Ms. Kirn is a ground-breaking mediator and arbitrator; she conducted the first arbitration pursuant to the new arbitration provision in the Madison County Realtor's contract as well as the first mortgage foreclosure mediation in Madison County. She continues to be a popular mediator/arbitrator for those programs. She is a tireless advocate for the mediation process and will not stop urging the parties towards settlement until no stone is left unturned.
Ms. Kirn uses her background as a litigator and in-house counsel to delve deeply into the fact and law of the dispute to discover where the possible areas of disagreement are and, more importantly, where the areas of agreement are. Her areas of experience include: employment, real estate, personal injury, commercial and education including special education.
She has published numerous legal articles on the subjects of mediation, employee misconduct, sexual harassment, privacy in the workplace and the use of alternative dispute resolution in real estate disputes. She has spoken on mediation topics, not only in the St. Louis metropolitan area, but throughout the country. She has taught Business Law and Ethics to university senior business school students.
For additional information regarding Ms. Kirn, please go to www.kimlkirnlaw.com.
Case Experience
Arts (Fine/Performing)
Bankruptcy/Creditors
Civil Rights
Commercial/Business
Construction
Consumer Fraud
Contract Disputes
Debt Collections
Discrimination
Education
EEOC
Employment
Family Businesses
Insurance
Labor/Unions
Legal Malpractice
Mortgage Foreclosure
Non-profit Organizations
Personal Injury
Police
Premises Liability
Professional Fees
Professional Liability
Professional Negligence
Public Policy
Real Estate
Securities
Sexual Harassment
Title Disputes
Torts
Wage & Hour/FMLA
Workers' Compensation
Wrongful Death
Education
• USA&M Advanced Mediator Training 2007-Present • USA&M Mediator Training 2007 • Indiana Continuing Legal Education Mediation Certification 2006 • University of Notre Dame Law School, Cum Laude, JD 1985 • University of Missouri-Columbia, Cum Laude, BA 1982
Memberships & Affiliations
Association of Attorney Mediators, Secretary and Board Member, 2015-2018
Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (BAMSL) Chair of ADR Committee 2019-present; past Chair of Labor and Employment Committee
AAA Arbitrator, 2007 to present
Missouri and Illinois Bars
BAMSL and Madison County Bar Association
Women's Law Association
Publicly elected member of Glen Carbon Library, 2005-2010
Glen Carbon Zoning Board of Appeals, 2003-2006
Winner of the Kimmel Leadership Award, 2004
FINRA (Financial Industries Regulatory Authority) Arbitrator and Mediator
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