Hon. Jay Young (Ret.) | Las Vegas, Nevada Mediator, Arbitrator & Special Master
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Meet Jay Young: Trusted Las Vegas, Nevada Mediator, Arbitrator, and Special Master
When navigating complex legal disputes, employing an experienced alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”) professional can make all the difference. With over 30 years of experience, Hon. Jay Young (Ret.) has built a reputation as a seasoned judge, mediator, arbitrator, and special master resolving high-stakes cases with skill and integrity. He treats each matter with respect, finding creative avenues for resolution in mediation, and deciding matters in arbitration and as special master according to the law. His CV is available here and below.
Expertise That Matter
Jay is a retired jurist who has a reputation for being studious, prepared, and fair in his decisions. While at the court, Jay recruited and trained the court’s short trial judges, mediators, and arbitrators. He heard civil disputes in the state’s busiest district court. While on the bench, he also served as a settlement judge and special master for the court.
Before taking the bench, Jay was a respected litigator focusing on complex, high stakes business, real estate, and personal injury matters for decades. Jay obtained his first ADR certification in 1994, and has always championed resolving matters outside court. He has worked as a private arbitrator and court appointed arbitrator in several hundred matters since 2003. He was recognized as the Lawyer of the Year by The Best Lawyers in America (published by U.S. News & World Report) in 2021 for his work as an Arbitrator. Jay has mediated hundreds of litigated and pre-litigation disputes privately and for both the Eighth Judicial District Court for the State of Nevada and the Nevada Supreme Court as a settlement judge. Because of the breadth of his experience, he has been called on to resolve many types of disputes, including:
- Bad Faith Insurance Practices
- Business/Partnership Disputes
- Business Torts
- Contract
- Complex Business/Commercial Litigation
- Construction
- Construction Defect
- Covenants Not to Compete
- Discovery Master
- Discovery Referee
- Divorce/Property Settlement
- Employment
- Fiduciary Duties
- Franchise Disputes
- Fraud
- Government/Municipalities
- Health Care
- HOA
- Insurance
- Interference With Contracts
- Intellectual Property
- Landlord/Tenant
- Marijuana Business
- Negligence
- Nursing Home Abuse/Neglect
- Partition
- Personal Injury
- Personal Services Contracts
- Premises Liability
- Product Liability
- Professional Malpractice
- Real Estate
- Restrictive Covenants
- Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO)
- Shareholder Disputes
- Timeshare
- Toxic Mold
- Trade Secrets
- Trust and Will Disputes
- Unfair Trade Practices
- Unfair Competition
- Wrongful Death
A Thought Leader in Legal Practice
Jay Young’s expertise extends beyond the courtroom—he’s also a published author and legal educator. As a recipient of the prestigious “Master Advocate” designation from the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, he has mentored fellow attorneys and provided insights into pre-trial and trial strategies. Jay is the author of the Litigator’s Guide series (available on Amazon), as well as other books, including:
- A Litigator’s Guide to Nevada Discovery Law (2024 Your Legal Guides)
- A Litigator’s Guide to Drafting and Answering a Complaint in Nevada (2021 Your Legal Guides)
- Federal Court Civil Litigation Checklist (2019, 2d. Ed. Your Legal Guides)
- A Litigator’s Guide to Federal Evidence and Objections (2019, 2d. Ed. Your Legal Guides)
- Doing Business in Nevada, a Practical Guide, co-author (2017 Howard & Howard, PLLC)
- A Litigator’s Guide to Federal Rules of Evidence (2016 Your Legal Guides)
- Nevada State Court Litigation Checklist (2010 Nevada Legal Guides, 2d. Ed. 2016, 3d. Ed. 2019 Your Legal Guides)
- A Litigator’s Guide to Nevada Evidence and Objections (2019 2d. Ed. Your Legal Guides)
- A Litigator’s Guide to Nevada Evidentiary Objections (2010 Nevada Legal Guides)
- A Litigator’s Guide to Nevada Rules of Evidence (2010 Nevada Legal Guides)
- Nevada Civil Practice Manual, Chapter 26: Pre-Judgment Remedies, co-author, State Bar of Nevada Publication (LexisNexis Matthew Bender) (5th Ed. 2005-2015)