WIDENER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW Juris Doctor, 1995 Wilmington, Delaware GPA 3.0/4.0 Top 20%

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1 YVONNE TAKVORIAN SAVILLE WEISS & SAVILLE, P.A N. Market Street, Suite 200 P.O. Box 370 Wilmington, DE (302) (phone) (302) (facsimile) EDUCATION WIDENER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW Juris Doctor, 1995 GPA 3.0/4.0 Top 20% Honor/Activities: Order of the Barristers, awarded 1995 Moot Court Honor Society, Widener Representative, National Moot Court Competition, 1994 Quarter Finalist, Delaware Harrisburg Moot Court Competition, 1994 Phi Delta Phi, Harrington Inn, Honor Chapter, Outstanding Performer in Widener Law Oral Arguments, 1993 Dean s List, 1993 Secretary of Widener Law Caucus, Charter Member, Coach/Bailiff Widener Law Arguments, 1994 Inter/Intra Scholastic Competitions participant, 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, Representative at National Student Alumni Conference in L.A. Hall Government for Dormitory (300 students) Intramural Softball Intramural Basketball

2 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. 1/02 - present Associate Michael Weiss, P.A. 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 Ciconte, Roseman & Wasserman, Wilmington, DE 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

3 ASSOCIATIONS/ ACTIVITIES Delaware State Bar Association Member, present Member, Executive Committee, present Appointed Member-At-Large, Elected Member-At-Large, Assistant Treasurer, New Castle County Vice President, Vice President at Large, President Elect, President, Member, Nominating Committee of Executive Committee, Member, Board of Editors, In Re Magazine, Member, Workers Compensation Section, present Secretary, Vice Chairperson, Chairperson, 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, present Planning Committee for W&L Annual Retreat Planning Committee for W&L Annual Retreat Planning Committee for W&L Annual Retreat Member, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, Member, Small Firms and Solo Practitioner s Section, 2014, 2015 Member, Litigation Section, 2014, 2015 Delaware Trial Lawyers Association Member, present Member, Board of Governors, present Co-Chairperson, CLE Secretary, Vice President, President-Elect, President, Legislative Co-Chairperson, Immediate Past President, Secretary, Membership Chair President-Elect, Co-Chairperson, Annual DTLA Convention/Seminar, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005 Member, Board of Trustees, Law-Pac, present

4 ASSOCIATIONS/ ACTIVITIES Supreme Court Access to Justice Initiative Co-Chair, present American College of Civil Trial Mediators Member, present National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals Member, present Randy J. Holland Delaware Workers Compensation Inn of Court Member; Master of the Bench, present Combined Campaign for Justice Communications Co-Chair, present American Bar Association Member, present American Association for Justice Member, present Richard S. Rodney American Inn of Court Pupil, (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 March 21, 2011 Widener Law School Professionalism Day, Alternative Careers in Law Panel, October 26, 2011 Widener University School of Law ADR/Mediation class with Martin Siegel, Esquire April 2, 2012

5 ALUMNI ACTIVITIES Widener University School of Law Judge, Moot Court Competitions ( 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, present Reunion Coordinator for 5 th, 10 th and 20 th Class Reunions PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS 1. Delaware State Bar Association Annual Workers Compensation Seminar, Real Life Ethics for the Workers Compensation Practitioner, May 14, Delaware State Bar Association Annual Workers Compensation Seminar, Discovery and Discovery Issues, May 8, Delaware State Bar Association Annual Workers Compensation Seminar, Ethical Issues in Workers Compensation, May 5, Delaware State Bar Association Women and the Law Retreat, Ethical Concerns and Obligations During Litigation, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware April 11, Delaware State Bar Association Annual Workers Compensation Seminar, Issue of Coordination of WC/PIP/UM Benefits, May 11, 2006

6 PRESENTATIONS 6. New Jersey Trial Lawyer Association Annual Convention, Turning the Tide: Changes in Delaware s Workers Compensation Practice, Atlantic City, New Jersey April 27, Harris Martin Publishing Delaware Asbestos Seminar, Snapshot of the Current Litigation and the Court s Management Structure, February 22, Delaware State Bar Association Annual Workers Compensation Seminar, Overview of Recent Amendments to the Delaware Workers Compensation Act, January 28, Harris Martin Publishing Delaware Asbestos Seminar, Litigation Facts, Figures, and Trends, February 20, Delaware State Bar Association Seminar, Conducting a Successful Mediation from the Perspective of a Mediator, March 3, Delaware State Bar Association Annual Workers Compensation Seminar, Coordination of Benefits, May 5, Delaware Trial Lawyer Annual Conference, Legislative Update, Dewey Beach, Delaware June 12, Superior Court of Delaware Mediation Training Program, Mentor/Presenter October 7, 2009

