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. I earned my undergraduate degrees in politics and government and history at Ripon College in Wisconsin, graduating first in my class. I attended the University of Wisconsin for law school where I graduated in 1982 cum laude. I was recruited out of law school by Lionel Sawyer & Collins and worked there for 32 years until it went out of business. I was a partner in Lionel Sawyer & Collins’ Litigation Department and labor and employment practice group. My practice emphasis was general business litigation including contractual disputes, employer representation in a variety of employment cases including ADA, FLSA, and workers’ compensation, as well as personal injury defense cases, including product liability and mass torts. I am now practicing law in my own law firm – KIRBY J. SMITH, LTD. It was and 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 have represented defendants in FLSA collective/class actions, litigated hundreds of contested worker's compensation claims, and have been managing attorney in Nevada for the target defendants in several nationwide product liability litigations. I am grateful that I have been recognized by my peers for many years for excellence in these efforts. I have published and lectured on employment law, damages, and workers’ compensation issues and taught administrative law at the College of Southern Nevada. I am a state approved Arbitrator in Nevada and a AAA trained mediator and have an active ADR practice.Specialties: Business Litigation, Worker's Compensation, FLSA, ADA, Product Liability, Arbitration, Mediation.