Laurie Alexandra Yott
- 6130 Plumas Street Suite 200
- Reno, Nevada 89519
- Office Phone: 775-824-8833
- Office Fax: 775-824-8837
- Place of Birth: Port Angeles, Washington
Supreme Court Mediation History:
- Date Appointed: 12/10/98
- Number of Cases Mediated: 49
- Current As Of: 3/31/11
Areas of Practice:
- Personal Injury, Workers' Compensation, Insurance Law
Bar Memberships:
- Nevada (1986)
- California (1980)
- Federal/All Nevada and California Federal Districts
- Federal/9th Circuit Court
- Federal/U.S. Supreme Court
| Colleges |
| Name |
Location |
Start |
End |
Type |
Degree |
| |
| University of California at San Diego |
La Jolla, California |
1973 |
1977 |
Undergraduate |
B.A. - Psychology (1977) |
| Law Schools |
| Name |
Location |
Start |
End |
Degree |
| |
| University of San Diego |
San Diego, California |
1977 |
1980 |
J.D. (1980) |
| Professional Experience |
| Name |
Location |
Description |
Start |
End |
| |
| Ault, Midlam & Deupray |
-- |
Associate - insurance defense personal injury & construction defect |
1981 |
1985 |
| Pereos & Kosinski |
-- |
Associate - primarily construction & real property law, some personal injury |
1985 |
1989 |
| Beckett & Yott, Ltd. |
Carson City, Nevada |
Partner/Shareholder - primarily workers' compensation (subrogation, defense & claimants') and plaintiff's personal injury with a significant amount of appellate work at the Nevada Supreme Court (estimate in excess of 50 cases) |
1989 |
Present |
| Mediation and Other ADR Training |
| Name |
Location |
Description |
Date |
| |
| Nevada Supreme Court |
N. Nevada |
Yearly Mediation Training Through the Settlement Program |
1998-Present |
| Nevada Supreme Court |
N. Nevada |
Who You Are as a Mediator (interactive training) |
2004 |
| -- |
Las Vegas |
Advanced Appellate Mediation |
2005 |
| Nevada Supreme Court |
Reno |
Advanced Appellate Mediation Training |
2007 |
| Nevada Supreme Court |
Las Vegas |
Advanced Appellate Mediation Training |
2008
|
| Nevada Supreme Court |
Reno |
Advanced Appellate Mediation Training - Preventing and Breaking Impasse |
2010 |
| State Bar of Arizona |
Phoenix, Arizona |
Micro-Interventions in Mediations; Practical Techniques for Defusing Emotions to Reach Rational Decision Making |
2011 |
| Mediation and Other ADR Experience |
| Name |
Location |
Description |
Start |
End |
| |
| Private Arbitrator/Mediator |
N. Nevada |
Conducted private arbitrations/mediations at the request of counsel in personal injury cases. |
-- |
-- |
| Private Practice |
N. Nevada |
Participated in more than 150 mediations & settlement conferences as a lawyer representing a party |
1980 |
Present |
| Supreme Court Settlement Judge |
N. Nevada |
Mediation of appellate cases |
1988 |
Present |
Professional Organizations
- Nevada Bar Association (1986-Present)
- California Bar Association (1980-Present)
- Washoe Co. Bar Association (1986-Present)
- First Judicial Bar Association (1990-Present)
- N. Nevada Women Lawyer's (1986-Present)
- Nv. Trial Lawyers' Assoc. (1990-Present)
- Inns of Court
Awards
- Martindale Hubble AV Rating
- Chairperson Blackstone Ball Committee (and served on committee several years)
- Several awards for volunteer legal services to the poor
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