About Us

For twenty years, Wendy York has worked as a mediator, special master and arbitrator.  She has also helped lawyers prepare witnesses for trial. She has mediated approximately 5000 cases and has been named a SuperLawyer in the area of Alternative Dispute Resolution.  She was appointed to the National Association of Distinguished Neutrals and has spoken nationally on mediation.

After graduating from the UNM School of Law in 1982, Wendy York worked at the Santa Fe Public Defender and then entered private practice, focusing on criminal and civil litigation. She also taught torts, criminal law, criminal procedure and trial practice.  From 1997 until 2005, she sat as a District Court Judge in the Civil Division. She received the Outstanding Judge of the Year from the Albuquerque Bar Association and the Power and Caring Award from the Women’s Bar Association.

As a result of her judicial experience, she has a unique ability to help disputants appreciate the strengths and weaknesses of their positions and the vagaries that make going to trial so risky and unpredictable. She is also a sought after speaker and trainer both locally and nationally.  Ms. York has received advanced training in dispute resolution from Pepperdine University, and holds an AV® Preeminent™ rating from Martindale-Hubbell®.

She is the recipient of the Distinguished Alumnus award from the University of New Mexico, Department of Economics and the Distinguished Achievement Award from the University of New Mexico Law School. In 2017, she received the Henrietta Pettijohn award from the New Mexico Women’s Bar. The New Mexico Supreme Court appointed her as chair of the Uniform Jury instruction Committee and as chair of the Adult Guardianship Study Commission.