Yvonne Takvorian Saville, a director at Weiss, Saville & Houser, was presented with the Amicus Curiae Award by the Delaware Superior Court, according to an announcement from the firm.

President Judge Jan R. Jurden presented the award, which was given to Saville to recognize her handling 10,000 cases as a mediator and arbitrator.

Saville focuses her practice on plaintiff's personal injury, claimant's workers' compensation and alternative dispute resolution.

She serves as a special discovery master for the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware and as an adjunct professor Widener University Delaware Law School.

She is a former president of the Delaware State Bar Association and serves on the board of governors of the Delaware Trial Lawyers Association.