Kummer Kaempfer
Your Nevada Law Firm
Mediation & Arbitration
Kummer Kaempfer’s Mediation and Arbitration Group is comprised of a veteran team of highly qualified trial attorneys and the longest serving jurist in Carson City, the state’s capital. Combined, they offer more than 110 years of litigation and court room experience in all facets of dispute resolution.
Businesses, individuals and governmental entities frequently turn to the Firm’s highly respected attorneys to organize and conduct alternative dispute resolution proceedings that can help thwart lengthy, expensive litigation, lawsuits and trials, which have a potential for exorbitant costs, damages and legal fees.
Practice Highlights:
- Settling a large civil case involving real estate matters
- Resolving disputes for several governmental entities including the Board of Medical Examiners and the University of Nevada, Reno
- Appointed by Clark County Government for special mediation and arbitration projects
The practice area is led by Michael Griffin, a retired District Court Judge of 28 years who presided over diverse and high-profile cases covering almost all areas of the law including transportation regulation and licensing, water rights, energy rates and de-regulation, taxation issues, probate, family law, medical malpractice and business litigation. He also presided over hundreds of jury trials, both civil and criminal; settled numerous civil cases; and handled more than 250 civil appeals from decisions of county and state administrative agencies.
Lead litigators and trial attorneys Thomas Kummer and John Renshaw have received the highest AV-rating by Martindale Hubbell. Mr. Kummer is one of the Firm’s founding members and has served as a Supreme Court Settlement Conference Judge from 1998 to 2006. He is recognized as a Best Lawyer by his peers. Mr. Renshaw is also one of the Firm’s founding members. Admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1972, he has more than 40 years of combined litigation, arbitration and mediation experience.
The Firm’s attorneys offer personalized service statewide and concentrate their mediation and arbitration practice in the following areas:
- Business and Commercial Disputes
- Real Estate and Construction Law
- Eminent Domain
- Employment Issues
- Professional Responsibility, Errors and Omissions
- Personal Injury
The Firm and its attorneys organize and conduct the following proceedings:
- Mediation, a negotiation process between the disputing parties and led by a skilled individual who assists in finding a mutually beneficial solution
- Arbitration, which utilizes one or more skilled individuals and who hear formal presentations by the parties before deciding who is entitled to an award. Arbitration is more similar to a trial than mediation, and the award granted by an arbitrator is akin to a court judgment
It is important to have skilled professionals lead mediation and arbitration proceedings to ensure established processes and procedures are instituted and followed. We are committed to resolving complex legal disputes in a timely and efficient manner and look forward to extending our mediation and arbitration services to you and our clients.