Bio
Kirsten, is a Kentucky native who strives not only to use her litigation experience to effectively represent her clients but also to apply her small-town background to develop and build connections with her clients. Kirsten, a member of the Litigation practice group and Equine industry group, represents clients in both litigation and regulatory disputes. Her equine practice covers litigation involving racetracks, horse farms, and other equine related entities and operations, and state and federal disciplinary proceedings, including HISA and HIWU matters. She also represents clients in equine matters relating to ownership disputes and dissolutions, contract enforcement and collection disputes, and agister liens. Outside of her equine practice, Kirsten represents clients in a variety of other commercial litigation disputes, including construction matters.
Kirsten graduated in the top 10 in her class from the University of Louisville’s Brandeis School of Law, where she received multiple honors, was the Managing Editor of the University of Louisville Law Review, the Student Bar Association Historian, and held multiple other leadership positions.
Outside of the law, Kirsten enjoys spending time with her family and friends, travelling, and being outdoors.
Education
- University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2022)
Dean’s List
University of Louisville Law Review, Vol. 60, Managing Editor; Vol. 59, Member
Student Bar Association, Historian
Christian Legal Society, Vice President
Women’s Law Caucus, Member
Business Law Society, Member
Barbri Bar Prep, Head Ambassador
Academic Fellow
Admissions Ambassador - University of Louisville (B.S. in Marketing, summa cum laude, 2019)
Kappa Delta Sorority, Member
Dean’s Scholar
Dean’s List
Honors Scholar
Harlan Scholar
National Society of Collegiate Scholars
Beta Gamma Sigma Business Honor Society
Awarded Outstanding Senior in Marketing Award
Awarded Woodrow M. Strickler Leadership Award in Marketing
Participant in the Board of Overseers Mentoring Program with Judge Derwin Webb
Student Host for Admissions Office
Admissions
- Kentucky (2022)
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky (2022)
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky (2022)
Work History
- Jackson Kelly PLLC, Associate (November 2024-Present)
- Casey Bailey & Maines PLLC, Associate (2022-2024)
- Fore Law PLLC, Law Clerk (2021 to 2022)
- Kentucky Legislative Research Commission, Graduate Fellow Analyst for the Economic Development and Workforce Investment and Tourism, Small Business, and Information Technology Committees (2020 to 2021)
- Kentucky Office of the Attorney General, Medicaid, Fraud, and Abuse, Legal Intern (December 2019)
- Crawford & Baxter, Summer Law Clerk (2017 to 2019
Awards
- Brandeis Scholar
- CALI Awards for Highest Grade: Contracts I; Constitutional Law I; Family Law; Evidence; Decedents’, Estates & Trusts; Criminal Procedure: Constitutional Issues; Specialized Legal Research; Law & Literature; Bar Skills
- Law School Dean’s List
- Joseph L. Leniham Fund Memorial Scholarship Recipient
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