7 PRESENTATIONS 14. Harris Martin Publishing Delaware Asbestos Seminar, Litigation Facts, Figures, and Trends, February 26, Delaware State Bar Association Annual Workers Compensation Seminar, Commutation of Benefits, May 5, Delaware Trial Lawyer Annual Conference, Legislative Update, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware June 11, Superior Court of Delaware Mediation Training Program, Mentor/Presenter November 5, Delaware State Bar Association Workers Compensation Seminar Breakfast, Update on Utilization Review, January 18, Delaware State Bar Association Women and Law Conference Seminar, Negotiation Techniques for Women, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware March 4, Harris Martin Publishing Delaware Asbestos Seminar, Tuning in to Current Statistics, March 10, Delaware State Bar Association Workers Compensation Seminar, Statute of Limitations in Workers Compensation, May 4, Delaware Trial Lawyer Annual Conference, UR Appeals: Claimant Perspective, Dewey Beach, Delaware June 17, 2011

8 PRESENTATIONS 23. Superior Court of Delaware Mediation Training Program, Mentor/Presenter October 5, Delaware State Bar Association Workers Compensation Seminar Breakfast, Average Weekly Wage, January 25, Delaware State Bar Association Workers Compensation Seminar, The Dearly Deported, May 2, Delaware State Bar Association ADR Section Seminar Mediation of Automobile Accident cases in Superior Court, June 27, Delaware State Bar Association ADR Section Seminar, Advanced Mediation, October 15, Delaware State Bar Association Workers Compensation Seminar, Discovery Issues, January 23, Superior Court of Delaware Mediation Training Program, Mentor/Presenter February 19, 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, Delaware State Bar Association Workers Compensation Seminar, Wacky Permanencies, May 7, 2013

9 PRESENTATIONS 32. Delaware Trial Lawyer Annual Conference Moderator for Panel on Defense Perspective for Settling Cases, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware June 28-29, Superior Court of Delaware Mediation Training Program, Mentor/Presenter October 23, University of Delaware Institute for Global Studies Open World with Armenian Delegation ADR in Practice: A Roundtable, February 11, ADR Presentation for Judicial Law Clerks February 27, Delaware State Bar Association Workers Compensation Seminar, ADR - A Better Way to Settle, May 7, Delaware State Bar Association, New Lawyers Section Summer Associate Judiciary Program Moderator June 10, Superior Court of Delaware Mediation Training Program, Mentor/Presenter October 21, 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.

10 ARTICLES 2. The Flight Home, In Re: The Journal, Vol. 21, No. 5, pp , June (2 nd 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 Sport and Court, In Re: The Journal, Vol. 27, No. 2, p. 5, September Give Your Gift of Time This Year, In Re: The Journal, Vol. 27, No. 5, p. 5, December Access Dover, In Re: The Journal, Vol. 27, No. 8, p. 5, March The Not So Lazy Days of June, In Re: The Journal, Vol. 27, No. 11, p. 5, June Carpe Diem, In Re: The Journal, Vol. 28, No. 3, p. 5, October Off to the Right Start, In Re: The Journal, Vol. 28, No. 6, p. 5, January For Your Viewing Pleasure Or Not, In Re: The Journal, Vol. 28, No. 9, p. 5, April The DOs and DON Ts of Summer, In Re: The Journal, Vol. 29, No. 1, p. 5, July/August The Spirit of a Pioneer Lives On, In Re: The Journal, Vol. 29, No. 4, p. 5, November Working Toward Reform in the Domestic Violence & Housing Crisis, In Re: The Journal, Vol. 29, No. 7, p. 5, February Medical Liability Taskforce Update, Advocate, Vol. 30, No. 4, p. 14, Winter/Spring Women and Law Retreat, In Re: The Journal, Vol. 29, No. 10, p. 5, May President s Message, Advocate, Vol. 31, No. 1, p. 2, Summer/Fall 2006.

11 ARTICLES 17. Rules are NOT Meant to be Broken, In Re: The Journal, Vol. 30, No. 2, p. 5, September Be of Good Cheer, In Re: The Journal, Vol. 30, No. 5, p. 5, December Time to Pass the Torch, In Re: The Journal, Vol. 30, No. 8, p. 5, March President s Message, Advocate, Vol. 31, No. 3, pp. cover & 21, Spring President s Message, Advocate, Vol. 31, No. 2, p. 2, Fall/Winter DTLA Past Presidents Forum, Advocate, Vol. 32, No. 1, pp. 6-21, (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 , Winter (Co-authored with Shakuntla Bhaya, Esquire) 24. President s Corner, The Journal, Vol. 38, No. 1, p. 4-5, June/July President s Corner, The Journal, Vol. 38, No. 2, p. 4-5, September President s Corner, The Journal, Vol. 38, No. 3, p. 4-5, October President s Corner, The Journal, Vol. 38, No. 4, p. 4-5, November PROFESSIONAL AWARD/HONORS Individual recognition: Recipient, Woman of Promise Award, presented by the University of Delaware, Spring 1992 Winner, 16 th 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

12 AWARD/HONORS 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, 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 Weiss & Saville, P.A. named by The News Journal as a Readers Choice Finalist for Best Law Firms, 2013