KIRBY J. SMITH, LTD.
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     Mr. Smith's recent practice has consisted of private and court appointed arbitrations and mediations. He is a AAA trained mediator and a court approved arbitrator and mediator and has had an active ADR practice for many years.

     As for recent litigation he has been involved in the representation of: businesses in various commercial disputes; lenders in complex deficiency actions; employers in purported class and FLSA collective actions; employers regarding claims of discrimination and retaliation; post judgment collection actions; and defendants in regard to tort-based claims of negligence, premises liability, and product liability.

     Mr. Smith also has experience managing large class action and multiple plaintiff claims regarding product liability, and also employee rights cases. He has had extensive experience managing workers' compensation claims from initial hearings before administrative judges through Supreme Court appeals. He has handled all types of commercial litigation for plaintiffs and defendants. For several years he had a plaintiffs' personal injury practice and also an active bankruptcy practice. He has published and lectured on employment law, damages, and workers’ compensation issues and taught administrative law at the College of Southern Nevada. 
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            SELECT PUBLICATIONS                                         AFFILIATIONS                                                   EDUCATION
  • "The Proper Measure of Damages in a Tort Case… (Apparently Can Be Whatever the Trial Judge Thinks It Ought to Be)." Communiqué, December 2012
  • "Restrictions on Use of Sex Offender Website," on July 31, 2008, and "U.S. Supreme Court Discusses Social Media Policies," on June 23, 2010
  • 47 page PowerPoint analysis of the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act, 2010
  • 107 page PowerPoint analysis of Worker's Compensation laws in Nevada, 2010
  • "Wage and Hour Overtime Lawsuits: the Next Tsunami?" On March 4, 2008

  • American Bar Association  1982-2015

  • Nevada Bar Association 1983-Present

  • Wisconsin Bar Association 1982-2016

  • Clark County Bar Association 1983-2014

  • Southern Nevada Association of Bankruptcy Attorneys 1990-1992

  • Defense Research Institute 1999-2011

1975-1979
   Ripon College (Ripon, Wisconsin)
   Bachelor of Arts 1979
        Majors: History, Politics and                           Government
        Minor: Mathematics
   Summa Cum Laude – Class Rank #1
   Phi Beta Kappa

1979-1982
   University of Wisconsin – Madison
   Juris Doctor 1982
   Cum Laude Graduate (top 15%)
   Wisconsin Supreme Court Intern


     "I was born, raised and went to school in Wisconsin. Growing up, my extended family operated several restaurants, a hotel, and several associated businesses which I worked at in various capacities throughout my youth. In college, I double-majored in politics and government and history, and even added a minor in mathematics, graduating in 4 years at Ripon College in Wisconsin. I graduated with straight A's, and number one in my class." 
     "I chose the University of Wisconsin for law school, where I graduated in 1982. While in law school, I had the fascinating experience of interning for Justice Day of the Wisconsin Supreme Court during my third year. My work for Justice Day included appellate file reviews, legal research, and preparing draft statements of facts and portions of decisions." 
     "I was recruited out of law school by Lionel Sawyer & Collins and practiced law there for 32 years until the firm closed in December 2014. I was a partner in their Litigation Department and labor and employment and alternative dispute resolution practice groups."
     "It is my goal in every case to understand the needs and objectives of my client and to help resolve the dispute in the most effective and efficient way possible. I am grateful that I have been applauded by my clients and recognized by my peers for many years of excellence in these efforts."

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