About Katherine Gallo
Katherine Gallo is an expert in complex Discovery issues and has been actively involved in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) since 1994. Ms. Gallo is known for her seminars on Discovery and her Discovery blog resolvingdiscoverydisputes.com
Proven Track Record. Ms. Gallo has served as a court appointed or party selected private Discovery Referee or Special Master in well over 500 complex matters and class actions in the areas of business, construction, elder abuse, employment [including discrimination, harassment, wage and hour and wrongful termination] family law, insurance bad faith, personal injury, probate, product liability, and real property many with multiple party litigants, including class actions. Well known to the judiciary, her court appointments in complex matters have come from the Superior Courts throughout California.
Extensive Experience. Ms. Gallo has extensive experience including serving as a Research Attorney for the Law and Motion Departments of Alameda and San Mateo County Superior Courts, giving her a unique perspective on court case management and rulings on law and motion matters Her responsibilities included handling all Discovery motions as well as mediating ongoing complex Discovery disputes.
Ms. Gallo regularly sat as a Pro Tem Judge for San Francisco Superior Court’s Discovery Department and has acted as Pro Tem Settlement Judge for San Francisco and San Mateo Superior Court.
As a trial attorney, Ms. Gallo managed a full case load of personal injury, product liability and commercial litigation matters.
Education. Ms. Gallo is a graduate of the McGeorge School of Law of the University of the Pacific with an emphasis on Labor Law. She obtained her undergraduate degree from the University of California, Irvine.
Special Training. Ms. Gallo has well over 100 hours of specialized training in Mediation and Conflict Resolution, including Ethics and Fairness Training for Pro Tem Judicial Officers. She has also completed three-day courses in “Mediating Complex Construction Disputes”, "Mediating the Complex Case", and the two-day course “Cross-Cultural Dispute Resolution” offered by the Straus Institute at Pepperdine University.
