YVONNE TAKVORIAN SAVILLE WEISS & SAVILLE, P.A. 1105 N. Market Street, Suite 200
P.O. Box 370
Wilmington, DE 19899-0370 (302) 656-0400 (phone) (302) 656-5011 (facsimile) Email: ytsaville@mweissesq.com
EDUCATION WIDENER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW
Juris Doctor, 1995 Wilmington, Delaware GPA 3.0/4.0 Top 20% Honor/Activities:
Order of the Barristers, awarded 1995 Moot Court Honor Society, 1993 - 1995
Widener Representative, National Moot Court Competition, 1994 Quarter Finalist, Delaware Harrisburg Moot Court Competition, 1994 Phi Delta Phi, Harrington Inn, Honor Chapter, 1992-1995
Outstanding Performer in Widener Law Oral Arguments, 1993 Dean’s List, 1993
Secretary of Widener Law Caucus, Charter Member, 1992 - 1994 Coach/Bailiff Widener Law Arguments, 1994
Inter/Intra Scholastic Competitions participant, 1993 - 1994 Big Buddy Program, 1993
Student Bar Association, Member
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE Bachelor of Arts, 1992
Newark, Delaware Major: Communications Minor: Political Science GPA 3.39/4.0
Honor/Activities:
Outstanding Member Student Alumni Association, 1991 Dean’s List: 1990, 1991, 1992
Secretary, Student Alumni Association, 1991 - 1992
Representative at National Student Alumni Conference in L.A. Hall Government for Dormitory (300 students)
Intramural Softball Intramural Basketball
EMPLOYMENT I am a partner in a three - person litigation firm, specializing in plaintiffs’ civil trial practice, personal injury and workers’
compensation. I have also served as Delaware counsel in asbestos litigation. I practice primarily before the Superior and Supreme Courts of Delaware and the Industrial Accident Board.
I have served as an ADR practitioner in over 4,000 cases from 2005 to the present as a Superior Court Arbitrator and Certified Mediator. Director
Weiss & Saville, P.A. Wilmington, Delaware 1/02 - present
Associate
Michael Weiss, P.A. Wilmington, Delaware 12/95 - 12/01
Clerkships:
Michael Weiss, P.A., Wilmington, DE 3/95 - 12/95 J.R.Julian, P.A., Wilmington, DE 1995
Doroshow & Pasquale, Wilmington, DE 1994 - 1995
Ciconte, Roseman & Wasserman, Wilmington, DE 1993 - 1994
BAR ADMISSIONS Supreme Court of the State of Delaware December 14, 1995
United States District Court for the District of Delaware February 13, 1996
United States Supreme Court June 2, 2008
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS/ ACTIVITIES
Delaware State Bar Association Member, 1995 - present
Member, Executive Committee, 2007 - present Appointed Member-At-Large, 2007 - 2008 Elected Member-At-Large, 2008 - 2010 Assistant Treasurer, 2010 - 2011
New Castle County Vice President, 2011-2012 Vice President at Large, 2012-2013
President Elect, 2013-2014 President, 2014-2015
Member, Nominating Committee of Executive Committee, 2006 - 2008
Member, Board of Editors, In Re Magazine, 2003 - 2007
Member, Workers’ Compensation Section, 1995 - present Secretary, 2001 - 2002
Vice Chairperson, 2002 - 2003 Chairperson, 2003 - 2004
Co-Chairperson, Annual Workers’ Compensation Seminar, May 25, 2005, May 2, 2012, May 7, 2013, May 7, 2014, and May 6, 2015
Member, Women and Law Section, 1997 - present
Planning Committee for W&L Annual Retreat 2009 - 2011 Planning Committee for W&L Annual Retreat 2013 - 2014 Planning Committee for W&L Annual Retreat 2014 - 2015 Member, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, 2011-2014 Member, Small Firms and Solo Practitioner’s Section, 2014, 2015 Member, Litigation Section, 2014, 2015
Delaware Trial Lawyers Association Member, 1995 - present
Member, Board of Governors, 1999 - present Co-Chairperson, CLE 1999 - 2002 Secretary, 2002 - 2004 Vice President, 2004 - 2005 President-Elect, 2005 - 2006 President, 2006 - 2007 Legislative Co-Chairperson, 2007 - 2010 Immediate Past President, 2007 - 2009 Secretary, 2010 - 2012
Membership Chair 2012 - 2014 President-Elect, 2014-2015
Co-Chairperson, Annual DTLA Convention/Seminar, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS/ ACTIVITIES (Cont.)
