Kristin graduated from the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University, and upon acceptance to Michigan State University College of Law was the recipient of the Dean King Scholarship for academic achievement. During her graduate studies, she was involved in two legal clinics on campus; the Tax Clinic and the flagship semester of the Small Business & Nonprofit Clinic. Kristin also served as vice-president of the Business Law Society at MSU College of Law.
Kristin graduated from the College of Law with concentrations in both Corporate Law and Litigation; being selected for and completing the Trial Practice Institute certificate program. She was admitted to practice law in Michigan in 2005. Kristin is a member of the sections of Employment and Workers' Compensation Law, Business Law, Litigation and the Young Lawyers Division of the Michigan Bar Association. She is also a member of the American Bar Association and the Oakland County Bar Association.
Kristin serves the community by participating as a trustee to the Detroit Historical Society, member of the Marketing, Communications and Outreach Committee of the Detroit RiverFront Conservancy, member of the University of Detroit-Mercy Friends of the Titans, volunteer on the Ruth Ellis Center annual event committee, and as a board member of the Detroit Institute of Arts auxiliary group Founders Junior Council.
Kristin was recognized in Michigan Super Lawyers as a Rising Star for the practice area of Workers' Compensation.