Gisele Goetz Receives the J. William McLafferty Pro Bono Award

Through a program developed by the late Judge J. William McLafferty, the responsibility for conducting Mandatory Settlement Conferences has been delegated to senior attorneys experienced in their substantive areas of law as well as in Alternative Dispute Resolution processes such as Mediation. In appreciation of the Settlement Masters’ efforts, the Santa Barbara Superior Court instituted the J. William McLafferty Pro Bono Volunteer of the Year Award in 2010. The recipients are selected by the Civil Judges of the Anacapa Division. This year, one of two Annual Judge J. William McLafferty Pro Bono Volunteer of the Year Awards went to Gisele Goetz for her work for the Santa Barbara Superior court as a settlement master and CMADRESS neutral.