Supreme Court Access to Justice Initiative Co-Chair, 2014 - present
American College of Civil Trial Mediators Member, 2014 - present
National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals Member, 2013 - present
Randy J. Holland Delaware Workers’ Compensation Inn of Court Member; Master of the Bench, 2013 - present
Combined Campaign for Justice
Communications Co-Chair, 2007 - present American Bar Association
Member, 1995 - present
American Association for Justice Member, 1995 - present
Richard S. Rodney American Inn of Court Pupil, 1996-1998 (Approx)
EDUCATIONAL INSTRUCTION
Adjunct Professor
Widener University School of Law Alternative Dispute Resolution course Spring Semester beginning January 2014 Other classes:
Widener University School of Law
ADR/Mediation class with Martin Siegel, Esquire Wilmington, Delaware
March 21, 2011
Widener Law School Professionalism Day, “Alternative Careers in Law” Panel, Wilmington, Delaware
October 26, 2011
Widener University School of Law
ADR/Mediation class with Martin Siegel, Esquire Wilmington, Delaware
ALUMNI ACTIVITIES
Widener University School of Law
Judge, Moot Court Competitions (1995 - present)
Various including G. Fred Dibona Moot Court Competition,
Ruby Vale Corporate Competition, Delaware/Harrisburg Competition, and Legal Methods Oral Arguments
Class of 1995 Agent (2008, 2009) Brandywine High School
Representative for Class of 1988 BHS Alumni Association, 2008 - present
Reunion Coordinator for 5th
, 10th
and 20th
Class Reunions
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
1. Delaware State Bar Association Annual Workers’
Compensation Seminar, “Real Life Ethics for the Workers’ Compensation Practitioner,”
Wilmington, Delaware May 14, 1999
2. Delaware State Bar Association Annual Workers’
Compensation Seminar, “Discovery and Discovery Issues,” Wilmington, Delaware
May 8, 2003
3. Delaware State Bar Association Annual Workers’ Compensation Seminar, “Ethical Issues in Workers’ Compensation,”
Wilmington, Delaware May 5, 2005
4. Delaware State Bar Association Women and the Law Retreat, “Ethical Concerns and Obligations During Litigation,”
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware April 11, 2006
5. Delaware State Bar Association Annual Workers’ Compensation Seminar, “Issue of Coordination of WC/PIP/UM Benefits,”
Wilmington, Delaware May 11, 2006
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS (Cont.)
6. New Jersey Trial Lawyer Association Annual Convention, “Turning the Tide: Changes in Delaware’s Workers’ Compensation Practice,”
Atlantic City, New Jersey April 27, 2007
7. Harris Martin Publishing Delaware Asbestos Seminar, “Snapshot of the Current Litigation and the Court’s Management Structure,”
Wilmington, Delaware February 22, 2008
8. Delaware State Bar Association Annual Workers’
Compensation Seminar, “Overview of Recent Amendments to the Delaware Workers’ Compensation Act,”
Wilmington, Delaware January 28, 2009
9. Harris Martin Publishing Delaware Asbestos Seminar, “Litigation Facts, Figures, and Trends,”
Wilmington, Delaware February 20, 2009
10. Delaware State Bar Association Seminar, “Conducting a Successful Mediation from the Perspective of a
Mediator,”
Wilmington, Delaware March 3, 2009
11. Delaware State Bar Association Annual Workers’ Compensation Seminar, “Coordination of Benefits,” Wilmington, Delaware
May 5, 2009
12. Delaware Trial Lawyer Annual Conference, “Legislative Update,”
Dewey Beach, Delaware June 12, 2009
13. Superior Court of Delaware Mediation Training Program, Mentor/Presenter
Wilmington, Delaware October 7, 2009
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS (Cont.)
14. Harris Martin Publishing Delaware Asbestos Seminar, “Litigation Facts, Figures, and Trends,”
Wilmington, Delaware February 26, 2010
15. Delaware State Bar Association Annual Workers’ Compensation Seminar, “Commutation of Benefits,” Wilmington, Delaware
May 5, 2010
16. Delaware Trial Lawyer Annual Conference, “Legislative Update,”
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware June 11, 2010
17. Superior Court of Delaware Mediation Training Program, Mentor/Presenter
Wilmington, Delaware November 5, 2010
18. Delaware State Bar Association Workers’ Compensation Seminar Breakfast,
“Update on Utilization Review,” Wilmington, Delaware
January 18, 2011
19. Delaware State Bar Association Women and Law Conference Seminar, “Negotiation Techniques for Women,”
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware March 4, 2011
20. Harris Martin Publishing Delaware Asbestos Seminar, “Tuning in to Current Statistics,”
Wilmington, Delaware March 10, 2011
21. Delaware State Bar Association Workers’ Compensation Seminar, “Statute of Limitations in Workers’ Compensation,” Wilmington, Delaware
May 4, 2011
22. Delaware Trial Lawyer Annual Conference, “UR Appeals: Claimant Perspective,”
Dewey Beach, Delaware June 17, 2011
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS (Cont.)
