ADR Services Include:Mediation; Early Neutral Evaluation; Med-Arb; Facilitation & Systems Design; Fact Finding; Discovery Referee; Mini-Trial Judge; Special Master; ADR Training/CME
Katherine L. Gallo Esq. has substantive case experience in the following areas...
 Automotive |
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Banking & Finance |
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Civil Rights |
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Commercial/Business |
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Condominiums |
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Construction |
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Consumer Fraud |
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Contract Disputes |
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Debt/Foreclosure |
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Employment |
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Family Businesses |
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Landlord/Tenant |
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Lemon Law |
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Libel & Slander |
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Medical Malpractice |
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Partnerships |
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Personal Injury |
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Premises Liability |
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Product Liability |
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Professional Fees |
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Professional Negligence |
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Real Estate |
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Sports |
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Torts |
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Trusts / Estates |
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Wrongful Death |
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BIOGRAPHICAL:Since 1994, served as a court assigned or party-court selected private Discovery Referee or Special Master in over 200 litigated matters in the fields of business, insurance, construction, employment, real estate, family law and personal injury. These assignments have come from the Superior Courts of Alameda, Contra Costa, Sacramento, San Benito, San Joaquin, Santa Clara, San Mateo and Sonoma counties.
Handled well over 200 cases as a Mediator or Pro-tem Settlement Judge with a settlement rate in excess of 90% in the areas of real property (including eminent domain, easements and commissions), personal injury, product liability, elder abuse, construction defect (including liens and construction operations losses), employment (including wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment and wage and hour claims), business disputes and Lemon Law.
EDUCATION:McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific
Juris Doctorate, 1986
University of California, Irvine
Bachelor of Arts, 1981
OVER 100 Hours of Mediation training including
Mediation and Conflict Resolution Training (40 Hours) 1996
Mediating Complex Construction Disputes (18 Hours) 2006
Mediating the Complex Case (18 Hours) 2007
Temporary Judge Training (20 Hours) 2009
Memberships & Affiliations- ADR Panel for Superior Courts of Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, San Mateo & Santa Clara Counties.
- Arbitration Panel for the Superior Courts of Alameda and San Mateo Counties.
- San Mateo County Superior Court Complex Committee (2005-2008)
- American Bar Association (2010)
- Alameda County Bar Association (ADR Committee 1998-present)
- Santa Clara County Bar Association (Civil Litigation Committee; ADR Committee 2007-present)
- San Francisco County Bar Association
- San Mateo County Bar Association
- California Women Lawyers
- San Francisco County Bar Association
- Italian American Bar Association
Rates
Discovery Referee / Special Master $400 per hour )
Fees split between the parties involved in the dispute.
Mediation:
- Two-party-to-four parties $350 per hour
- More than four parties $400 per hour
Binding Arbitration:
$400 per hour - fee split between the parties
(No administrative fee, no minimum or maximum, will travel )
Katherine L. Gallo Esq. is a member of the California Academy of Distinguished Neutrals, California's premier roster of preeminent mediators and arbitrators. The CADN profile includes more specific local information, such as counties and regions served, and can be visited directly at www.californianeutrals.org/katherine-gallo
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