Paula Marie Young
Grundy, VA 24614
Prof. Paula Marie Young, winner of the first Distinguished Mediator Award given by the Virginia Mediation Network, is a Professor of Law at the Appalachian School of Law.
She teaches negotiation, mediation, arbitration, dispute resolution system design, environmental dispute resolution, and insurance practice.
Prof. Young's undergraduate and graduate degrees are from Washington University in St. Louis. She received a master of laws in dispute resolution at the University of Missouri School of Law in August 2003.
Who's Who in America recognizes her as among top executives and professionals. For a decade, Martindale-Hubbell has listed her as an AV-Rated Preeminent Woman Lawyer with highest peer ratings for legal ability and ethics.
She serves, or has served, as a member of the Virginia Mediator Review Committee, the Virginia Ethics Committee, the Virginia ADR Advisory Council, the ABA DR Section's Standing Committee on Ethical Guidance, and the ABA DR Section's Ethics Advisory Opinions Database Subcommittee.
Her scholarly work focuses on mediator ethics and high-quality practice by mediators. She has written over 50 law review publications, book chapters, and op-ed articles.