23. Superior Court of Delaware Mediation Training Program, Mentor/Presenter
Wilmington, Delaware October 5, 2011
24. Delaware State Bar Association Workers’
Compensation Seminar Breakfast, “Average Weekly Wage,” Wilmington, Delaware
January 25, 2012
25. Delaware State Bar Association Workers’ Compensation Seminar, “The Dearly Deported,”
Wilmington, Delaware May 2, 2012
26. Delaware State Bar Association ADR Section Seminar “Mediation of Automobile Accident cases in Superior Court,” Wilmington, Delaware
June 27, 2012
27. Delaware State Bar Association ADR Section Seminar, “Advanced Mediation,”
Wilmington, Delaware October 15, 2012
28. Delaware State Bar Association Workers’ Compensation Seminar, “Discovery Issues,”
Wilmington, Delaware January 23, 2013
29. Superior Court of Delaware Mediation Training Program, Mentor/Presenter
Wilmington, Delaware February 19, 2013
30. Delaware State Bar Association Women and Law Conference Seminar, “Dealing with Pro Se Litigants, Motions to Withdraw as Counsel and Dealing with an Aging Lawyer in Your Firm or as Opposing Counsel,”
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware March 9, 2013
31. Delaware State Bar Association Workers’ Compensation Seminar, “Wacky Permanencies,”
Wilmington, Delaware May 7, 2013
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS (Cont.)
32. Delaware Trial Lawyer Annual Conference
Moderator for Panel on “Defense Perspective for Settling Cases,” Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
June 28-29, 2013
33. Superior Court of Delaware Mediation Training Program, Mentor/Presenter
Wilmington, Delaware October 23, 2013
34. University of Delaware Institute for Global Studies Open World with Armenian Delegation
“ADR in Practice: A Roundtable,” Wilmington, Delaware
February 11, 2014
35. ADR Presentation for Judicial Law Clerks Wilmington, Delaware
February 27, 2014
36. Delaware State Bar Association Workers’ Compensation Seminar, “ADR - A Better Way to Settle,”
Wilmington, Delaware May 7, 2014
37. Delaware State Bar Association, New Lawyers’ Section Summer Associate Judiciary Program Moderator Wilmington, Delaware
June 10, 2014
38. Superior Court of Delaware Mediation Training Program, Mentor/Presenter
Wilmington, Delaware October 21, 2014
39. Sterling Education Services, Inc.
Advanced Workers’ Compensation Seminar “Settling Outside the Box - Mediations and ADR” Wilmington, DE
October, 23, 2014
ARTICLES 1. “New Lawyers: DTLA New Lawyers’ Committee Reaches Out,” Advocate, Vol. 22, No. 1, p. 36, Winter 1998.
ARTICLES (Cont.)
2. “The Flight Home,” In Re: The Journal, Vol. 21, No. 5, pp. 31-33, June 1998. (2nd
Place Winner of the Happy Endings Fiction Writing Contest sponsored by the Delaware State Bar Association)
3. “New Lawyers: First Year In Review,” Advocate, Vol. 22, No. 3, p. 32, Summer 1998.
4. “Sport and Court,” In Re: The Journal, Vol. 27, No. 2, p. 5, September 2003.
5. “Give Your Gift of Time This Year,” In Re: The Journal, Vol. 27, No. 5, p. 5, December 2003.
6. “Access Dover,” In Re: The Journal, Vol. 27, No. 8, p. 5, March 2004.
7. “The Not So Lazy Days of June,” In Re: The Journal, Vol. 27, No. 11, p. 5, June 2004.
8. “Carpe Diem,” In Re: The Journal, Vol. 28, No. 3, p. 5, October 2004.
9. “Off to the Right Start,” In Re: The Journal, Vol. 28, No. 6, p. 5, January 2005.
10. “For Your Viewing Pleasure…Or Not,” In Re: The Journal, Vol. 28, No. 9, p. 5, April 2005.
