Awards & Publications

  • Awards

    Twenty Under Forty, 2017

    Sierra Nevada’s 20 Most Powerful Women, 2019

    Best in Business, Top 10 New Nevada Innovators, NNBW 2021

  • Certifications

    Mediation and Conflict Management from Harvard Law School

    Certificate in Mediation and Conflict Management, Harvard Law School

    Former President, Nevada Dispute Resolution Coalition

    Mediator/Arbitrator, State Bar of Nevada Fee Dispute Committee

    Arbitrator, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)

    Member, Academy of Professional Family Mediators, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts and National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges

    Sierra Nevada’s 20 Most Powerful Women (2019) and NNBW Top 10 New Nevada Innovators (2021)

    Published in The Practical Lawyer and NCJFCJ’s In Session

  • Publications

    Online Dispute Resolution: Lessons Learned in Pandemic Can Lay Foundation for Future Success, The Practical Lawyer, June 2021

    Online Mediations as an Effective Tool to Reduce Family Case Backlog, National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, In SESSION, Summer 2020

    Mitigation Through Mediation, Northern Nevada Business View, November 2017

    Navigating Co-Parenting After Divorce, Better Apart Blog, July 2020

    A Vitamin for Your Company, NCET

    Safeguarding Your Startup: Surviving Co-Founder Conflict, NCET

  • Speaking Engagements

    Mediation in Eminent Domain Cases; An Eminently Agreeable Solution, Panel at ALI-CLE 35th Annual Eminent Domain and Land Value Litigation Conference, Charlottesville, S.C.

    All You Need is Love: New Frontiers in Alternative Dispute Resolution in Eminent Domain, at ALI-CLE 37th Annual Eminent Domain and Land Value Litigation Conference, Nashville, TN

    Virtual Mediations: Considerations for Settling Your Cases from a Distance, ALI- CLE, January 2021

In the Press

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ONLINE DISPUTE RESOLUTION: LESSONS LEARNED IN PANDEMIC CAN LAY FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE SUCCESS
ONLINE DISPUTE RESOLUTION: LESSONS LEARNED IN PANDEMIC CAN LAY FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE SUCCESS

CORTNEY YOUNG is a Mediator and Arbitrator at ADR. Ms. Young spent over a decade with the Litigation and Trial team at Chapman Law Firm, which has resolved millions of dollars annually in eminent domain and other real property claims. Ms. Young’s approach to dispute resolution combines years of litigation experience with a pragmatic problem-solving style…

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Online Mediations as an Effective Tool to Reduce Family Case Backlog
Online Mediations as an Effective Tool to Reduce Family Case Backlog

CORTNEY YOUNG Mediator, is a member of the American Bar Association’s Dispute Resolution Section, a member in good standing of the Academy of Professional Family Mediators and a member of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. Cortney is also the President of the Nevada Dispute Resolution Coalition.

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The Cheri Hill Show: Mediator Cortney Young
The Cheri Hill Show: Mediator Cortney Young

In this episode, Cheri Hill is joined by mediator Courtney Young. Cortney works with the law group, Blanchard, Krasner & French. Cheri and Cortneys conversation covers how mediation is an effective alternative to the ordinary litigation process.

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Navigating Co-Parenting After Divorce
Navigating Co-Parenting After Divorce

This week’s blog features skilled Nevada mediator, Cortney Young discussing how to navigate co-parenting after divorce.

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ALTERNATE DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN CONDEMNATION CASES: AN EMINENTLY AGREEABLE SOLUTION
ALTERNATE DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN CONDEMNATION CASES: AN EMINENTLY AGREEABLE SOLUTION

CORTNEY YOUNG is a Mediator with the Reno, Nevada office of Blanchard, Krasner & French. Her approach to dispute resolution combines years of litigation experience with a pragmatic problem-solving style.

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Mitigation through mediation
Mitigation through mediation

Imagine: You have just poured a cup of coffee and settled in with the day’s news. Another well-known company is doing damage control in the wake of a recent dispute and you already know that in the days to come this dispute is going to take over local news channels, every newspaper, and all social media. No matter who “wins,” there will be a lot of time, money and goodwill lost.

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Defusing the Thanksgiving drama with Reno mediator Cortney Young
Defusing the Thanksgiving drama with Reno mediator Cortney Young

Thanksgiving dinner is all about taking the time to look back and be grateful for what you have, but sometimes dinner conversations can take a turn for the worst. This morning we talked to Cortney Young, mediator at ADR to give us tips to avoid a war of words at the dinner table.

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