Katherine L. Gallo Esq. Discovery Referee/Special Master/Mediator 969G Edgewater Blvd., Suite 345 Foster City CA 94404 Tel: (650) 571-1011 Fax: (650) 571-0793 Email: klgallo@discoveryreferee.com www.discoveryreferee.com www.resolvingdiscoverydisputes.com

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Mediation Private Judge Med-Arb Early Neutral Evaluation Fact Finding Facilitation Special Master Mediation Training/CLE Referee

Serving the following Counties: Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Los Angeles, Madera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Orange, Placer, Plumas, Riverside, Sacramento, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Ventura, Yolo, Yuba [ Click for Map of California's Counties ]

Automotive Banking & Finance [ 1 ]* Civil Rights Commercial/Business [ 3 ]* Condominiums Construction [ 2 ]* Consumer Fraud Contract Disputes Debt/Foreclosure

Employment Family Businesses Landlord/Tenant Lemon Law Libel & Slander Medical Malpractice Partnerships Personal Injury Premises Liability

Product Liability Professional Fees Professional Negligence Real Estate Sports Torts Trusts / Estates Wrongful Death

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Biographical Notes:

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

Languages

English

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 )

Payment: Retainer will be requested upon booking.

Cancellation Policy: No cancellation fee. Will only be billed for work performed prior to the cancellation.

AVAILABILITY & BOOKING INFORMATION

Calendar Last Updated: 31 Jan 12	Click your preferred date to send our office a Date Request form. All such requests will go immediately to Katherine Gallo's scheduling staff (klgallo@discoveryreferee.com)