Kim L. Kirn

Kim L. Kirn's blog focuses on alternative dispute resolution (ADR) with an emphasis on mediation and arbitration across various legal fields. Topics include employment disputes, real estate, commercial and construction conflicts, personal injury, civil rights, and insurance coverage issues. The blog discusses practical aspects of mediation, legal developments such as AI's impact on employment law, sexual misconduct legislation, and the role of key decision-makers in mediation. It also shares personal reflections on conflict resolution and the mediator's role in facilitating settlements. The content reflects Kim L. Kirn's extensive experience as a mediator, arbitrator, and attorney, highlighting ADR as a preferred alternative to litigation.

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KIM is a full-time mediator handling employment disputes, contract issues, real estate, construction, personal injury and premises liability cases. She has a strong record of tackling, even the most difficult disputes, and finding a resolution.

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Sexual misconduct legislation keeps coming in the aftermath of the Harvey Weinstein scandal and the resulting #Metoo Movement. Recently, the state of California enacted a bill protecting survivors of sexual assault, sexual harassment, or discrimination by defining their speech as…

My sister and I were roommates in Chicago back when we were both beginning our professional careers. To travel home to our small town in rural Missouri for a holiday was a seven-hour one-way drive; long, boring and made treacherous…

While riding my bike on a tranquil bike path, I smelled smoke. The smell became stronger. Then I saw smoke–lots of it. Beyond some adjacent shrubs was a road with small businesses and one of those businesses was on fire.…

FINRA (the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) invited me to join in their latest video geared help FINRA Arbitrators. I filmed from my dining room while my colleagues were in the recording studio and we demonstrated how seamless using ZOOM can…

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Do you remember Cabbage Patch Kids; sweet, soft baby dolls with the strange faces that were such a phenomenon back in the 80s?  My Christmas story involves my much younger sister’s fervent desire for a cabbage patch kid…

Have you ever compared the design of US dollars to other countries’ notes, like the Euro? Each Euro numerical denomination includes color and architectural treasures.  I’ve included a picture of the EURO note so you can see an illustration.  Each…

As COVID ebbs and flows and we are now on our second booster shots, mediations are coming back to in-person. I am seeing hybrid mediations with most clients and attorneys in person, but a couple of participants using ZOOM.
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