engagement keeps him connected to changes in court rules and ethical developments that affect mediators and litigators alike. It also provides a steady stream of professional contacts across northern Illinois and Michigan.
He practices at Drendel & Jansons Law Group. His current practice emphasizes mediation and divorce mediation, working directly with clients and other counsel to resolve disputes without trial.
