With almost twenty years of experience with complex trial and motion practice, Kirsten is well-versed in all areas of family law, including:
- divorce
- prenuptial and postnuptial agreements
- contempts
- modifications
- paternity
- equity
- custody actions
Kirsten understands that these types of family matters are sensitive and oftentimes stressful. Many of her clients are high-net worth individuals and families who rely on Kirsten’s discreet representation and counsel which enables them to move forward in a positive way.
She has served as Special Master, Parent Coordinator, and Guardian ad Litem and serves as an expert witness on Massachusetts Family Law. She also has trial experience before the U.S. District Court pursuant to the wrongful retention of a child under The Hague Convention.
- Suffolk University Law School JD (2004)
- College of the Holy Cross BA (2001)
- Massachusetts
- U.S. District Court for Massachusetts
- Greater Boston Family Law Inn of Court, Executive Committee; Treasurer, 2018 – Present
- Boston Bar Association, Member
- Massachusetts Bar Association, Member
- USA 500, Member
- Urban Improv, Mentor
- Included in The Best Lawyers in America® for Family Law, and Family Law Mediation (2024; 2025)
- Named a Massachusetts Super Lawyers® “Rising Star” by Boston magazine and Law & Politics
- “Introduction to Writing for Litigation,” Suffolk Law (Spring 2025) (guest speaker)
- “Learn What Items Fall Under Estate Planning in a Divorce,” The Divorce Hour with Ilyssa Panitz podcast (January 2024) (guest)
- “Ask the Experts,” Jane Does Well (January 18, 2024)
- “What to Know when Considering Divorce,” On Air with Mirick O’Connell legal podcast (March 3, 2022)
- “Leveraging Pretrial Preparation to Resolve Family Law cases Short of Trial,” MCLE, Inc. (February 2018)
