Meet Jay Young

Hon. Jay Young (Ret.) | Las Vegas, Nevada Mediator, Arbitrator & Special Master

jyoung@armadr.com | For inquiries call: 1.855.777.4276 or email: info@armadr.com

Praise for Jay Young:

“Jay Young did a truly spectacular job.  The parties had tried countless times to reach a resolution and never got anywhere close prior to Jay’s involvement.  He is as good a mediator as I have encountered anywhere in the country.”  Anonymous Attorney participating in Nevada Supreme Court Settlement Program.

“He is extremely professional, fully prepared, strategic and effective.”  Anonymous evaluation from Advanced Resolution Management Mediation.

“Simply put, Jay Young is a person you can trust.”  Anonymous evaluation from Advanced Resolution Management Mediation.

Meet Jay Young: A Trusted 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.

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:

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)