Meet the Team Behind ADR Notable

Gary Doernhoefer

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Gary Doernhoefer is the Founder of ADR Notable. He brings decades of experience across law, technology, travel, and dispute resolution, with a career spanning litigation, in-house counsel, startup leadership, and legal technology.

Gary graduated from Grinnell College and earned his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School. He began his career at Mayer Brown before moving in-house at American Airlines, later becoming the initial General Counsel for Orbitz and co-founding Accertify, a credit card fraud prevention solution acquired by American Express.

Before developing ADR Notable, Gary also served as General Counsel for the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and as Vice President and General Counsel at the travel industry startup Journera. The idea for ADR Notable grew out of his work with faculty at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, exploring how alternative dispute resolution could be used more effectively in the airline industry.

Matt Zenko

Chief Operating Officer

Matt Zenko serves as Chief Operating Officer of ADR Notable, bringing experience in law, alternative dispute resolution, accounting, and business operations. His legal training focused on negotiation, mediation, and arbitration, and he has served as both a mediator and client advocate across a range of legal matters.

At ADR Notable, Matt helps guide the operational side of the business and supports the systems, processes, and customer experience behind the platform.

Mike Schuman

Chief Security & Technology Officer

Mike Schuman serves as Chief Security & Technology Officer at ADR Notable, bringing more than 30 years of experience in technology, cybersecurity, enterprise transformation, and organizational leadership. He has held senior technology and security roles across large organizations, startups, and nonprofit environments.

Mike holds a master’s degree in Cybersecurity from Edith Cowan University and has earned certifications in information security management, ISO 27001, enterprise architecture, IT service management, and project delivery. At ADR Notable, he helps guide the platform’s security, technology strategy, and infrastructure as the company continues to support ADR professionals, firms, courts, and programs.

Elaine Michelich

Vice President, Sales

Elaine Michelich brings more than 25 years of experience in technology sales, including the last eight years focused on Legal Tech. She has a strong track record of building client relationships, developing new business opportunities, and helping organizations evaluate software solutions that drive meaningful growth.

At ADR Notable, Elaine leads sales strategy and works with ADR professionals, firms, and programs exploring purpose-built technology for case management, scheduling, billing, communications, and reporting.

Sydney Riddle

Director, Customer Success

As ADR Notable’s Director of Customer Success, Sydney is in charge of training and onboarding new users, crafting personalized strategies for clients and actively championing their goals while providing continuous support. Collaborating cross-functionally, her role transforms user feedback into actionable insights, steering our product evolution and ensuring it aligns with real-world needs.

Kimberlee Klesner

Consultant

After 25 years in higher education administration at the Harvard Business School and Kenyon College, Kimberlee spent 10 years designing maps and creating economics and social science data visualizations for an international publishing company before joining ADR Notable, where she consults on market development and special projects.