Hon. Kimberley Baker Guillemet

Kimberley Baker Guillemet is a highly respected mediator, arbitrator, public servant, law professor, author, and jurist whose career is defined by a commitment to justice, equity, and effective dispute resolution. Drawing on her experience as the founding director of the Los Angeles Mayor’s Office of Reentry, a Los Angeles Superior Court judicial officer, educator, and private neutral, she brings a thoughtful, balanced, and solutionsoriented approach to resolving complex disputes. Her work spans dispute resolution, public policy, board governance, authorship, and strategic academic and philanthropic leadership. Judge Guillemet is particularly skilled at bridging divides, fostering productive dialogue, and helping parties navigate challenging conflicts with empathy, creativity, and practical judgment to achieve meaningful and lasting resolutions. Practice Areas:

Conflict Resolution Experience

Judge Guillemet served as a Judge with the Los Angeles Superior Court for eight years and has extensive experience in dispute resolution and public service. During her tenure as a policy director for the City of Los Angeles, she regularly resolved high-stakes disputes, balanced the competing interests of diverse constituencies, and engineered creative and cost-effective solutions that preserved vital business and community partnerships. She has represented state professional and licensing boards in administrative hearings and settlement negotiations, as well as plaintiffs in disability rights matters against school districts and local education agencies in due process hearings, mediations, and IEP meetings, achieving a 100% success rate.

Education & Training

University of Southern California Gould School of Law (2005)

Stanford University (2000)

University of the Americas, Puebla, Mexico (1999)

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