About Kyle D. Smith Mediations
I’m an employment mediator and a practicing plaintiff-side litigator, and I run an active mediation—engaging the merits, finding the overlap, and pushing both sides toward a deal. Start wherever makes sense: how I work, the cases I handle, or the experience behind the approach.
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Mediating with Kyle
My Background
A plaintiff-side employment litigator and neutral, with a decade-plus in California wage-and-hour, FEHA, and PAGA cases.
02Case Types I Mediate
The employment disputes I take on, from single-plaintiff FEHA and wage claims to class and PAGA actions.
03Should You Mediate Yet?
An interactive checklist that gauges whether a case is developed enough to settle, and what to shore up first.
04My Mediation Process
How a matter moves from the first call and pre-mediation briefs to a signed agreement, step by step.
05Preparation Checklist
A working checklist for the briefs, damages, authority, and documents to have in hand before the session.
06Frequently Asked Questions
Straight answers on the basics, the session itself, scheduling, fees, and what settling (or not) actually means.
07Mediation Brief Guidelines
What I ask counsel to include in a brief, how to prepare exhibits, and when to submit it.
Scheduling
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Skip the scheduling emails. Choose an available date, confirm, and you’re on the calendar. No holds, no proposed alternatives, no waiting for a response.