11. “The DOs and DON’Ts of Summer,” In Re: The Journal, Vol. 29, No. 1, p. 5, July/August 2005.
12. “The Spirit of a Pioneer Lives On,” In Re: The Journal, Vol. 29, No. 4, p. 5, November 2005.
13. “Working Toward Reform in the Domestic Violence & Housing Crisis,” In Re: The Journal, Vol. 29, No. 7, p. 5, February 2006. 14. “Medical Liability Taskforce Update,” Advocate, Vol. 30, No. 4, p. 14, Winter/Spring 2006.
15. “Women and Law Retreat,” In Re: The Journal, Vol. 29, No. 10, p. 5, May 2006.
16. “President’s Message,” Advocate, Vol. 31, No. 1, p. 2, Summer/Fall 2006.
ARTICLES (Cont.)
17. “Rules are NOT Meant to be Broken,” In Re: The Journal, Vol. 30, No. 2, p. 5, September 2006.
18. “Be of Good Cheer,” In Re: The Journal, Vol. 30, No. 5, p. 5, December 2006.
19. “Time to Pass the Torch,” In Re: The Journal, Vol. 30, No. 8, p. 5, March 2007.
20. “President’s Message,” Advocate, Vol. 31, No. 3, pp. cover & 21, Spring 2007.
21. “President’s Message,” Advocate, Vol. 31, No. 2, p. 2, Fall/Winter 2007.
22. “DTLA Past Presidents Forum,” Advocate, Vol. 32, No. 1, pp. 6-21, 2008. (Recorded Presentation/Meeting; Co-Participants included
Michael L. Sensor, Esquire, Bartholomew J. Dalton, Esquire, Richard A. DiLiberto, Jr., Esquire, James A. Erisman, Esquire, Bruce L. Hudson, Esquire, Arthur Inden, Esquire, Bernard A. Van Ogtrop, Esquire, Walter L. Pepperman, Esquire, Randall E. Robbins, Esquire, and Joseph W. Weik, Esquire.)
23. “But for Our Team...,” Advocate, Vol. 33, No. 2, pp. 30-31, Winter 2009. (Co-authored with Shakuntla Bhaya, Esquire)
24. “President’s Corner,” The Journal, Vol. 38, No. 1, p. 4-5, June/July 2014.
25. “President’s Corner,” The Journal, Vol. 38, No. 2, p. 4-5, September 2014.
26. “President’s Corner,” The Journal, Vol. 38, No. 3, p. 4-5, October 2014.
27. “President’s Corner,” The Journal, Vol. 38, No. 4, p. 4-5, November 2014.
PROFESSIONAL AWARD/HONORS
Individual recognition:
Recipient, Woman of Promise Award, presented by the University of Delaware, Spring 1992
Winner, 16th
Annual Judge G. Fred Dibona Moot Court
Competition, Widener University School of Law, November 1994 First Place Winner, Fiction Writing Contest, presented by the Delaware State Bar Association, 1997
PROFESSIONAL AWARD/HONORS (Cont.)
Second Place Winner, Fiction Writing Contest, presented by the Delaware State Bar Association, 1998
Recipient: Key Contact of the Year Award, presented by the Delaware Trial Lawyers’ Association in recognition of “outstanding service in support of Delaware’s civil justice system”, June 2003 Recipient: Outstanding Service Award, presented by Widener Law School in recognition of “dedication and service to the legal
community”, 2006
Recipient: Five-Year Volunteer Service Award, presented by the Office of the Child Advocate in recognition of “pro bono work on behalf of children”, 2006
Named by Delaware Today Magazine as one of Delaware’s Top Worker’s Compensation Lawyers, November 2010
“AV” Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating in the areas of Personal Injury, Alternative Dispute Resolution and Workers’ Compensation, August 2012
Named by Philadelphia Magazine as a Super Lawyer in the area of Alternative Dispute Resolution, 2013, 2014
Named by Delaware Today Magazine as the Delaware Top Alternative Dispute Resolution Lawyer, November 2013
Named as one of the The Best Lawyers in America© 2015 in the field of Mediation
Named by The Best Lawyers in America© as the 2015 Lawyer of the Year in Mediation for Wilmington, Delaware, August 2014
Law Firm recognition:
Weiss & Saville, P.A. named by U.S. News and World Reports as a Top Tier 1 Best Law Firms in Workers Compensation Law, September 2011-2014
Weiss & Saville, P.A. named by The News Journal as a Readers’ Choice Finalist for Best Law Firms, 2013
