Hon. Oran F. Whiting (Ret.) is a consultant to the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department of the United Arab Emeritus (ADJD), where he serves as a Judge in the Experts Chamber of the Major Court of First Instance, and as a judicial/law professor, training judges and attorneys. He also teaches aviation law as a Loyola University Chicago Law School Adjunct Law Professor.

Prior to ADJD, Judge Whiting served as an Illinois Supreme Court appointed Circuit Judge of Cook County in the County’s First Municipal Department, presiding over jury and bench trials in negligence and commercial litigation matters.

Before his judicial appointment, Judge Whiting was a 29 year law firm veteran. As a partner in several international law firms, Judge Whiting represented domestic and international clients in commercial and insurance defense litigation, and in government, regulatory affairs, and compliance matters. He successfully tried numerous commercial litigation and personal injury cases to verdict; drafted dozens of state and federal appellate court briefs; argued before the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit; and appeared in several state and federal jurisdictions via motions pro hac vice.