by Kim Kirn | Jan 20, 2023 | About Kim, Mediation, Uncategorized
] 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 for Christmas. I am so lucky to have a sister...
by Kim Kirn | Nov 20, 2021 | Mediation, Virtual Mediation
“Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner” was a groundbreaking movie focusing on an interracial love story. Who were the suburbanite parents expecting their daughter to bring home to dinner in this 1967 movie? Unmet expectations make for a great story, but they do not make for...
by LBO | Jul 2, 2021 | Mediation
That mediation is usually a quicker, more efficient, and cost-effective alternative to litigation is widely accepted by lawyers. But what many lawyers may not know is that the skills of mediators – especially in Missouri – can vary to a significant degree. So, if...
by LBO | Jun 11, 2021 | Arbitration
I am an advocate of arbitration, and this is why: Giving the parties a faster, cheaper, and certain decision has great value in the right situation. Critics of arbitration argue that arbitrators “split the baby,” meaning that arbitrators never rule all the way for one...
by LBO | Apr 20, 2021 | Virtual Mediation
2020 was a year of slowing down. Everyone’s day-to-day life – no matter your profession or where you live – looks drastically different today than it did a year ago. In my industry, lawyers have had to mourn the loss of sometimes the most rewarding parts of their job...
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