Kim Kirn

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Overview

Kim Kirn

Kim has conducted more than 1,000 mediations and 75 arbitrations over the past 16 years as an ADR professional. Her areas of experience include employment, real estate, personal injury, sexual misconduct, consumer, commercial, insurance and education including special education. She is a tireless advocate for the mediation process and will continue to urge the parties towards settlement until no stone is left unturned.

She has the unique qualifications of prior employment with a big firm defense practice (4 years); in-house counsel (16 years); plaintiffs’ employment work (5 years); and a mediation/arbitration practice (+16 years). Kim uses her background as a litigator and in-house counsel to delve deeply into the facts and law of the dispute to discover the points of dissension, but also and, more importantly, where the points of possible agreement are. Seeing a dispute from these different perspectives allows Kim to persuade the parties and speak effectively to the attorneys to quickly find a successful resolution.

Kim has published numerous legal articles about 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 business school students.

Kim has mediated over 1,000 cases and has acted as an arbitrator in over 75 cases including some of the first real estate arbitrations in Southern Illinois. Her ADR experience has included successful resolution of international construction disputes, multi-million-dollar settlements, and class actions. Although she works exclusively as an ADR professional now, in the past she advocated for her clients in numerous mediations and arbitrations.

Education

USA&M Mediation Training, 2007-ongoing
Indiana Continuing Legal Education Mediation Certification 2006
University of Notre Dame Law School JD, cum laude, 1985
University of Missouri-Columbia BA, cum laude 1982
Advanced Title IX training 2020 (Title IX Solutions, LLC)

Professional or Trade Affiliations

Missouri and Illinois Bars
National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals
President of Association of Attorney Mediators (AAM)-St. Louis chapter, Board Member and Secretary to AAM-National
BAMSL
Madison County Bar Association
Women’s Law Association
Publicly elected member of the Glen Carbon, IL Library 2005-2010
Glen Carbon
IL Zoning Board of Appeals, 2003-2006
Winner of the Kimmel Leadership, 2004
FINRA Arbitrator and Mediator

Rates and Fees

Rates - Kim Kirn

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St. Louis Rates
2 Party Case: $225 per party; per hour
3 Party Case: $150 per party; per hour
4 Party Case: $112.50 per party; per hour
5+ Party Case: Flat Rate Available Upon Request
Arbitration Hourly Rate: $450

Travel time and expenses, including meals and lodging, billed separately and split equally among the parties at the Neutral's hourly rate.
Pre/Post Consultation & Document Review: Hourly Mediation/Arbitration Rate

Mediation /Arbitration Admin Fees
St. Louis Mediation Admin Fee - $250 per party
Arbitration Commencement And Administration Fee: $1500 per party

MEDIATION CANCELLATION POLICY

Mediations cancelled within 10 days of the mediation will be charged a cancellation fee of $500. However, mediations cancelled, rescheduled or settled within 24 hours of the mediation will be charged 4 hrs. of the Neutral's hourly rate . Cancellation fees shall be sent to the cancelling party unless otherwise agreed to by the parties.

ARBITRATION FEE PAYMENT POLICY

Arbitration Commencement and Administrative Fee is $1500.00 per party, per arbitrator. At the commencement of arbitration, each party will be invoiced $1500.00. This fee is refundable minus $500.00 per party until the initial case management order has been issued. All arbitration related invoices are due upon receipt.

ARBITRATION CANCELLATION POLICY

If a single-day Arbitration Hearing scheduled on the merits of the case cancels or reschedules within 15 business days of the hearing, the parties will be charged 4 hours of the Arbitrator’s hourly rate. However, if the single-day Arbitration Hearing cancels or reschedules within 2 business days of the hearing, the parties will be charged 8 hours of the Arbitrator’s hourly rate.

If a multi-day Arbitration Hearing scheduled on the merits of the case cancels or reschedules within 28 business days of the hearing, the parties will be charged 4 hours of the Arbitrator's hourly rate for each day reserved for the hearing. However, if the multi-day Arbitration Hearing cancels or reschedules within 7 business days of the hearing, the parties will be charged 8 hours of the Arbitrator's hourly rate for each day reserved for the hearing.

Issuance of the Final Arbitration Order/Award

Arbitration Awards/Orders will not be issued to either party until Miles has received full payment for all fees and expenses associated with the arbitration.