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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.


Gail Killefer

Killefer Mediation


Areas of Experience: Civil Rights, Commercial Disputes, Employment, Personal Injury  


Gail Killefer has a private Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) practice in San Francisco and teaches Mediation at U.C. Hastings College of the Law. In addition to her private practice, she serves on the ADR panels of the United States District Court, Northern District of California, and of the various Bay Area superior courts.

Prior to starting her own practice, she was an Assistant United States Attorney in San Francisco from 1989 to 2001. She served as Deputy Chief, Civil Division, 1994-1998, and as Chief, Civil Division, 1998-2001. Before joining the U.S. Attorney's Office, she served as a Trial Attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice, Torts Branch, in Washington, D.C., and as a law clerk to the Honorable Barrington D. Parker.

Hourly Rate: $300