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Voluntary Early Mediation (VEM) Program

Choosing a Mediator

The parties agree that BASF will administer the case if this mediator is chosen. File the Mediation Consent form (43KB PDF) to initiate the process.


Keith Chrestionson

Kauff, McClain & McGuire


Areas of Experience: Employment; Fee Disputes; Discrimination; Personal Injury; Trade Secrets


Litigator since 1987; Partner in Employment Law Firm, Kauff McClain & McGuire since 1993; Consultant; CEB Publications - Preparing for Trial; Panelist for The Bar Association of San Francisco Early Settlement Program.

Over 40 hours of commercial mediation training; six years experience exclusively in personal injury practice; 13 years exclusively handling discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination and other employment related matters.

Education: B.S. University of California, Berkeley; J.D. USF School of Law.

Hourly Rate: $340